Farm Coordinator – Dairy Specialist
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
No phone calls please. Send a resume and cover letter to katelyn@growinggardens.org. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interviews will start June 16, 2025
Hours: Part time, November- March (26 hours/week) Full time, April- October (40+ hours per week)
Regular weekend work is required
Start Date: 7/28/25
Job Purpose: This position will work across all operations at the Boulder farm, with a specialization in animal husbandry, raw dairy production, and grazing management. The primary focus will be caring for our small and mighty dairy goat herd (average of 10-13 goats and 1 guardian llama). Our microdairy also serves as a space for educating all ages about animal husbandry, and the important role animals play in a regenerative agricultural system. This position will also support growing staff to maintain pastures, annual cover crops, and annual vegetable crops as well as supporting farm events, dairy volunteers and programming as needed.
The experience we offer:
- The opportunity to pair your work with your passion and to have a real impact in affecting positive change in our community.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Supportive organizational culture where you have independence and room to be creative.
- The chance to be part of a thriving team culture where successes are celebrated together and coworkers enthusiastically share knowledge and support.
Candidates from minority or marginalized groups or with multicultural backgrounds or experience are especially encouraged to apply. Growing Gardens is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment; where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety and respect.
Specific Job Functions
Dairy Responsibilities: 50% of Time
- Assists the Herd Manager in operating the Herdshare program
- Assists the Herd Manager in maintaining a healthy herd
- Coordinates and implements and rotational grazing plan
- Assists Herd Manager with public programming and education
- Coordinates volunteers for daily chore shifts
- Assists Herd Manager in leading and teaching interns and volunteers
Daily Operations:
Ability to lead a typical chore shift that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Milking animals with adherence to food safety protocol
- Herd share program maintenance, milk fulfillment, and delivery
- Feeding and watering animals according to seasonal needs
- Moving animals to/from pens according to rotational grazing plan
- Assembling/disassembling electric fencing
- Moving shade structure, water buckets, and hay to designated grazing areas
- Raking pens and moving compost to designated areas
- Deep cleaning various areas around dairy (ie. milk parlor, milk processing room)
Animal Husbandry:
- Monitor and log general health of herd on a daily basis
- Assist Herd Manager with vaccinations and other medical procedures
- Assist Herd Manager with breeding, prenatal goat care, and kidding
- Hoof trimming and related grooming care
- Identify sick animals and work with Herd Manager and/or vet to develop a health plan
Education and Tours:
- Assist the Herd Manager with educational activities on the farm. This includes leading field trips, tours, bottle feedings, goat yoga events, corporate team building events, and other offsite events
- Communicate effectively with visitors to the farm, fellow staff and interns, volunteers and the land owners
- Effectively engage with farm visitors of all ages and backgrounds including: children, teens, people with disabilities, and seniors
Overseeing and Training Volunteers:
- Ability to lead a chore shift with clear instruction, and oversight, of volunteers
- Assist with volunteer work groups
Administrative:
- Log animal health, grazing information, and feed/water amounts following every shift
- Maintain records for volunteers, herd share, and rotational grazing
- Assist in maintaining herd share database and inventory
General Farm Support – 40-45% of time in Summer (primarily June-October) 30% overall time
- Assist with harvesting, weeding, and planting of annual vegetable crops
- Assist with tractor work, cover cropping, irrigation, infrastructure, and pasture management
- Potential Farm Stand or CSA pick up support
Organizational Participation
- Attend weekly dairy and growing staff meetings
- Attend all-staff meetings (roughly 3 times per month) and all-staff trainings and events
Event Support – 5-10% of Time
- All growing staff, including this position will support farm events as needed. This may include set-up, break-down, and staffing events.
Qualifications/Special Requirements:
- 1 year experience working with livestock (goats preferred!)
