With spring right around the corner, now is the time to educate your neighbors on the importance of pesticide-free lawn care. You don’t need to use toxic lawn chemicals to have a safe and healthy green lawn. But it’s not always easy to talk to people about pesticides. Our Safe Lawn Door-Hanger helps concerned neighbors spread the word about lawn pesticides and alternatives with minimal confrontation. It can be used as an icebreaker for conversation or just hung on the front door or other visible spot of the homes you know or suspect use pesticides. The information on the hanger leads them to helpful resources on safe lawn care from every region of the country. BEAT has Pesticide-Free Lawn door hangers that we would like to have people distribute. Email Jane at jane@thebeatnews.org <more>
The Earth2Trump Resistance Roadshow is coming to Northampton on April 6. Featuring exciting musicians and speakers, the roadshow will entertain, inspire and provide opportunities for everyone to help fight Trump’s disastrous environmental policies and attacks on Native Americans, including the Dakota Access Pipeline. Please come to the free show — and bring your friends and family. Conservationists and indigenous groups are joining forces to stop Trump’s dangerous rollback of environmental and civil rights protections. Center for Biological Diversity <more>
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Trump Resistance Roadshow Coming to Northampton
Center for Biological Diversity
The Earth2Trump Resistance Roadshow is coming to Northampton on April 6.
Featuring exciting musicians and speakers, the roadshow will entertain, inspire and provide opportunities for everyone to help fight Trump’s disastrous environmental policies and attacks on Native Americans, including the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Please come to the free show — and bring your friends and family. RSVP here.
Conservationists and indigenous groups are joining forces to stop Trump’s dangerous rollback of environmental and civil rights protections. Just six weeks into his presidency, Trump has launched campaigns to gut the Environmental Protection Agency, block protection of endangered species, dump coal mining waste in streams, build a culturally and environmentally disastrous wall along the Mexican border and increase air pollution.
He has approved the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which threatens the water and sacred lands of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, revived the Keystone XL oil pipeline across the lands of several Native American tribes, empowered the theft of Arizona’s Oak Flat, which is sacred to the San Carlos Apaches, and has floated the idea of privatizing Indian reservations so they can be sold off to oil, gas and uranium companies.
The free Earth2Trump show will feature music by singer-songwriter Casey Neill and Diné and Cheyenne hip-hop artist Lyla June. It will also include speeches by Cheryl Angel, a Lakota elder fighting the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, and Brytnee Laurette with the Center for Biological Diversity.
It is a powerful opportunity to join a growing movement of resistance to all forms of oppression and all attacks on our environment. Join us in standing together in opposing every Trump policy that hurts wildlife, undermines Native American sovereignty, poisons our air and water, destroys our climate, or promotes racism, misogyny or homophobia.
At each show, you can:
- Hear from leading activists working to stop Trump, protect the environment and defend indigenous rights.
- Learn about actions you can take.
- Sign the national Pledge of Resistance to Trump’s dangerous agenda.
- Help fuel a huge, viral social media #Earth2Trump messaging campaign.
- Connect with people in your community resisting oppression and find out how to join the national resistance movement.
Join us for a fun and inspiring evening of music and activism — and help send a powerful, unwavering Earth2Trump message that oppression and environmental destruction will not be tolerated.
RSVP to let us know you’ll be at the event in Northampton and share this message with your family, friends and social networks. We’ll see you on April 6.
Jobs
Aquatic Habitat Technician – Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept. – Roxbury, VT
Category: Temporary
Start date: May 1, 2017 (flexible) End Date: Oct. 30, 2017 (flexible)
Responsibilities: This seasonal position will assist with field assessments of stream crossing structures (culverts and bridges) to assess aquatic organism passage and geomorphic compatibility, and with assessments of state owned riparian lands. The technician will assist with measurements and data recording in the field, and data entry and analysis on a computer. The technician will be expected to lift 50 lbs. and work outdoors under adverse weather conditions. The position may involve some overnight travel.
