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Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator
Northern Gardener is brought to you by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. For more than 150 years, we have cultivated a diverse community of northern gardeners. We support cold-climate gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 3, 4 or 5 of all ages and skill levels and our community is more than 9,700 members strong and growing.
Position: The Minnesota State Horticultural Society (MSHS) is seeking an enthusiastic and organized PartTime Volunteer Coordinator to manage and grow our volunteer program. This role is key in supporting MSHS’s mission of educating and inspiring cold-climate gardeners. The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for recruiting, coordinating, and recognizing volunteers for key events and activities, including the Minneapolis Home + Garden Show, Minnesota State Fair, tabling opportunities/member outreach, office tasks, administrative and program support.
Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025
Community Members for Environmental Justice (CMEJ) is a coalition committed to healing multiple environmental harms in pollution-burdened neighborhoods of the Twin Cities with a focus on North Minneapolis.
Position: The Operations Manager will oversee CMEJ’s database systems and manage administrative duties that support all of CMEJ’s programmatic efforts. This includes contract generation and management of CMEJ’s fiscal sponsor systems and procedures. This position will report to CMEJ’s Director.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
Seasonal Environmental Technician
Davey Resource Group, Inc. has opportunities for persons interested in the field of urban forestry. We are seeking teamwork-oriented individuals with excellent written and oral communication skills. Candidates should possess a professional work ethic with attention to detail and safety. Davey Resource Group provides a wide range of natural resource consulting services to clients in the private and public sectors, including urban forestry consulting and tree inventories, urban forest canopy assessments, and urban forestry management planning.
Position: The Seasonal Environmental Technician will provide our government, utility, commercial and not-for-profit clients with the services and solutions needed to efficiently and effectively manage natural resources, comply with policies and obtain regulatory permits. Job duties include, but are not limited to:
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
Historic Eidem Farm Gardener (Seasonal)
Historic Eidem Farm invites you to experience farm life and explore nature this summer on the 19 acre site. There is a wide variety of opportunities to get hands-on experience, learn about the farm’s rich cultural history, play in the dirt, explore the gardens, and visit the animals. Historic Eidem Farm is a living history site that highlights life on the farm during the 1905-1920 era in Brooklyn Park.
Position: Do you love working outdoors, tending to plants, and caring for animals? Historic Eidem Farm is seeking a dedicated gardener to help maintain our grounds and gardens and provide evening care for our farm animals as needed. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a historic setting, supporting the farm’s vegetable and native gardens. We welcome all ages (16+) and interests to apply.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
LUNSETH is an established company going on 17 years in business. There’s tons of potential for you to continue to grow with us. We work on commercial properties in the SW Metro Area primarily. Our focus is on QUALITY, not quantity. We have a lot of fun and enjoy what we do. We treat our employees like family with regular grill outs, free bananas daily and a well stocked beverage refrigerator. Come work for a winning team! Pay is negotiable based on your experience.
Position: LUNSETH Lawn Care Professionals has Lawn Care Technician positions available for friendly, reliable, and dependable team members. You’ll have a great attitude and work outdoors mowing lawns and helping with lawn maintenance. Join for on-the-job training, family owned, and a friendly team.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Lunseth Landscaping is a fast-growing company specializing in high-quality commercial and residential landscaping services in the SW Metro Area. We are currently seeking dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our team as Landscape Crew Members and Foremen. Our company values a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety and quality. We offer a supportive work environment, competitive pay, and opportunities for growth and advancement.
Position: Organic Lawns by Lunseth has Landscaper positions available for motivated, reliable, and dependable team members. You’ll work with the landscaping foreman to create beautiful landscape installations. Join for on-the-job training, family owned, and a friendly team.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Lunseth Landscaping is a fast-growing company specializing in high-quality commercial and residential landscaping services in the SW Metro Area. We are currently seeking dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our team as Landscape Crew Members and Foremen. Our company values a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety and quality. We offer a supportive work environment, competitive pay, and opportunities for growth and advancement.
Position: LUNSETH Lawn Care Professionals has a Landscape Foreman position available for motivated, reliable, and efficient team members. You’ll work with landscaping managers and field workers to ensure projects get completed efficiently and on time, while maintaining the highest quality, professionalism and communication. Join for a friendly team, family-owned, and on-the-job training.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Commercial Lawn Care Applicator – Fertilizer Tech
LUNSETH is a rapidly growing company specializing in commercial lawn care, landscape enhancements, and organic lawn care services since 2007. We are the industry leader in organic turf management and emphasize educated and ethical management of lawns. We are currently seeking a dedicated Commercial Lawn Care Applicator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for applying both synthetic and natural/organic products on commercial properties, as well as assisting in landscaping, lawn care, and snow removal tasks as needed.