- Milking experience is preferred
- Hours change seasonally and additional time may be required
- Regular weekend and evening work is required
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, year-round
- Ability to work on uneven terrain in the field
- Must be able to engage in physically active work every day and lift 75lbs
- Must be able to successfully manage multiple, high priority tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Must have a reliable vehicle for transportation between site and partner organizations
- Must have a cell phone
- Must submit to a fingerprint background check
Pay: Starting salary is $38,500 – $42,200 for a .88 FTE position, this is based on $21-$23/hr
Benefits: Generous benefits package includes: health and dental insurance, paid holidays, floating holidays, PTO and paid sick time, 3% IRA match, monthly cell phone reimbursement stipend, discount on plant starts and produce
Growing Gardens’ mission is to cultivate community through sustainable urban agriculture. Our programs empower people of all ages, income levels, and abilities by connecting them with their local food system, each other, and the environment.
Our organization values the diverse skills and individuals that come together to create a thriving community and workplace. We are committed to the work we do, and bring our best selves each day, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously, have fun, and enjoy the process of doing good in our community. We take care of each other and put people at the center of everything we do.
Water Well / Bison Technician
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Visit https://www.tedturner.com/about/career-opportunities-2/ to view the full job description and to apply.
Do you enjoy wide open spaces, and do you have a passion for preserving them? Have you dreamed of being a part of the largest and most progressive bison operation in the world? At Turner Ranches, we’re dedicated to sustainable ranching and conservation, and we’re looking for talented, like-minded individuals to be a part of our growing team. Vermejo Park Ranch, a pristine, 560,000-acre bison ranch located in northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, is seeking an energetic Water Well / Bison Technician who is passionate about water systems, low-stress livestock handling and innovative grazing practices. Learn more about Vermejo Park Ranch.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Water Well / Bison Technician is a dual faceted position where time is split between working with the Bison Department and the Natural Resources Department on Vermejo Park Ranch. The position is vital to both the bison and the wildlife on the ranch. About half of your time will be spent checking, testing, repairing, and developing water systems such as windmills, solar wells, wildlife (rain catchment) guzzlers, storage systems, and tanks from pipelines. The other half of your time will be spent working with the Castle Rock bison herd as part of the ranch’s Bison Department. This will include open range and pasture moves, Bison Works (sorting, vaccinating, shipping, etc.), checking on bison, and feeding while bison are in the corrals. Turner Enterprises and Vermejo Park Ranch embrace low stress stockmanship when handling bison, and any applicant for the position must be well versed in modern low-stress livestock handling methods or be willing to attend courses (company provided) on the subject. You must be able to work alone for extended periods of time in remote areas. You will also be responsible for:
Water Resource Duties
- Managing and responding to written and verbal work orders from management.
- Maintaining and monitoring inventory; ordering supplies and parts for water systems as needed.
- Scheduling routine service and repairing of wind and solar wells.
- Maintaining written and/or digital records of repairs performed and parts used.
- Assisting in the design, development and execution of water systems & distribution projects that support both wildlife and livestock, ensuring efficient and sustainable use of water resources.
- Troubleshooting and repairing pumps, pipelines, water troughs, and other irrigation infrastructure.
- Ensuring all equipment related to water systems and bison management is in good working order and complies with safety standards.
- Pump testing wells for water production prior to installing solar equipment.
- Handling fence construction and installation around water infrastructure.
- Safely operating, inspecting and maintaining a variety of ranch equipment, including ATVs, UTVs, vehicles, and heavy equipment.
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment.
Bison Management Duties
- Developing and maintaining fences, water sources, corrals, ranch buildings, and other ranch infrastructure.
- Moving/Handling bison in the pasture and corrals using low stress techniques on foot, ATV or UTV.
- Feeding bison (hay, cake, salt, and mineral) in corrals.
- Maintaining record of grazing activity, range health, feeding and feed inventories.
- Performing general ranch work.
- Using herbicides as appropriate and assigned for weed management.
- Participating in bison handling, including herd movements, tagging, and vaccination.
- Using a welder, cutting torch, and other shop equipment safely.
- Performing range monitoring and handling grazing planning.
- All other duties and projects as assigned.
What this isn’t:
- Working on horseback.
