{"id":61030,"date":"2026-09-24T13:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=61030"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:40:32","slug":"job-natural-resource-specialist-wa-dept-of-natural-resources-loomis-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-natural-resource-specialist-wa-dept-of-natural-resources-loomis-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Natural Resource Specialist, WA Dept. of Natural Resources (Loomis, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<header class=\"job-frame__header\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__header__info\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"company\">Washington State Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p class=\"location\">Loomis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/washington\">Washington<\/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\">$4,004 &#8211; $5,376 per month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Benefits<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">http:\/\/careers.wa.gov\/benefits.html<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Deadline<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Oct 05, 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><strong>Natural Resource Specialist 1 (NRS1)<\/strong><br \/><em><strong>Full-time, Non-Permanent, Represented position (WPEA)<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>Anticipated employment is October 2026 &#8211; March 2028<\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>Work Hours flexibility may be available and considered<\/strong><br \/><strong>Salary: $4,004.00 &#8211; $5,376.00 Monthly<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 9\/28\/26. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><br \/>This position is responsible for supporting the layout of proposed Region and Board of Natural Resources timber sales and silviculture treatments. This work may include, but is not limited to: Locating, traversing, and marking unit boundaries and property lines; leave-and-take tree marking; using GPS and GIS for reconnaissance, terrain analysis, logging system design, traversing boundaries, traversing roads, and cartography; locating and delineating riparian buffers, wetlands, and other sensitive areas; road layout; timber cruising and inventory; completing required project paperwork including Forest Practice Applications, State Environmental Policy Act checklist, and developing detailed summary reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Qualifications:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>You must meet all the Required Qualifications and Competencies to be considered for this position. There are multiple pathways to meet qualifications, such as education, volunteer work, life skills, and experience. \u00a0Please clearly communicate in your application material that your skills align with the position and qualifications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Associate&#8217;s degree in Forestry or a Natural Resources-related field of study;<br \/>OR an equivalent education and\/or experience.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge and experience with forest management objectives, timber management objectives, and silvicultural practices.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of contract procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Experience using GPS equipment to map unit boundaries and layout needs.<\/li>\n<li>Experience using computer applications such as ArcPro Basic, Microsoft Word, and Excel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desired Qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>These qualifications are not required. However, it can help you stand out as a candidate and should be highlighted in your application material.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bachelor\u2019s degree in Forestry or a Natural Resources-related field of study.<\/li>\n<li>Contract Development and Administration for Timber Sales, Road Construction, or other Silvicultural Practices.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Agency policies and Forest Practices requirements for wetland and stream delineation for eastern Washington.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of employment rules and regulations as they apply to permanent, seasonal career and seasonal DNR employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply test_job_how_to_apply\"><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"how-to-apply-content-279537\"><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button__text\">How To Apply<\/span><\/span>\n<div id=\"how-to-apply-content-279537\" class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__content\">\n<p>View a complete position description with full application instructions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/5488867\/natural-resource-specialist-1-nrs1?department[0]=Dept.%20of%20Natural%20Resources&amp;sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&amp;pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">careers.wa.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8089,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,901,32,33,19,7,13,9],"class_list":["post-61030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-full-time","category-jobs","tag-alumni","tag-environmental-studies","tag-full-time","tag-jobs","tag-local","tag-pnw","tag-recent-grads","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61030"}],"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\/8089"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61031,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61030\/revisions\/61031"}],"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=61030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}