Job seekers, please follow any links below to find more information about job opportunities. Opportunities highlighted in light gray indicate a listing from a Blue Thumb partner, sponsor, or funder.
Blue Thumb Partners and others are encouraged to share open positions with us. Please email your job listing information to megan@metroblooms.org.
Working Lands Climate Corps Member with Wild Farm Alliance
Wild Farm Alliance was established by a national group of wildlands proponents and ecological farming advocates who share a concern for the land and its wild and human inhabitants. Their mission is to promote healthy, viable agriculture that helps to protect and restore wild nature.
Position: Wild Farm Alliance is hiring for two Working Lands Climate Corps Members (Americorps Positions). These are both 12-month positions starting in September 2024. The Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC) will train the next generation of conservation leaders for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry. The WLCC is a part of the American Climate Corps (ACC), and service members will receive technical skills training, education awards, and career pathway opportunities. WLCC members will receive on-the-ground experience with partners and organizations who conduct programming to support the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices and systems. WLCC plans to engage 100 members throughout the country for 12 months. Wild Farm Alliance is a host partner for 2 members in 2024 (one in Minnesota, one in California).
Deadline to apply: Open until filled, applications will be reviewed starting July 29, 2024
The City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation department is looking for an individual to perform responsible work relating to the City’s Urban Forestry program to include tree and shrub identification and inspections, ground maintenance, and landscaping.
Here’s what you can expect to do:
Deadline to apply: Monday, July 29, 11:59 pm Central
Stewardship and Education Program Director
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) is a leading nonprofit that protects, restores and enhances the Mississippi River and its watershed primarily in the Twin Cities region. The organization has become a national model for conservation and watershed protection. Our goals are to: improve water quality; conserve important lands; engage people in learning about and taking action to protect and enhance the river; inspire widespread commitment to this natural wonder flowing through our community; and protect our river’s unique scenic, natural, cultural and recreational qualities.
Position: The Stewardship & Education Program Director leads and manages FMR’s work to engage thousands of people each year in activities that connect them with the river and help them to take action to protect and enhance it. FMR’s Stewardship & Education Program strives to cultivate connections between individuals, communities and the river that inspire an ethic of active participation in stewardship and conservation. Through this program we annually engage nearly 4,000 people in 150+ environmental education and volunteer stewardship events. We’re also working to foster the next generation of river stewards through our growing youth programs through opportunities like storm drain stenciling, classroom lessons, on-site stewardship activities, community science, and mentorship and internship programs. In addition, the director works to support the continued development of a Collaborative Pathways program, a cross-organizational effort aimed at diversifying the racial and cultural makeup of mainstream environmental organizations’ staff in Minnesota.
Deadline to apply: July 31, 2024
Resource Conservationist (Watersheds)
The Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District provides technical assistance and financial incentives to Dakota County residents, municipalities and businesses to conserve and manage land and water resources. This is done in partnership with federal, state and local governments as well as local watershed management organizations. We are located at the Dakota County Extension and Conservation Center in Farmington, Minnesota.
Position: The primary objective of this progressively responsible, professional position is to coordinate watershed-based activities including, but not limited to; participation and assistance to watershed management authorities to strengthen partnerships, coordinate and pursue watershed based local, state or federal grants including application writing, tracking and reporting, plan and organize implementation strategies, and conduct related education or public outreach.
Deadline to apply: August 5, 2024, 4:30 pm Central
Youth Outdoors Program Manager
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and AmeriCorps grantee that engages hundreds of youth and young adults each year in programs and initiatives that improve access to outdoor recreation, restore natural habitat, protect waterways, and respond to community needs and natural disasters. Our mission is to engage youth and young adults in meaningful service, leadership development, and environmental stewardship. Our vision is a world in which everyone has equitable access to nature, is equipped to succeed in career and life, and is empowered to make a difference in conserving natural resources.
Position: The Youth Outdoors Program Manager manages all aspects of the Youth Outdoors (YO) Program. The program connects Twin Cities youth, ages 15-18, to the natural environment through paid conservation and community improvement projects while they gain job experience and college/career skills for the future. The Program Manager responsibilities include project management, administrative tasks, AmeriCorps member and youth outreach, recruitment, training and support, and overseeing day-today program operations. Time is split between managing afterschool youth programming, AmeriCorps member development and outdoor conservation projects.
Deadline to apply: August 9, 2024
Dakota Lifeways Program Manager
Formerly known as Lower Phalen Creek Project, Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi is a Native-Led, East Side environmental stewardship nonprofit centered in Dakota values. Our name means “those who take care of Wakan Tipi”. Founded in 1997 by community activists, our project area stretches from Lake Phalen to the Mississippi River and throughout the East Side River District. Our work is powered by a dedicated board, staff, and community of volunteers.
Position: The Dakota Lifeways Program Manager is responsible for developing and implementing culturally authentic programs that reflect Dakota history, lifeways, language, art, and values. This role will support the initiatives for the Wakan Tipi Center, an intergenerational community gathering space that honors the nearby Wakan Tipi cave and maka paha (burial mounds) as Dakota sacred sites. This role involves managing budgets, coordinating cultural programs for adults and youth, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and grant requirements. The Program Manager will also maintain partnerships with tribes and community organizations while actively participating in team meetings and staff committees.
Deadline to apply: August 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM (CST)
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and AmeriCorps grantee that engages hundreds of youth and young adults each year in programs and initiatives that improve access to outdoor recreation, restore natural habitat, protect waterways, and respond to community needs and natural disasters. Our mission is to engage youth and young adults in meaningful service, leadership development, and environmental stewardship. Our vision is a world in which everyone has equitable access to nature, is equipped to succeed in career and life, and is empowered to make a difference in conserving natural resources.