- A management or supervisory position
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
- A high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- At least three years of related experience and / or training
- Experience in livestock care and low-stress animal handling
- Experience operating heavy equipment and ATVs/UTVs
- Basic computer skills, including preparation of reports and spreadsheets
- This position requires operation of vehicles, and you’ll need to possess a valid driver’s license or be able to obtain one within 30 days of employment. Your driving record will need to meet the standards and requirements of the Company and the Company’s insurance provider
- You’ll need to present documentation establishing both identity and employment authorization within three days of hire pursuant to federal law
Preferred:
- Experience with wind/solar well repair, flood irrigation, and general maintenance of equipment
- Relevant bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources or a related field
YOUR QUALITIES
- Commitment to Mission and Team
- Range Management / Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) Management
- Stockmanship
- Initiative and adaptability
- Humility and ability to learn from others
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
On a regular basis, you can expect to:
- Stand; sit; walk; move hands and fingers; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- Lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
- Perform physical labor for extended periods of time.
On a frequent basis, you can expect to:
- Ride an ATV/UTV for extended periods of time on uneven, rough terrain and occasionally on roads and flat terrain while performing ranch duties.
- Climb ladders and pipe corrals, drag and place flood irrigation dams, climb in and out of irrigation ditches, and wade in thigh-deep flowing water.
- Lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
On an occasional basis, you can expect to:
- Lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. You will regularly be exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. You will frequently be exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. You will occasionally be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and the work environment characteristics are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Accommodation inquiries must be made to the Company’s Human Resources Department for consideration.
Turner Enterprises Management, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Smoke Free/Drug-Free Workplace. For more information, visit www.tedturner.com.
This is a full time, salary position that offer company provided housing and benefits package, including medical dental and vision insurance, basic life insurance, short term disability, 401(k) plan with matching contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. On-ranch, single-family housing with basic utilities (power, water, propane) will be provided subject to a Company Housing Agreement and Company policies.
With approximately two million acres of personal and ranch land, Ted Turner is one of the largest individual landholders in North America. Turner lands are innovatively managed to unite economic viability with ecological sustainability. Turner ranches operate as working businesses, relying on bison, hunting and fishing, and ecotourism as principal enterprises. In addition, Turner ranches support many progressive environmental projects including water resource and timber management, and the reintroduction of native species to the land.
Turner Enterprises also manages over 45,000 bison across the various Turner ranches.
Communications Coordinator
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Please submit a resume, a brief statement of interest (or cover letter), and 1–2 samples of relevant communications work (websites, social posts, newsletters, designs, etc.) to sandra@grazingschoolofthewest.com.
Start Date: June 2025
Commitment: Part-time, 10-15 hours/week
Location: Remote (preference for Los Angeles/Ventura/Santa Barbara County areas)
Report to: Director of Operations, working closely with Program Manager
*Funding is in place for this position for 12 months, with the goal and intention for long term sustainability.
Job Summary
Grazing School of the West (GSW) is seeking a dynamic and creative Communications Coordinator to lead our storytelling, outreach, and engagement efforts to amplify our mission. As a key member of our small, collaborative team, this position is ideal for a self-starter with a strong sense of visual and written storytelling, an eye for systems and strategy, and a deep appreciation for the power of land and animal-based education and advocacy. The Communications Coordinator will manage GSW’s digital presence, design and implement thoughtful content across platforms, and support relationship-building efforts with partners and community members.
We’re looking for someone who brings both artistic vision and technical skills, who can see the big picture while executing the day-to-day details of effective marketing and communication. A background or familiarity with regenerative agriculture, ecological land management, and/or the prescribed grazing industry is strongly preferred. We are a small but mighty team of remote-working professionals with multiple geographies, projects, hats, livelihoods and passions. We are excited to bring you into the fold of our tightly knit and slightly magical collective.