Position: LUNSETH has Commercial Lawn Care Applicator positions available for motivated, experienced, and independent team members. You’ll work independently to apply synthetic products on our commercial properties with efficiency and great attention to detail. Join for a friendly team, family owned, and competitive wages.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Applicator for Natural Lawn Care
LUNSETH is a rapidly growing company specializing in organic turf management and lawn care services since 2007. We are currently seeking an Applicator for Natural Lawn Care to join our team. In this role, you will work on residential and commercial properties using both synthetic and natural/organic products, while also assisting in landscaping, lawn care, and snow removal as needed. We pride ourselves on our commitment to quality service, consistent communication, and professional standards. Join our family-like team and contribute to our mission of customer satisfaction and ethical practices.
Position: Organic Lawns by LUNSETH has an Applicator for Natural Lawn Care positions available for motivated, reliable, and dedicated team members. You’ll lead a team to provide great customer service and quality work. Join for family owned, a friendly team, and exciting work.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Organic Lawns by Lunseth has Applicator Apprentice positions available for motivated, reliable, and friendly team members. You’ll assist Applicator with applying organic products on lawns. Join for on-the-job training, a friendly team, and exciting work.
Position: No experience necessary. Applicator apprentice must be able to speak and read English due to Department of Agriculture requirements on reading pesticide labels. They will contribute in other areas of the company as needed. Higher end of the pay range will be given depending on relevant manual labor experience, people with driver’s licenses and being bi-lingual (Spanish and English) and people with pesticide license.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Sacred Space Gardens is a sustainable gardening company. We provide garden design, maintenance, installation coaching and seasonal planters for residential and commercial properties. We take pride in creating beautiful gardens and planters for our clients. To us, every project is an opportunity to teach and encourage a love for the natural world.
Position: We are seeking a creative Garden Designer to join our team. As a Garden Designer, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing garden designs that meet the aesthetic and functional needs of our clients. Your role will involve meeting (virtually and/or on site) with design clients and leads to understand their vision, conducting physical site assessments, and producing detailed garden installation plans that incorporate native plants and other garden design elements. You will also interact with our installation teams to ensure that the final result meets the client design goals. This is a seasonal position beginning Mid-April through Mid-November.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Sacred Space Gardens is a sustainable gardening company. We provide garden design, maintenance, installation coaching and seasonal planters for residential and commercial properties. We take pride in creating beautiful gardens and planters for our clients. To us, every project is an opportunity to teach and encourage a love for the natural world.
Position: This is a part-time hourly, seasonal position with flexible weekday hours from April through November. Applicants may expect to work 20-35 hours per week. The Landscape Gardener will be guided by the Site Lead and Project Manager. The primary objective of this position is to provide hands-on garden installation and maintenance services for Sacred Space clients. We have fun and work hard 🙂
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Sacred Space Gardens is a sustainable gardening company. We provide garden design, maintenance, installation coaching and seasonal planters for residential and commercial properties. We take pride in creating beautiful gardens and planters for our clients. To us, every project is an opportunity to teach and encourage a love for the natural world.
Position: This is a full-time, seasonal position, early April through mid-November. Specific start and end dates are subject to change based on seasonal conditions. The site lead position oversees and directs a crew of gardeners on the job site. They are directed by the Project Manager. The primary objective of this position is to lead your crew and provide hands-on garden installation and maintenance services for Sacred Space clients.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Specializing in all stages of the landscape restoration process, from woodland restoration and prairie restoration to native bee lawns and rain gardens, from rural homestead gardens to urban native street plantings, our work fosters species diversity, habitat enhancement, and sustainable ecosystems. Our diverse skill-set of design, consulting, installation, and land management services allows us to tackle all landscape challenges, providing people, animals, and plants the benefits to grow and experience stable ecological processes at work.
Position: The Seasonal Restoration Laborer (SRL) works as a team on a wide variety of ecological restoration projects in several diverse plant communities. Projects may range from public/residential/commercial landscapes at various scales which can include native installations (planting, seeding, erosion control) and land management (invasive species, prescribed fire, woodland editing). SRLs are expected to meet daily objectives regarding project goals, paces, and safely completing the work within a given time and budget. SRLs are expected to drive the in-field work trucks on occasion. This position is physically demanding, requiring long, consecutive days performing repetitive tasks in various weather and topographic conditions. Projects are located in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Specializing in all stages of the landscape restoration process, from woodland restoration and prairie restoration to native bee lawns and rain gardens, from rural homestead gardens to urban native street plantings, our work fosters species diversity, habitat enhancement, and sustainable ecosystems. Our diverse skill-set of design, consulting, installation, and land management services allows us to tackle all landscape challenges, providing people, animals, and plants the benefits to grow and experience stable ecological processes at work.
