[PCA] Hiring: AmeriCorps position (11-month) with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative--Asheville, NC

[Thom Green]

The Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is now accepting applications for
an AmeriCorps Stewardship & Conservation Education Associate through
AmeriCorps Project Conserve (ACPC) for the 2024-25 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 3, 2024 to July 31, 2025
with a total service commitment of 1,700 hours. Compensation includes a
$31,000 living stipend (split over the term), a $7,395 educational award,
professional development opportunities, 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
(HWA). 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

To learn more about the position and how to apply, visit the HRI website:
https://savehemlocksnc.org/americorps-2024/

Applications are due by May 31, 2024.  All questions can be directed to
Thom Green with HRI at info at savehemlocksnc.org.

*The mission of AmeriCorps Project Conserve is to serve Western North
Carolina by building stronger, more educated, and more informed
communities. Project Conserve is administered by Conserving Carolina and
funded by an AmeriCorps grant from the North Carolina Commission on
Volunteerism and Community Service in the office of Governor Roy Cooper,
and the critical support of our host sites and community partners.*

*The Hemlock Restoration Initiative’s mission is to work with a variety of
partners and existing programs to restore hemlocks to long-term health
throughout North Carolina and ensure that eastern and Carolina hemlocks can
resist hemlock woolly adelgid and survive to maturity on North Carolina’s
public and private lands. HRI is a grant-funded program managed by WNC
Communities.*


*WNC Communities is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate
because of race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, age,
disability, sexual orientation, or familial status. People with diverse
skills and experience are encouraged to apply.*


Thom Green (he/him/his)
National Forests Treatment Coordinator
Hemlock Restoration Initiative

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