Key Responsibilities
The Communications Coordinator duties include, but are by no means limited to the following:
Content Strategy, Design & Outreach
- Collaborate with the GSW team to set communications goals and develop storytelling strategies
- Draft and design content for email newsletters, social media, the website, and other outreach channels
- Create and schedule engaging posts, reels, stories, and newsletters that highlight key programs, events, and advocacy efforts
- Maintain and update GSW’s website (Squarespace), including page edits, uploads, and occasional new content
- Design visual assets (graphics, slides, flyers, etc.) that reflect GSW’s brand and mission. You will be supported by an outside graphic designer for certain projects but we prefer that you have a high level of comfort here.
- Support outreach to partners, stakeholders, and collaborators through email communications and announcements
- Maintain consistency in brand identity, aesthetic, voice and tone across platforms and campaigns
- Track engagement and develop basic benchmarks to evaluate communications strategy
- Collaborate with multiple external communications, PR, and fundraising consultants to integrate their expertise into our materials and communications initiatives.
Organization & Internal Support
- Maintain and organize internal administrative and marketing systems, including image libraries, content databases, CRM or contact management systems, document templates, and shared files
- Conduct research on relevant industry trends, storytelling opportunities, and audience engagement strategies. Gather, categorize and catalog relevant resources for internal use.
- Stay up to date with industry and sector relevant policy, research, activities, and colleague organizations’ and partner businesses’ work.
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to creative planning for campaigns, events, and outreach efforts
- Support internal communications by helping align calendars, content timelines, and cross-program coordination
External Collaboration:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, donors, and potential funders through thoughtful communications
- Collaborate with GSW partner organizations on shared storytelling and outreach initiatives
- Help identify and track grant or funding opportunities that support and expand GSW’s communications efforts
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Employees are expected to be responsible for and assist with additional tasks and duties as needed. Job descriptions may change to meet the business needs of the organization.
What You Bring to the Role
- 2+ years of experience in communications, digital content, or related field
- Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills
- Proficiency with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Squarespace, Instagram, Facebook, Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Drive)
- Experience working in or with agricultural, conservation, or nonprofit organizations
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Deep alignment with GSW’s mission and values around land stewardship, education, and community care
- Strong preference for knowledge of regenerative agriculture and/or ecological grazing practices
Compensation: $30-35/hour (depending on experience)
Benefits:
- Flexible remote schedule
- 401(k)
- 5 sick days/year (per CA state requirements)
- $50/month home office stipend
- Unlimited negotiable time off
Grazing School of the West (GSW) is a multidisciplinary nonprofit providing education, vocational training, and advocacy in ecological livestock grazing for land stewardship, wildfire prevention, climate resilience and adaptable food and fiber systems in the American West. Our mission is to provide meaningful learning experiences that inspire a new generation of land stewards who understand ecology, animal husbandry, and community care. Through training and education in the practice of prescribed grazing, we aim to help mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis by preventing wildfires, restoring biodiversity in vulnerable landscapes, and strengthening localized food and fiber production. Our Core Values of Care, Collaboration, Curiosity & Equity are embedded in everything we do.
New Agrarian Program manager
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Please apply online using the form on this webpage: https://quiviracoalition.org/nap-manager/. Contact us if you don’t receive an email after you submit the form. Please include a current resume (no more than two pages) with the application. The application will be in place of a cover letter; no cover letter is needed. Please have available the name, phone number, and email of three professional references. References will be checked as a part of the hiring process.
The New Agrarian Program manager is responsible, in partnership with the New Agrarian Program team, for implementation of Quivira’s apprenticeship and fellowship programs and other beginning rancher and farmer support in Colorado and southern Wyoming.
The New Agrarian Program manager works collaboratively with the rest of the New Agrarian Program team, including three other regional program managers, to coordinate programming; support current mentors, fellows, and apprentices; and help to expand the programs in their region. This person is responsible for building supportive relationships with mentors and apprentices, supporting mentor operations to help guide them through the apprentice application and hiring processes, and facilitating communication and providing guidance for both apprentices and mentors throughout their year together. This person also works with the program director to identify organizational partners, support fundraising efforts and programmatic communications, and recruit new mentors and apprentices.
The ideal candidate is a people-oriented facilitator who has previously worked with ranchers and farmers, in experiential education, regenerative agriculture, and/or in working lands conservation. The ideal candidate works well collaboratively, understands the complex connections between social, economic, and ecological dimensions of agriculture, and is passionate about solving current food production and land stewardship challenges.