Position: The Restoration Technician (RT) works as a team on a wide variety of ecological restoration projects in several diverse plant communities. Projects may range from public/residential/commercial landscapes at various scales which can include native installations (planting, seeding, erosion control) and land management (invasive species, prescribed fire, woodland editing). RTs are expected to meet daily objectives regarding project goals, paces, and safely completing the work within a given time and budget. RTs are expected to drive the in-field work trucks on occasion. This position is physically demanding, requiring long, consecutive days performing repetitive tasks in various weather and topographic conditions. Projects are located in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Specializing in all stages of the landscape restoration process, from woodland restoration and prairie restoration to native bee lawns and rain gardens, from rural homestead gardens to urban native street plantings, our work fosters species diversity, habitat enhancement, and sustainable ecosystems. Our diverse skill-set of design, consulting, installation, and land management services allows us to tackle all landscape challenges, providing people, animals, and plants the benefits to grow and experience stable ecological processes at work.
Position: The Crew Manager (CM) will supervise, train, and manage a crew of Restoration Technicians (RT) on a variety of ecological restoration projects. CMs work alongside RTs to implement public/residential/commercial landscapes ranging from small to large scale native installations (planting, seeding, erosion control) and land management (invasive species, prescribed fire, woodland editing). CMs are expected to manage daily project logistics ensuring projects are completed on-time and budget. CMs are expected to drive the in-field work trucks. This position is physically demanding, requiring long, consecutive days performing repetitive tasks in various weather and topographic conditions. Projects are located in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Specializing in all stages of the landscape restoration process, from woodland restoration and prairie restoration to native bee lawns and rain gardens, from rural homestead gardens to urban native street plantings, our work fosters species diversity, habitat enhancement, and sustainable ecosystems. Our diverse skill-set of design, consulting, installation, and land management services allows us to tackle all landscape challenges, providing people, animals, and plants the benefits to grow and experience stable ecological processes at work.
Position: The Field Coordinator (FC) project manages and oversees ecological restoration projects from start to finish. FCs lead a team to implement public/residential/commercial landscapes ranging from small to large scale native installations (planting, seeding, erosion control) and land management (invasive species, prescribed fire, woodland editing). The FC supervises, trains, manages, and works alongside a crew and is responsible for project logistics including scheduling, client communications, invoicing, and job performance reviews. FCs are responsible for their project profitability, schedule, and performance standards. FCs are expected to drive the in-field work trucks. Projects are located in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Are you passionate about working outdoors and making a meaningful impact on the environment? This position offers an excellent opportunity to build a career in the natural resources industry. By joining the NRS team, you’ll become part of a fast-growing, dedicated company that values quality work and supports a healthy work-life balance. At NRS, your contributions are appreciated, and your hard work is rewarded. You’ll also have opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career in this rewarding field.
Position: Natural Resource Services, Inc. (NRS) is seeking qualified candidates for our Natural Resource Technician positions. Technicians will assist our project managers on duties associated with prairie, woodland and wetland installations and maintenance. Projects are primarily in Minnesota with occasional work occurring in nearby states.
Deadline to apply: Positions open until filled. Work starts April and ends in October.
For more than 45 years, Prairie Restorations has proudly produced a full range of native seeds, plants, trees, and shrubs for restoration projects ranging from residential properties to large commercial restoration projects in Minnesota and surrounding communities. We are looking for talented team members with a strong commitment to bringing people together with the land in new and innovative ways. Prairie Restorations, Inc. offers unique career opportunities to work outdoors in diverse native landscapes. We believe it is our team that creates our culture of enthusiasm for our mission.
Position: Prairie Restorations is hiring for a variety of positions based in Scandia, Randolph, Watertown, Princeton, and Esko. Positions include Assistant Project Manager, Seasonal Retail Associate, Field Technician, and more.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
MNL is a full-service ecological restoration company. We provide decades of experience, knowledge, industry leadership and a variety of services. Our services range from backyard native seeding to large-scale restoration, bioengineering and everything in between.
Position: MNL is seeking qualified candidates at multiple locations in entry level to experienced positions. Join our team, and join our Mission to Heal the Earth.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
