[PCA] UPDATED COMPENSATION Re: Recruiting an AmeriCorps Stewardship and Conservation Education Associate with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (Asheville, NC)

[Thom Green]

The living stipend for our AmeriCorps Stewardship and Conservation
Education Associate position has been increased to $27,000 (with a possible
additional increase up to $30,000 depending on pending grant funds). If you
have spread the previous posting to your networks, please also consider
following up with this update. (See previous message below.)

Any questions can be directed to me.

Thanks,

Thom Green (he/him/his)
Outreach & Landowner Support Manager
Hemlock Restoration Initiative

*A program of WNC Communities*
Office: (828) 252-4783 | Cell: (503) 927-0032 | info at savehemlocksnc.org
SaveHemlocksNC.org <https://savehemlocksnc.org/>


On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 5:54 PM Thom Green <info at savehemlocksnc.org> wrote:

> The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is now accepting applications for
> an AmeriCorps Stewardship & Conservation Education Associate through
> AmeriCorps Project Conserve (ACPC) for the 2023-2024 service term.
>
> AmeriCorps service with HRI provides an excellent opportunity to interact
> with the local environmental conservation and natural resources community,
> engage in impactful work with a great team of professionals and members of
> the public, and be out in the woods in special places in the Southern
> Appalachian mountain region of Western North Carolina.
>
> ACPC members serve an 11-month term from September 5, 2023 to July 31,
> 2024 with a total service commitment of 1,700 hours. Compensation includes
> a $23,070 living stipend (split over the term), a $6,895 educational award,
> and additional benefits outlined on the Project Conserve website. This
> position is based out of HRI’s office in Asheville, NC.
>
> The Stewardship & Conservation Education Associate will educate, engage,
> and empower more community members and groups to participate in hemlock
> conservation. The ACPC member will assist HRI in outreach and education
> efforts to spread accurate, useful, up-to-date information about hemlocks,
> their importance to our ecosystems and economy, and what can be done to
> save them. There will be significant face-to-face interaction through
> outreach activities, which will include educational presentations,
> trainings, demonstrations, hikes, tabling events, and volunteer days.
> Additionally, the ACPC member will work with partners (NC state agencies,
> USFS, local and regional conservation non-profits, and volunteers) to
> protect more hemlock trees from the impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
> This will primarily be accomplished using chemical and biological control
> methods, but occasionally will involve assisting with other hemlock
> restoration strategies as well. The member will work closely with HRI staff
> and forestry technicians in the field and office.
>
> Primary duties may include:
>
>    - Conducting educational programs about hemlock conservation,
>    including presentations, hikes, trainings, and outreach at public tabling
>    events
>    - Sharing HRI and partner activities and accomplishments and other
>    HRI-related stories through the HRI website, Instagram, Facebook, and HRI
>    newsletters
>    - Assisting with HWA management activities including stand assessments
>    and HWA chemical and biological control treatments on federal and state
>    public lands and private conserved lands
>    - Writing and updating treatment plans
>    - Biocontrol surveys and data collection
>    - Maintenance of equipment and data
>    - Email, phone, and in-person communication with partners, volunteers,
>    and members of the public
>
> Visit the AmeriCorps Project Conserve website to read the full position
> description, learn more about eligibility requirements and compensation,
> and apply: https://conservingcarolina.org/americorps/project conserve/
> <https://conservingcarolina.org/americorps/projectconserve/>
>
> Applications are due by May 31, 2023. All questions can be directed to HRI
> outreach manager Thom Green at info at savehemlocksnc.org.
>
> Thom Green (he/him/his)
> Outreach & Landowner Support Manager
> Hemlock Restoration Initiative
>
> *A program of WNC Communities*
> Office: (828) 252-4783 | Cell: (503) 927-0032 | info at savehemlocksnc.org
> SaveHemlocksNC.org <https://savehemlocksnc.org/>
>
>
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