This position is based in Colorado, with flexibility around exact location; the candidate should be located on the eastern half of the state (Front Range or Eastern Plains preferred) or southern Wyoming. This position works in tandem with the New Agrarian Program Southwest manager located near Durango to support and recruit mentors and apprentices across the region. Each manager should ideally be within a 4-5 hour drive of the mentor sites they support. As the manager will be predominantly working with the Quivira team and New Agrarian Program community remotely, access to high-speed, reliable internet is a must. The position also requires travel to conferences, presentations, and other work events throughout the Rocky Mountain west (15-20 percent of work time is non-computer based).
Primary responsibilities:
Program coordination
- Serve as the main point of contact for New Agrarian Program mentors, apprentices, and fellows in your region
- Support the application process for potential new program participants
- Support mentor/apprentice/fellow relationships and serve as a mediator as needed
- In partnership with the New Agrarian Program team, plan and conduct monthly supplemental education calls, fellowship modules, and regional apprentice gatherings, including orientation, mid-season gatherings, and graduation
- Conduct annual site visits to current mentor operations in your region
- Facilitate connections between current and future generations of food producers and land stewards
Recruitment and outreach
- In collaboration with the program director, design, implement, and evaluate Quivira’s program recruitment plans for the fellowships and apprenticeship
- Contribute to the New Agrarian Program monthly newsletter, Regeneration Rising podcast, and Quivira social media
- Work with the rest of the New Agrarian Program team to schedule, plan, and promote events online and in the West, including NAP 101, apprentice orientation, an apprentice stockmanship workshop, public field days, and REGENERATE Conference activities
- Assist program director with recruitment of new mentor operations in Colorado and Wyoming, including conducting site visits as needed
Administration
- Support grant writing and reporting efforts for the program
- Submit payment requests with attention to detail
- Using organizational templates, draft MOUs and contracts for partners
- Create meeting agendas and lead efficient project meetings
Additional tasks
- Represent Quivira and the New Agrarian Program at relevant conferences, workshops, and meetings
- Support fundraising efforts
- Collaborate with other staff members and engage with other Quivira program areas as needed
- Attend and actively participate in the annual REGENERATE Conference
- Participate in staff meetings, retreats, and strategic planning meetings
- Actively engage in Quivira’s diversity, equity, and inclusion and anti-racism efforts
- Other activities as assigned
We recognize and value the many ways to learn, grow and succeed professionally, and acknowledge that individuals acquire skills, knowledge and perspectives through diverse educational, professional, personal, and volunteer experiences. We take all relevant experiences into account when reviewing applications and ask that you share with us your unique strengths that you will bring to Quivira and to your work with the New Agrarian Program.
Required Qualifications
- Established connections to Colorado’s agricultural communities (ideally, the regenerative livestock/ranching community)
- A passion for addressing issues in food production (with a focus on regenerative livestock/ranching operations) or land management in the arid and semi-arid West
- Experience with, and an interest in education – teaching, mentoring, or in some other capacity
- Skilled at initiating conversations and building rapport with a wide range of individuals—including mentors, beginning and experienced ranchers and farmers, and team members—through regular in-person meetings, phone calls, and written communication
- A valid driver’s license
- Access to reliable internet
- Comfortable working a computer-based job, with flexibility to travel to current and potential mentor sites, conferences, and workshops
- Ability to lift 25 lbs, and stand and walk for extended periods of time in varying weather conditions
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working on regenerative ranching or livestock operations (specifically with entrepreneurship, management, land access, or other topics pertinent to supporting beginning ranchers and farmers)
- Experience working as an educator (preferably experiential/hands-on learning)
- Grant writing experience
- Experience with community organizing and networking
- Comfort using technology platforms like Slack, Google Suite, and Asana
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work with a highly-collaborative team
- Photography, design, or creative writing skills
- Experience or enthusiasm to host a podcast
- Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects
- Experience working with people in diverse environments and with people from different backgrounds
Terms of employment
Quivira is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organization. We embrace and encourage applicants of all ethnicities, national origins, races, colors, socio-economic statuses, ages, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, family or marital statuses, disability status, physical and mental abilities, political affiliations, religions, genetic information, or veteran statuses.
