{"id":52259,"date":"2024-02-05T13:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=52259"},"modified":"2024-02-05T13:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:03:03","slug":"job-natural-areas-planner-environmental-planner-3-ep3-dept-of-natural-resources-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-natural-areas-planner-environmental-planner-3-ep3-dept-of-natural-resources-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Natural Areas Planner, Environmental Planner 3 (EP3), Dept. of Natural Resources (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Salary<\/strong>: $64,092.00 – $86,208.00 Annually<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location<\/strong>: Thurston County \u2013 Olympia, WA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time – Permanent<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Remote Employment:<\/strong> Flexible\/Hybrid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Number:<\/strong> 2024-1-A362-01331<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department<\/strong>: Dept. of Natural Resources<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Opening Date:<\/strong> 01\/30\/2024<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Salary Information:<\/strong> The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step<\/span><\/div>\n
Category:\u00a0<\/strong>Land Use \/ Natural Resources \/ Project Management \/ Forestry \/ Sciences<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Natural Areas Planner, Environmental Planner 3 (EP3)<\/strong>
Recruitment #2024-1-A362
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
<\/strong>Location flexibility may be available and considered<\/strong>
Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered<\/strong>
Salary: $5,341.00\u00a0–\u00a07,184.00 Monthly\u00a0
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Review of applications is ongoing.\u00a0<\/strong>We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 02\/20\/2024. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?<\/strong>
Are you interested in a career that allows you to shape future conservation land management of the most intact, naturally functioning ecosystems throughout Washington state? Do you want to be part of the team protecting these sites in perpetuity\u2026 forever? \u00a0The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for a\u00a0Natural Areas Program Environmental Planner<\/strong>\u00a0to help guide scientifically based conservation management of the department\u2019s statewide system of natural areas, currently totaling 169,000 acres at 97 sites throughout the state.

The Natural Areas Program is part of DNR\u2019s Recreation and Conservation Division that supports public use and conservation across 3 million acres of state-owned lands, implementing four DNR programs: Recreation, Natural Areas, Natural Heritage, and Conservation Acquisitions. The Natural Areas Program manages 39 natural resources conservation areas (NRCAs) and 58 natural area preserves (NAPs) for the protection, and restoration where necessary, of native ecosystems and rare plants and animals. The program coordinates and promotes educational and research access on natural areas, while offering low-impact recreation in NRCAs. The division\u2019s Natural Heritage Program houses the state\u2019s expertise and data on rare species and rare or high-quality ecological communities, with more than 7,000 data records of species and ecosystems statewide across all ownerships. The division\u2019s Conservation Acquisitions Program secures grants and appropriations for transacting about $40 million in easements or land acquisitions at any given time under a number of state and federal conservation programs. The Recreation Program supports all types of public access to the department\u2019s forested and other lands including hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, motorcycling, ATV trail riding, camping, boating, and wildlife viewing, among others.

The Natural Areas Program planner works with DNR ecologists and land managers statewide to create or update site-specific or programmatic management plans. In partnership with other programs in DNR\u2019s Recreation and Conservation Division, this position assesses planning needs, determines appropriate planning processes and timelines, oversees the work of interdisciplinary project teams, coordinates public involvement and review of draft products, and formulates recommendations to be incorporated into management plans approved by department managers and the Commissioner of Public Lands.

To be successful in this position you not only need a working knowledge of environmental planning methods, natural resources management, and public engagement practices, but you also need to be a leader with the responsibilities indicated below.\n

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