{"id":58670,"date":"2026-04-09T14:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58670"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:24:15","slug":"job-regional-forester-for-urban-and-community-forestry-program-mt-dept-of-natural-resources-and-conservation-missoula-mt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-regional-forester-for-urban-and-community-forestry-program-mt-dept-of-natural-resources-and-conservation-missoula-mt\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Regional Forester for Urban and Community Forestry Program,\u00a0MT Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (Missoula, MT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<header class=\"job-frame__header\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 d-none d-md-block\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__action\"><a class=\"job-frame__saved-job gtag4-save-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-regional-forester-x2-for-urban-and-community-forestry-program-missoula-montana\/7096657068?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular#\"><i class=\"far fa-bookmark\"><\/i> <span class=\"ml-1\">Save Job<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__header__info\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"company\">MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation<\/p>\n<p class=\"location\">Missoula, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/montana\">Montana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"gtag-job-frame__wrapper\" class=\"job-frame__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__content test_job_content\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__description\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Job Type<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-type\/conservation-paid-jobs\">Permanent<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Salary<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">$32.74 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Benefits<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays Health, Dental, Prescription, and Vision Coverage Retirement Plans Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) \u2013 Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF.\u202f Lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Deadline<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Apr 23, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Min. Experience<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">2 &#8211; 4 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__description_content\">\n<p>Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation&#8217;s mission is to help ensure that Montana&#8217;s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.<\/p>\n<p>The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Core Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation\u2019s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana\u2019s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We value and respect each other.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We create collaborative work environments.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We build and maintain strong relationships.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We practice accountability.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Hiring two foresters, working locations TBD. Will fill one eastside and one westside. *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serve as Regional Urban and Community (UCF) Forester to provide communities with the assistance necessary to develop and maintain comprehensive UCF programs within their region, develop short and long-term plans of action for communities, and oversee technical, financial and educational assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Regional foresters will work with DNRC staff and communities in their regions providing technical assistance, education and outreach, project and proposal development and implementation, UCF planning and subaward financial compliance. This position will administer the Arbor Day Foundation\u2019s Tree City USA program, collect and manage urban forest data, represent the UCF Program and the Forestry and Trust Lands Division when performing public relations duties, and assist in the Division&#8217;s mission to promote and apply management for the sustainable use and protection of Montana\u2019s public and private urban forests. Work with the DNRC\u2019s Urban and Community Forestry Program\u2019s advisory group, the Montana Urban and Community Forestry Association, to ensure collaboration on urban forestry issues of concern across the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Duties and Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional UCF Forester:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travel within the assigned UCF Region (east or west) to help communities build and invest in strong, sustainable UCF programs.\u00a0\u00a0Assist communities to develop and implement projects that will substantially improve the long-term growth and development of their community forests.\u00a0\u00a0Broaden community engagement in local urban forest planning and\u00a0improve resilience to climate change, pests and storm events.\u00a0\u00a0Assist in planning projects, help communities plant and maintain the next generation of urban and community forests, monitor\u00a0health, as well as environmental and economic benefits.\u00a0Help communities implement the goals and strategies from the Montana Forest Action Plan and the Forestry Assistance Strategic Plan, including strategic tree planting to increase canopy cover, create species diversity, and improve retention through the development of infrastructure for long term care and maintenance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coordinate with partner organizations, volunteer groups, educational institutions, tribes, communities, etc. to participate in Tree City USA programs. Provide guidance and oversight on fulfilling program requirements and community forestry goals, organizing and publicizing projects and ceremonial events. Provide educational assistance, marketing, and outreach; use various public engagement methods to promote and educate about urban forestry and related natural resource topics.<\/p>\n<p>Collect or participate in UCF tree inventories and development of tree care and management plans, canopy assessments, and green infrastructure analyses. Utilize GIS tools, mapping and software to provide statistics, visuals, reporting information and data regarding urban forest resource.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working with Communities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work with communities that are marginalized, overburdened by pollution, or face socioeconomic, public health and environmental justice challenges.\u00a0\u00a0Assist with the implementation of projects funded from the Disadvantaged Communities Grant and the Tree for Indigenous Communities Grant, both Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding.<\/p>\n<p>Serve as the UCF Volunteer\/Partnership Coordinator and the Inventory Coordinator for the UCF program in respective regions:<\/p>\n<p>The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the statewide delivery of technical assistance to local governments, communities, and volunteer-based organizations and to extend external partnerships, leverage program support, and diversify stakeholder and citizen engagement in State UCF Programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Inventory Coordinator is responsible for the maintenance of the statewide urban forest inventory including GIS work, database, and online app management (with DNRC GIS staff), working with software application contractors, aggregating and scheduling inventory and management plan projects, assisting with statewide analysis and assessment, leading in field data collection, and providing inventory training to field and local personnel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program support for Montana UCF Program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work with the UCF Program Manager on tracking and reporting of program accomplishments using automated data collection and reporting functions; communicate with field and local staff, program partners and clients; compare accomplishments with objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Work with the UCF Program Manager on efforts for outreach and education and delivery of information to stakeholders. Assist with the development and maintenance of informational and educational materials for print and online, such as brochures, magazine articles and web-based directory and maps to provide pertinent, current and technically accurate information for targeted audiences and the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION ARE:\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online State of Montana application<\/li>\n<li>Resume\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cover Letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HELPFUL HINT:\u00a0You must check the \u201crelevant document\u201d box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays<\/li>\n<li>Health, Dental, Prescription, and Vision Coverage<\/li>\n<li>Retirement Plans<\/li>\n<li>Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) \u2013 Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF.\u202f Look here,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/repay-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/repay-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service<\/a>\u00a0to learn more and see if you may qualify!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*If you are interested in a complete job description please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The required knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor&#8217;s degree in fire, forestry, natural resources, or related field and 2 years of progressively responsible experience.<\/li>\n<li>Acceptable fields of study or necessary knowledge and skills:<\/li>\n<li>Urban and Community Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Arboriculture, Project Management<\/li>\n<li>Must successfully complete arborist certification within first year of employment pursuant to International Society of Arboriculture.<\/li>\n<li>Requires knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration, arboriculture, forestry and resource management.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The work requires knowledge of program planning, coordination and administration; public relations and communication methods and practices; federal and state forestry laws, policies and procedures; and statewide community forestry needs and priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with desktop and web GIS software (ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online), spatial data analysis and data management fundamentals; field data collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL INFORMATION:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver&#8217;s license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY TO WORK:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver\u2019s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a &#8220;green card&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant Pool Statement<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection.\u00a0<strong>Training Assignment<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0This agency may use a training assignment. Employees in training assignments may be paid below the base pay established by the agency pay rules. Conditions of the training assignment will be stated in writing at the time of hire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary: $<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a032.74\u00a0&#8211;\u00a032.74\u00a0\u00a0Hourly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telework Eligibility<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Telework Eligible (Full-time telework is not available. Telework schedule must be supervisor approved.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits Package Eligibility<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Health Insurance, Paid Leave &amp; Holidays, Retirement Plan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Openings<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a02\u00a0<strong>Employee Status<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Regular\u00a0<strong>Schedule<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Full-Time\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Standard\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shift<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Day Job\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Yes, 50 % of the Time\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Location<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> \u00a0Westside and Eastside available<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Department of Natural Resources &amp; Conservation\u00a0<strong>Union<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0000 &#8211; None\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Posting Date: <\/strong>\u00a0Mar 23, 2026, 11:52:18 AM\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Date (based on your computer&#8217;s timezone):<\/strong>\u00a0 Apr 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Application Materials<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Cover Letter, Resume, References\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Name<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Stacey Gabrio\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Contact Email<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Contact Phone<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a04064443309\u00a0The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources (HR) system. Each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection. Anyone who needs a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the agency&#8217;s HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana Relay at 711.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/montanaworks.gov\/job-service-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana Job Service Offices<\/a>\u00a0also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application.<br \/><br \/>State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply test_job_how_to_apply\"><strong><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button\"><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button__text\">How To Apply<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<div id=\"how-to-apply-content-273287\" class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__content\">\n<p>Please apply online: <a href=\"https:\/\/mtstatejobs.taleo.net\/careersection\/200\/jobdetail.ftl?job=26140832&amp;tz=GMT-06%3A00&amp;tzname=America%2FDenver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job Description &#8211; Forester 2 &#8211; Urban Community Forester x 2 (26140832)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__description\">When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"job-frame__meta\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__label\" width=\"100\">Category<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/category\/forestry-jobs\">Forestry <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/category\/general-and-stewardship-jobs\">General \/ Stewardship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__label\">Tags<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/tag\/wildland-firefighter-jobs\">Wildland Firefighter <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/tag\/gis-jobs\">GIS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15,210],"tags":[4,215,901,292,32,38,33,7,13,1289,9,7444],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58671,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58670\/revisions\/58671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}