- Reports to the New Agrarian Program director
- Full-time, 36 hours a week, salaried
- Salary range for manager level positions: $55,598 – $66,717 depending on experience, paid bi-weekly. Quivira uses a wage scale to determine pay rates and ranges for all positions within the organization.
- This position is primarily remote, but based in the Front Range, eastern Colorado, or southern Wyoming. All Quivira employees currently work from home with access to the Santa Fe office on an as-needed basis.
- No relocation compensation.
- After two months, benefits include health, dental, vision, simple IRA, paid time off, and short- and long-term life disability insurance.
Quivira Coalition is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit that builds resilience on working lands. We foster ecological, economic, and social health through education, innovation, and collaboration. We aim to shift current agricultural and land stewardship practices in ways that produce good food, support meaningful livelihoods in rural places, sustain biodiversity, and remedy the impacts of climate change. We conduct this work through agricultural apprenticeships, land and water restoration, and rancher- and farmer-led knowledge exchange. Knowing that it is critical to the success of our work, Quivira is committed to racial equity and inclusion, and we aspire to build and support a diverse staff, team, and community, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented within conservation and agriculture.
Rangeland Technician
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Interested candidates should email their resume to Jenna Foss at jfoss@gmecwy.com
Are you looking for an opportunity to increase your plant identification skills, earn some money, get college credit, and spend time outdoors this fall? Our company, Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants, is seeking multiple Seasonal Rangeland Technicians with experience in plant identification and rangeland sampling methodologies based out of our Santa Fe, NM, office. Technicians will be completing rangeland assessments and other vegetation measurement processes. The position will start in August and continue into early November (dates flexible). We are also able to work with you and your professors so that you can earn course credits.
Overview of Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Travel to and sample rangeland sites throughout the states of NM and AZ
- Safely navigate to rangeland sites using a GPS and a 4-wheel vehicle
- Identify rangeland plants and collect vegetative forage production data
Qualifications
- High proficiency in plant identification for species of the southwest
- Proficient in reading maps
- Willingness to travel and camp overnight
- Ability to lift over 30lbs
- Ability to hike difficult terrain in variable weather conditions
Vehicles and all equipment will be provided for the job along with per diem when camping/staying in a hotel. Pay will be at an hourly rate DOE.
Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is an independently owned and multi-disciplinary natural resource consulting firm whose comprehensive blend of disciplines and years of experience allow us to provide solutions to unique and contemporary issues. We are a dedicated team that thrives on providing timely solutions and building trusting relationships. Our culture is built on our shared core values – Trust, Teamwork, Drive, and Professionalism.
Grouse Mountain is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Grouse Mountain follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.
Fisheries Technician
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Visit www.tedturner.com/about/career-opportunities-2/ to view the full job description and apply.
Type: Seasonal / Hourly / Non-Exempt / Non-Benefits Eligible
Housing: No
Do you want to spend your days immersed in beautiful, remote landscapes, making a real impact on conservation? Turner Natural Resources (TNR) is looking for a passionate and driven Fisheries Technician to join our mission of restoring imperiled species and habitats across the American West.
Turner Natural Resources is seeking a motivated Fisheries Technician to support a wide range of field-based conservation projects focused on aquatic ecosystems and native species restoration. Based in Bozeman, Montana, this position plays a vital role in conducting aquatic organism surveys, restoring riparian habitats, and assisting with ecological management across Turner properties. The role requires extended travel to field sites in states such as New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas, typically for periods not exceeding two weeks.
ABOUT THE POSITION
As a Fisheries Technician, you’ll be at the heart of our fieldwork — applying and learning hands-on skills to support native aquatic species and ecosystems. Whether you’re electrofishing in a mountain stream, planting willows along a riparian corridor, or building in-stream habitat structures, you’ll be contributing to meaningful conservation outcomes.