Qualifications: Associates Degree or higher in biological-life, or physical sciences, math or natural resources field, OR high school diploma or equivalent and two years of work experience in engineering, a biological-life or physical science, math, or natural resources field. The successful candidate will possess excellent organizational skills, be self-motivated, familiar with the collection and entry of data and interact courteously with the general public.
Contact: Will Eldridge [william.eldridge@vermont.gov]
To apply: Send a cover letter describing experience, interest in the position and career goals; resume; and name and contact information for two references to Will Eldridge by April 3, 2017.
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Stewardship Coordinator – Berkshire Natural Resources Council – Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Take your next career step as stewardship coordinator at Berkshire Natural Resources Council, a dynamic, growing organization in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. The Stewardship Coordinator monitors (and manages aspects of) BNRC’s fee simple lands, conservation restrictions and trail easements―over 20,000 acres all told, and increasing each year. You’ll be part of a team of landkeepers that is building and caring for the Berkshire High Road, a countywide trail network linking towns to nature. This is a great opportunity for professional growth and leadership in a beautiful locale just 2.5 hours from Boston and New York. Visit http://www.bnrc.org/contact-us-2/employment/ for full job description. Anticipated salary range of +/- $40,000-$45,000, plus generous benefits. Send cover letter and resume to Tad Ames, President, BNRC, 20 Bank Row, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Position will be advertised until filled.
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Stream and Pond Sampling Volunteers Needed – Acid Rain Monitoring Project – Various sites
The Acid Rain Monitoring Project is seeking volunteers to sample streams and ponds across Massachusetts. Currently, we have over 80% of the 150 sites covered, but we still need volunteers at 24 sites. Most of these sites are southwest of Boston from Quincy down through Attleboro, Taunton, Fall River, and Westport. There are also two sites available near Pittsfield. To view all of the available sites, please see the map on our website that indicates which sites still need volunteers:
https://wrrc.umass.edu/research/projects/acid-rain-monitoring-project/information-volunteers
Please contact Travis Drury, below, if you are interested in sampling these sites on Sunday, April 2nd. Also, please forward this email to anyone in those areas who may be interested in volunteering for this project.
Thank you,
Travis Drury, ARM Statewide Coordinator
Mass. Water Resources Research Center
203 Ag Engineering Building
250 Natural Resources Rd
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-5979 or tdrury@umass.edu
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Entry Level Solar Technician
BPVS, Berkshire Photovoltaic Services – Adams, MA
Experienced Solar Technician
BPVS, Berkshire Photovoltaic Services – Adams, MA
Advocacy Center Director – Conservation Law Foundation –
Boston MA
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is seeking an experienced and innovative advocate on energy and the environment to lead its Massachusetts Advocacy Center, the largest of its five Advocacy Centers in New England. Working with the President, the Executive Vice President, and CLF senior staff, the Massachusetts Advocacy Center Director (ACD) will be responsible for developing and implementing an advocacy program for Massachusetts with the potential to impact law and policy throughout New England and nationally. Responsibilities include managing the Massachusetts Advocacy Center staff, working with the Massachusetts Advisory Board, and establishing and deepening relationships with members, partner organizations, businesses, government agencies, supporters, media, and the public.
This position is based in CLF’s Boston, Massachusetts office.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be:
A highly motivated individual with 7 or more years of advocacy experience in environment, energy, or related public interest fields.
Able to devise effective strategies for achieving advocacy goals and objectives;
Able to coordinate among diverse partners and understand how advocacy campaigns function;
Experienced in law, policy and politics at the federal, state, and local levels;
Able to take complicated issues and communicate them in a way that is accessible to new audiences
Experienced writing blogs and opinion pieces, and using social media platforms for advocacy and social change;
Able to create and implement strategic advocacy campaigns;
Experienced as a media spokesperson (print and broadcast);
Experienced in fundraising including identifying prospects and cultivating major donors and grant funders;
An individual possessing excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, having respect for a diversity of opinions, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment;
Accustomed to articulating and meeting measurable goals; and
Experienced managing an operating budget and professional staff.