Position: The Corps seeks its next Executive Director to lead a bold agenda, to provide stability and inspiration to the skilled and committed staff, and to envision an organizational and world future that is financially sustainable and that recognizes the changing needs and priorities of our day. The Executive Director reports to CCMI’s 19-member Board of Directors and is responsible for consistent achievement of CCMI’s environmental stewardship, service-learning mission, and financial objectives. The Executive Director provides guidance and oversight of an annual operating budget of $10+ million with multiple revenue streams, leads a passionate and committed team of 41 staff members and nearly 400 program participants, and works to build a cohesive, equitable, and inclusive team among approximately seven locations in Minnesota and Iowa.
Deadline to apply: August 12, 2024
Ecological Restoration Technician
Do you love to be outdoors, in the woods, interacting with nature? Ed’s Buckthorn Control is seeking help from people who want to save the natural landscape as much as we do! Friendly, professional, and nature-loving, Ed’s Buckthorn Control specializes in buckthorn management and forest restoration services in the West Metro area of Minnesota.
Position: We’re seeking full-time restoration technicians to work out of our Minnetonka headquarters, working on large and small scale buckthorn removal/native habitat restoration projects. Work includes (but not limited to): control of invasive species, maintaining removal areas, and installing native plants/seed on residential and municipal properties. Mainly: cutting and treating buckthorn with herbicide; managing brush; spraying weeds with backpack sprayers; pulling weeds; planting, mulching, watering, and caging trees, shrubs, and plugs; seeding; driving an ATV; operating chainsaw; pruning; operating brush saw; driving truck and trailer; and recordkeeping.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
Metro Blooms is a nonprofit that partners with communities, property owners, organizations and local governments to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds, embracing the values of equity and inclusion to solve environmental challenges. We believe that collaboration with our communities and across our programs is the most impactful way to heal our earth. We manage the Blue Thumb ‐ Planting for Clean Water partnership and own the for‐profit Metro Blooms Design+Build, a full‐service landscape design, construction, and landcare company. This position is employed by Metro Blooms Design+Build.
Position: Installation crew members work to implement the landscape plans that our designers have created. Designs are typically naturalistic, and plant-focused. Projects range in size from a single front yard rain garden to a multi-family or community-based project that includes large plantings as well as hardscapes including stepping stones, patios, natural stone walls and pathways. Our crew members take pride in installing beautiful and thoughtful landscapes that provide resilient outdoor spaces for both humans and urban wildlife. We are dedicated to safety and thoroughness in all our work.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
Sustainable Landcare Training Manager
Metro Blooms is a nonprofit that partners with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds, embracing the values of equity and inclusion to solve environmental challenges. We believe collaboration with community is the way to restore our relationship with the earth and we strive to center relationships in all that we do. Most of our work happens in the Twin Cities metro, and through our Blue Thumb education programming we partner with organizations and residents across Minnesota to create healthier outdoor spaces for people, water, and pollinators.
Position: This position is responsible for the overall management of our Sustainable Landcare Training program. The training is focused on the installation, long-term care, and inspection of rain gardens and other green infrastructure, providing employment pathways and meeting the demand for a growing green workforce. The training audience is primarily young adults (17–25-year-olds) who are impacted by environmental injustice and who experience high barriers to green jobs. While this position is not responsible for delivering training content, which is typically delivered by experts in the field, this person is responsible for facilitating trainings, including leading some discussions and supporting participants. We strongly recommend experience working with both youth and young adults, and having knowledge of environmental justice and stewardship.
Deadline to apply: Summer 2024. The position will remain open until we have a diverse and qualified pool of applicants.
Great River Greening (GRG) is Minnesota’s leading environmental restoration nonprofit with a mission to inspire, engage, and lead local communities in conserving and caring for the land and water that enrich our lives. Our services extend throughout Minnesota in partnership with local communities, governmental agencies, conservation and agricultural organizations, individuals, and businesses. We offer flexibility, a friendly work culture, supportive Board of Directors, hybrid work options, and opportunities to grow.
Position: The Urban Forestry Specialist will play a key role in implementing the CMC project. As an expert in urban forestry practices, this position will oversee tree planting, maintenance, and monitoring activities; insuring trees are planted in suitable locations, receive proper care, and are chosen with proper species selection in mind. It will require working with multiple municipal partners and community stakeholders in the assessment, planting, and ongoing stewardship of these living assets. This position will entail a balance of field and office work. While many backgrounds are possible, we would prefer someone who has experience in sustainable forest resource management, arboriculture, and/or urban ecology.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is a proactive and forward-thinking organization dedicated to the management and conservation of the Rice Creek Watershed in Minnesota. RCWD covers approximately 186 square miles of urban and rural lands in Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties. The area includes 28 towns, cities, and townships.
Position: The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is excited to announce an opening for a Technical Field Assistant. This position will provide technical field and administrative assistance to District staff in the management of the District’s Public Drainage System, Facilities, Project Implementation, and general District objectives.
Deadline to apply: Position open until filled.
Climate Generation ignites and sustains the ability of youth, educators, and communities to act on systems perpetuating the climate crisis. Based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Climate Generation strategically engages and builds capacity for youth, educators, decision-makers and the public to foster climate literacy and action with the goal of building a more equitable and resilient future for all.
Position: The Fund Development Manager provides strategic and tactical resource development and revenue building efforts from institutional and individual donors. This position provides leadership for prospecting research, writing, submitting and reporting on funding requests to institutional donors(foundations, government, corporate and civic organizations), and partners with the Executive Director on individual donor efforts.
Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a candidate is hired.
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.
