{"id":60011,"date":"2026-07-16T10:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=60011"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:33:29","slug":"job-habitat-restoration-specialist-wa-ash-creek-forest-management-pacific-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-habitat-restoration-specialist-wa-ash-creek-forest-management-pacific-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Habitat Restoration Specialist &#8211; WA,\u00a0Ash Creek Forest Management (Pacific, WA)"},"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-habitat-restoration-specialist---wa-pacific-washington\/7534072054?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>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__header__info\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"company\">Ash Creek Forest Management<\/p>\n<p class=\"location\">Pacific, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/washington\">Washington<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share\">&nbsp;<\/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\">$22.50 &#8211; $28.50 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Benefits<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Medical, dental, PTO, sick time, life insurance, 401k, professional development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Deadline<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Jul 30, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Min. Experience<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/experience\/entry\">0 &#8211; 1 year<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__description_content\">\n<p>ASH CREEK FOREST MANAGEMENT LLC&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Ash Creek seeks to make the world a better place \u2013 for our employees, our community and the ecosystems where we work. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">We invest in our employees with extensive on-the-job training and classes that improve employees\u2019 marketability and potential advancement both within and outside of our business. Our staff receive professional training in plant identification, re-establishment and stewardship; we emphasize and insist upon safety in all of our restoration practices. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Habitat Restoration Specialist&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nonexempt, full-time, permanent-dependent upon completion of a 90-day introductory period.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mandatory seasonal overtime.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Pacific, WA&nbsp;main office,&nbsp;restoration sites throughout the Pacific Northwest&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Provide own transportation to work sites,&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;facility, or other planned locations&nbsp;and\/or&nbsp;company carpool available between&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;facility and work sites.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:&nbsp;<\/strong>Execute habitat restoration treatments while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;measurable safety, quality, and output requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compensation and Benefits:&nbsp;<\/strong>$22.50&nbsp;upon hire, subject to increase to $24&nbsp;per hour after&nbsp;90 days.&nbsp;&nbsp;Further raises available upon completion of in-house certifications, performance, and length of service, up to $28.50 per hour.&nbsp;&nbsp;Medical, dental, and life insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sick time, paid time off, and paid Holidays.&nbsp;&nbsp;Employer matching 401k.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Duties:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Control noxious weeds through careful, precise application of herbicides using backpack sprayers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Plant bare-root trees and shrubs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Install container plants, plugs, and bulbs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Prepare and install native plant pole cuttings&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Maintain native tree and shrub plantings using hand-tools and power tools&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Perform site preparation using a variety of power equipment&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Repair, clean, and maintain all hand and power tools in operating condition<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Operate and maintain company tractors, ATVs, and trucks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Load and unload vehicles and trailers with all required equipment&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Collect native plant seed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Other duties as requested&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experience\/Qualifications (Required):<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Must possess or obtain Washington Commercial Operator Pesticide Application License within 90 days of employment&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Ability, motivation, and endurance for 8 to 10 hours of productive manual labor&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Ability to work outdoors across uneven terrain during inclement weather&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Ability to work collaboratively with a team&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Experience using hand and power tools (chainsaw, shovel, etc.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Ability to safely lift 60 lbs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Valid driver&#8217;s license &amp; ability to safely operate motor vehicles&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/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-277061\" class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__content\">\n<p>Apply on our career page via <a href=\"https:\/\/workforcenow.adp.com\/mascsr\/default\/mdf\/recruitment\/recruitment.html?cid=413ca5c0-961e-4780-b12d-334e13ed52c2&amp;ccId=19000101_000001&amp;jobId=616327&amp;lang=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADP <\/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\/restoration-jobs\">Restoration<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"related-job-list\" class=\"job-frame__related-job 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