Responsibilities
The Massachusetts ACD:
Manages the Massachusetts Advocacy Center and reports directly to the President and the Executive Vice President (EVP);
Works with program directors (PDs), the managing director of CLF Ventures and the EVP, to develop and implement advocacy goals and strategies in the state;
Serves as the hiring manager for, supervises and mentors staff advocates, legal assistants, legal interns and fellows, office managers and volunteers in her/his state, in coordination with PDs where appropriate;
Works closely with senior staff colleagues and CLF constituencies to develop and execute fundraising strategies in her/his state, manage operations and expenses of her/his state office and develop and execute media strategy in the state;
Manages and works closely with the CLF Massachusetts Advisory Board to maximize relevance, visibility and effectiveness of advocacy in Massachusetts, and to develop and execute fundraising strategies;
Represents CLF at the Massachusetts state legislature, in legal and regulatory proceedings at the state and federal level, at public forums, media events and conferences;
Develops, directs and stewards relationships with relevant NGOs, government agencies, political and legislative representatives, the business community and other stakeholders in her/his state;
Manages the Massachusetts office, including its operating budget, administrative matters, a staff of professionals, and an office manager;
Collaborates with other CLF staff at all levels on interdisciplinary matters; and
Contributes to the strategic direction and stewardship of the organization throughout the region.
Experience in a nonprofit public interest advocacy setting is highly desirable. A law degree and litigation experience at the state court, federal district court, and/or appellate court levels are preferred, but would not be required for an appropriate candidate.
Salary and Benefits
CLF offers a competitive salary, an extensive benefits plan, and an open, inclusive and accepting work environment where differences are highly respected.
To Apply
Send your resume titled “your last name-first initial-resume” (e.g. “SMITH J RESUME”) and a detailed cover letter titled “your last name-first initial-cover” (e.g. “SMITH J COVER”) to careers@clf.org. Please make “MA ACD” the subject of your e-mail. No phone calls please.
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Recruitment Director at The Public Interest Network
We have organizers currently work in 25 states working with national campaigns to get our country to 100 percent renewable energy, ban the use of bee-killing pesticides, and end the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms.
Right now, we’re looking for a Recruitment director to help leverage our strong field presence, team of 30+ staff and our track record of results to help identify and hire our next leaders.
WHAT YOU’LL DO WITH IMPACT
The Recruitment Director is responsible for recruiting talented entry-level staff to run campaigns on some of our country’s biggest issues. Specific responsibilities include:
Recruitment strategy: The Recruitment Director works with staff across the country to coordinate messaging and carry out comprehensive plans to meet our overall staffing goals.
Candidate outreach: The Recruitment Director identifies top potential candidates, conducts interviews and makes hiring decisions.
Networking: The Recruitment Director develops strategic relationships with partner organizations, universities and serves as the public face for our recruitment efforts at conferences, career panels and job forums.
Tracking and data analysis: The Recruitment Director oversees our tracking and data analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
Operations management: The Recruitment Director oversees daily operations of the department, including creating and managing the department’s budget and overseeing systems and candidate communications.
During the summer, you’ll run a canvass office, building the organization by canvassing and training others to canvass.
PAY AND BENEFITS
Target annual compensation for this position is commensurate with the relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees that a candidate has. We value experience with project management, networking and running grassroots campaigns. Impact offers a competitive benefits package.
LOCATIONS
Denver CO, Boston MA, or Washington DC
TO APPLY
http://bit.ly/2kGkuNm
APPLY by March 1, 2017
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Caretaker – Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary – Otis, MA
Contact Person: Stephen Hutchinson
Contact Email: shutchinson@massaudubon.org
Job Description:The Resident Caretaker serves as a friendly and professional representative of Mass Audubon to wildlife sanctuary visitors, as well as within nearby communities of the property. The caretaker provides ongoing security and monitoring of the property and responds quickly to emergency issues as they arise. He/she performs facility and/or property management duties on the property for a specified number of hours each week, often in conjunction with Mass Audubon staff and/or volunteers. Residing in a Mass Audubon residence on the premises is a requirement, which includes signing and abiding by all the provisions of a housing license. Housing provided in exchange for 8 hours/week work. Caretaker responsible for utilities. This position runs from February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017 with a possible extension after that initial time period.