You will also be responsible for:
- Assisting with aquatic organism surveys and population monitoring in ponds and streams using techniques such as:
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- Backpack and barge electrofishing
- Gill, fyke, and trap netting
- Hook and line sampling
- Supporting the application of piscicides for native species restoration.
- Building in-stream habitat structures and participate in riparian restoration, including willow planting.
- Collecting detailed field data and maintaining accurate records throughout all project work.
- Traveling long distances (up to 8+ hours) to remote field locations and camp on-site as needed (gear provided).
- Driving and navigating a ½-ton pickup truck in both urban and off-road environments.
- Safely operating and maintaining field vehicles, ATVs, UTVs, and a variety of hand and power tools.
- Participating in regular safety briefings and adhering to safety protocols in all work settings.
- Performing additional tasks as assigned to support aquatic management and conservation objectives.
What this isn’t:
- A management position.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
- Currently enrolled in or a graduate of an undergraduate or graduate program in Biology, Ecology, Wildlife Management, or a closely related field.
- Previous experience with aquatic sampling techniques (e.g., electrofishing, netting) is a plus, but not required.
- Comfortable using basic hand tools in a field setting.
- Familiarity with GPS devices and mapping software (such as ArcGIS or similar platforms) is preferred.
- Ability to troubleshoot and perform basic maintenance on vehicles and equipment is highly desirable.
- Must demonstrate a strong willingness and ability to learn new skills in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
- This position requires operation of vehicles, and you’ll need to possess a valid driver’s license or be able to obtain one within 30 days of employment. Your driving record will need to meet the standards and requirements of the Company and the Company’s insurance provider.
- You’ll need to present documentation establishing both identity and employment authorization within three days of hire pursuant to federal law.
YOUR QUALITIES
- Commitment to Mission and Team
- A passion for the natural world
- Initiative and adaptability
- Humility and ability to learn from others
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
On a regular basis, you can expect to:
- Stand; sit; walk; move hands and fingers; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Perform physical labor for extended periods of time, often outdoors under inclement weather conditions.
On a frequent basis, you can expect to:
- Ride an ATV/UTV for extended periods of time on uneven, rough terrain and occasionally on roads and flat terrain while performing duties.
- Extended hiking may be required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
You will regularly be exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. While performing the duties of this job, you must be alert and aware of dangers that are present while working in a remote location. You must be comfortable working alone in a remote landscape. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and the work environment characteristics are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Accommodation inquiries must be made to the Company’s Human Resources Department for consideration.
Turner Enterprises Management, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Smoke Free/Drug-Free Workplace.
For more information, visit https://www.tedturner.com/about/career-opportunities-2/.
This is an hourly, seasonal position. Paid Sick Leave & Employee Assistance Program provided.
With approximately two million acres of personal and ranch land, Ted Turner is one of the largest individual landholders in North America. Turner lands are innovatively managed to unite economic viability with ecological sustainability. Turner ranches operate as working businesses, relying on bison, hunting and fishing, and ecotourism as principal enterprises. In addition, Turner ranches support many progressive environmental projects including water resource and timber management, and the reintroduction of native species to the land.
Turner Enterprises also manages over 45,000 bison across the various Turner ranches.
