Summary

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with John Muir National Historic Site is seeking TWO part time Natural Resource Member(s) to contribute to biological monitoring projects alongside NPS staff.

For the full position announcement and to apply, please visit: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1032033

For more information about ACE, please visit: www.usaconservation.org.

Start Date: January 8, 2024

Estimated End Date: November 16, 2024

*a 45-week minimum commitment is required *

Please note that this position is part time ~24 hours per week.

Location Details/Description: John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA.

John Muir National Historic Site is the home and fruit ranch once owned and managed by naturalist John Muir and is characterized by three separate park units: a 9 acres fruit orchard and ornamental garden site (House Unit); 350 acres of oak woodland and grassland (Mount Wanda Unit); 1 acre gravesite and orchard (Gravesite Unit).

For more information about the park, please visit https://www.nps.gov/jomu/index.htm.

Position Overview:

The ACE Member will work alongside the Branch of Natural Resource Management (NRM) with the main goal of providing support for managing, monitoring, and synthesizing natural resource data at John Muir National Historic Site.  The position is roughly 90% field-based (though some weeks may have more office time) with a focus on non-native invasive plant management (60%) and biological monitoring (40%).