Responsibilities: Property Management 1. Ensure the maintenance and security of the properties by regularly monitoring and patrolling the premises, as well as responding to emergencies as they arise. Arrange for alternative security if absent from property for more than 24 hours. 2. Maintain grounds, buildings, and property as needed by: assisting in developing and maintaining a schedule of tasks to be completed, keeping records and reporting monthly to supervisor on tasks planned and completed; supervising contracted services, as well as volunteers; assisting with purchasing supplies and equipment;assisting with equipment and building repair and maintenance; and providing support for ecological management activities. Work independently at times as well as identify and resolve facility and property maintenance issues. 3. Assist Mass Audubon staff and volunteers with tasks related to the sanctuary or other Mass Audubon properties as directed. Visitor and Community Relations Ensure positive visitor experiences; promote membership in Mass Audubon; assist visitors with orientation and admission; install and maintain interpretative signage and exhibits; and establish and maintain positive community relations.
Qualifications: Demonstrated interest and support for the mission and goals Mass Audubon. Mature, responsible, and organized; experience in buildings and grounds maintenance, including proficiency in using hand tools, operating power tools, vehicles, and landscaping equipment, Must be at least 21 years old with a valid driver’s license. Must have at least two years related experience. Strong ability and willingness to communicate well with staff, volunteers. and thepublic.
Physical Demands: The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by the caretaker to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this position, the caretaker is required to talk, hear, sit,stand, and walk. The caretaker is required to bend/stoop, crawl/kneel, carry, reach, push/pull,walk over uneven terrain, and operate power tools and equipment, climb ladders, and lift up to 50 lbs. The caretaker is required to apply limited manual dexterity in combination with eye-hand coordination, such as basic keyboarding, basic hand tools and equipment, filing, operating office equipment, and operating a motor vehicle. The caretaker must have good vision to read documents for general understanding and for analytical purposes. Occasionally, the caretaker is required to review non-written materials for general observation purposes and for analytical,detailed purposes. Occasionally it is necessary for the caretaker to differentiate between colors.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that the caretaker encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Routinely work is performed outdoors or in unheated building spaces.Work may require performing responsibilities on evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Tools and Equipment Used: The employee is required to use a personal computer and general office equipment (e.g., telephone, calculator, adding machine, copier, facsimile, etc.) as well as hand tools, ladders, power equipment, and vehicles. May require the use of two-way radios for communication with staff. Requires a valid driver’s license.
Compensation and Benefits: Housing provided in exchange for 8 hours/week work. Caretaker responsible for utilities. This position runs from February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017 with a possible extension after initial time period.
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Streamflow Restoration Specialist (Environmental Analyst II) – Boston
Date of posting: 1/26/17
Closing: The position will remain open until filled. However, first consideration will be given to those candidates who apply within the first 14 days.
The Streamflow Restoration Specialist works with partners to gather and assess high quality data on streamflow and to promote and support restoration of more natural streamflow regimes and aquatic ecosystem health. This position will support the collection and analysis of streamflow data to inform sustainable water management and ecological restoration actions. Work will involve monitoring equipment installation and maintenance, field measurements, local outreach and education, volunteer coordination, technical and policy support, and data analysis and modeling. The Streamflow Restoration Specialist will also coordinate and manage holistic streamflow restoration projects, and provide technical assistance, such as monitoring support, to the Division of Ecological Restoration’s river and wetland restoration projects. This is anticipated to be a one-year contract position. Interested candidates can learn more about DER and view the full job announcement here: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/der/.
To apply online, please visit the MassCareers website at
https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=160008O5
For more information about the position, please contact Michelle Craddock at michelle.craddock@state.ma.us or 617-626-1544.
Michelle Craddock
Watershed Ecologist
Division of Ecological Restoration
Department of Fish and Game
251 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114
617-626-1544
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