Ranch Hand
Job Description
Education, Innovation, Restoration
Email your resume to info@compasscattle.com
Responsibilities May Include:
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- Temporary electric fencing, install and removal in difficult terrain. This will be a primary responsibility and requires adapting to terrain, creativity in laying out fencing, taking direction from other employees, ability to use smartphone technology to layout and track fence locations, understanding or willingness to learn DC electricity and keeping fences electrified, care of tools and equipment
- Ensure salt and mineral are available to animals at all times. This includes hauling, tracking inventory and data entry
- Operation of heavy equipment including skid steer with attachments, backhoe, tractor, telehandler, excavator and dump truck
- Property cleanup including garbage, fence removal and weed control
- Fence maintenance on existing barbed wire, woven wire, high tensile electric fence and poly fence
- New fence construction including high tensile electric fence and barbed wire
- Stockwater line install, assist with pipe layout and welding/ fusing as well as backfill
- Noxious weed control. This requires identification and control using micronutrients, vinegar, manual removal, and targeted grazing using cattle and sheep for suppression of the weeds
- Safe operation of ATV and UTV for ranch work and weed control
- Corral maintenance and construction
- Assist with water development including water tanks and underground waterlines
- Building maintenance including sweeping, organizing, painting, and general needs to maintain outbuildings, shops, barns and houses
- Operation and maintenance of small engines and tools. Chainsaw, weed eater, and small power tools
- General preventative maintenance including oil changes and greasing of equipment
- Mow and trim lawns
- Interest in learning how to operate and maintain center pivots, sprinkler irrigation equipment and flood irrigation
- Assist to manage livestock for high health, low-stress, and genetic excellence with minimal purchased inputs
- Assist to implement adaptive, regenerative grazing practices that optimize profit per acre
- Ensure safe, reliable and secure operations, procedures, equipment and infrastructure
- Participate in WOTB (working on the business) meetings
- Communicate and coordinate with the ranch manager, ranch staff, and Owners to sustain commitment to culture
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn welding, plasma cutter, cutting torch, and shop equipment for metal fabrication and maintenance
- Assist with grazing planning, range monitoring, and data entry
- Assist with calving, branding, and feeding
- Vaccinate livestock using syringes and hypodermic needles and use of a hydraulic squeeze chute
- Occasionally assist with marketing team in moving frozen product, unloading and receiving, setup and participation with advertising and farmer’s market
- Occasionally assist with guest services, setup, takedown and contribute to events that are held on the ranch
Qualifications and Background:
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- Safety conscience and proactive experience in a safety culture, and proactively wear PPE
- Honesty, integrity, intellect, passion for the work, work ethic, systems thinking
- Be a life-long learner
Competencies:
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- Problem solving- identifies and resolves problems, works well in groups or alone
- Teamwork- balances team and individual responsibilities, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to a positive team spirit
- Motivation- takes calculated risks to accomplish goals
- Organization- Plans and prioritizes work and uses time efficiently
- Professionalism- Reacts well under pressure and follows through on commitments
- Attendance- Is consistently on time, and ensures responsibilities are covered when absent
- Dependability- takes responsibility for own actions, commits long hours of work when necessary
- Computer skills- including Microsoft Excel and Word, Google Sheets, smartphone function and applications and understanding/ reading maps
Physical Demands:
Work conditions will require exposure to environmental extremes and will often require employee to complete work regardless of the given conditions. Some work will include dusty conditions and airborne particles in shop and outdoor work. Terrain and daily work conditions will vary. Work duties will include walking, climbing, and working in uneven ground conditions. The daily duties will also include extensive time on atv, utv, and occasionally horseback.
Housing, vehicles (specific to the job), utilities (phone, internet), and food (surplus meat), are offered as part of the compensation package. Hourly pay is $14 or depending on experience.
Compass Cattle Company’s strategic intent is to develop livestock that produce nutrient dense meat, consistently rated the best tasting through low-stress handling and regenerative agriculture practices. We are committed to a culture of integrity, continuous improvement, exceeding customer expectations and being a great place to work.
The ranch is located approximately 12 miles NNE of Big Timber, MT. Population 1,700 and K-12 school. The cattle herd is comprised of cow-calf, yearling and grass finishing age classes as well as bison.
Grazing practices apply the tools of adaptive, non-selective forage management; striking the balance of animal health and performance, and optimal range and soil health. This management balances the necessity for ecosystem health through regenerative agriculture.
Livestock are handled using low-stress livestock handling techniques. Grazing is managed using refined grazing planning and implementation that requires understanding plant and soil health. Grazing pressures are applied through temporary fencing and the ability to handle livestock to impact the landscape. Irrigated pastures are managed to maximize forage diversity & soil health for the benefit of growing and finishing livestock. Regenerating soils and maximizing plant diversity are paramount to producing world class meat from the ranch.