Employer: Forest Stewards Guild

Location: Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Baring Maine

Status: Seasonal, full-time position starting in May and ending in November 2026 (exact start and end date dates are somewhat flexible depending on the individual candidate’s availability)

Compensation: $20.26/hour (On-site housing will be available for participating crew members at no additional cost.)

Application deadline: March 22, 2026

Full position description and application instructions

Summary:

We’re hiring two seasonal, full-time Refuge Forestry Technicians in the Northeast. These positions will support the monitoring and tracking of forest vegetation, habitat, and health by installing long-term monitoring plots and completing forest management related tasks across Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.

This program is made possible through the Northern Forest National Wildlife Refuge Stewardship Partnership, a collaboration between the Guild and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

The key responsibilities include:

• Installing long-term monitoring plots while navigating off-trail to sampling sites

• Collecting field data across diverse forest ecosystems, including tree identification, diameter measurements, seedling abundance, and the volume of coarse woody material.

• Implementing other forestry-related tasks as assigned, such as cruising, boundary marking, mechanical removal of invasive species, trail maintenance, forest road repair, and pre-commercial thinning.

• Collaborating with team members to ensure data integrity, quality assurance, and timely reporting.

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Forest Stewards Guild, seasonal