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The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) is a leading nonprofit public interest environmental law firm. WELC has been celebrated as an Outside Magazine Best Place to Work, Oregon Business Magazine Best Nonprofit, a Law360 Environmental Group of the Year, and a Better Business Bureau Torch Award winner for ethics.

We envision a thriving, resilient Western U.S., abundant with protected public lands and wildlife, powered by renewable energy, defended by communities rooted in an ethic of conservation, and committed to equity, inclusion, and justice. We achieve this vision with steady, strategic, and bold legal advocacy that turns the wheels of power at all levels of government. WELC seeks a Communications and Outreach Associate to join our team and contribute to our mission. We strongly encourage people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants.

This opportunity is part of a collaborative effort between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service  (NRCS), Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV), U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS), and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) to further conservation delivery of NRCS Conservation Implementation Strategies (CIS) and other working lands conservation programs in southeast Oregon. The position will provide technical assistance to NRCS for implementing the  Working Lands for Waterbirds Habitat Conservation CIS and other wildlife habitat conservation efforts. The primary  objective will be marketing and delivering Farm Bill conservation programs to livestock producers, flood irrigators, and private landowners. This position will be administered by the IWJV and key funding partners. The successful applicant will be an employee of Wildlife Management Institute (WMI). WMI’s mission is: “dedicated to the conservation,  enhancement and professional management of North America’s wildlife and other natural resources.” Daily guidance will be provided by the Lake County NRCS District Conservationists (DC). A team of contributing partner organization staff will provide additional oversight and guidance.

The Wilderness Society is focused on making America’s system of public lands part of the solution to the most pressing conservation challenges of our day: climate change, unprecedented species extinction and inequitable access to nature’s benefits. We work with diverse partners to find common ground around enduring, science-based conservation solutions, combining long term investments in community-led conservation, deep public lands expertise, and commitment to advocacy efforts that share voice, power, and impact. 

The Conservation Manager is a core member of The Wilderness Society’s Washington State team focused on landscape conservation on the eastern slope of the North Cascades. Working under the Washington State Director, the Conservation Manager plays a critical role in collaboratively developing and implementing conservation solutions that address the climate and biodiversity crises and help ensure diverse communities have equitable access to and receive equitable benefits from nature. To be effective, the Conservation Manager must excel at cultivating and managing relationships with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders and, ideally, have a working knowledge of forest ecology and management on the eastern slope of the North Cascades.

This position plays an important role in supporting an inclusive organizational culture that is grounded in trust and accountability to shared goals and outcomes. TWS has made diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic priorities for the organization and the Conservation Manager will integrate these priorities throughout our Washington program work. Across our team, we aspire to be campaign oriented, nimble, collaborative, innovative, transparent, and supportive of staff – our greatest asset.

The Crown of the Continent Geotourism Council is an international transboundary collaboration between partners in southwest Alberta, southeast British Columbia and northwest Montana. The Project Coordinator serves as the contracted staff member for the Crown of the Continent Geotourism Council and reports to the Crown of the Continent Executive Committee (EC). The Project Coordinator implements Council goals and designs and carries out strategies to meet Council objectives and outputs. This position serves as the liaison between the Crown of the Continent Geotourism Council and its geotourism partners. The Project Coordinator communicates the value of geotourism and the mission of the Council to local communities, organizations, and businesses in the Crown of the Continent region.

The Bureau Chief works to support and implement the Department’s mission to help ensure that Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.

The Bureau Chief provides overall vision, direction, and management to the Bureau and programs within the Bureau.  The Bureau Chief develops approaches and solutions to the challenges faced by programs and works with stakeholders to cultivate support for Department initiatives. The Bureau Chief coordinates Bureau activities with those of other bureaus, divisions, and departments; participates in policy initiatives; and implements or directs projects of high priority to the Department.  The Bureau Chief must consider a broad spectrum of factors when making decisions and recommendations, including technical concerns, public relations, legislative relations, public policy stances, effect on other organizations/agencies/divisions/bureaus, Departmental resources and mission, and economic impact.

Job Overview:

Oversees program operations, conducts inspections and investigations, and provides training and education to As Bureau Chief, the incumbent performs the management and supervisory work necessary to plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Bureau. 

Work Unit Overview: 

The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s (DNRC) Conservation Districts Bureau (CDB) provides administrative, technical, financial, and legal assistance to 58 conservation districts. As mandated by Montana law, duties of the DNRC and the CDB include advising conservation district supervisors in carrying out their authorities and programs. 

Job Overview: 

The purpose of this position is to provide a wide variety of services and assistance to help conservation districts build capacity and to efficiently navigate the laws, purposes, and responsibilities mandated by the legislature.  While the specialist assists conservation districts across the state, the employee will focus on districts located in their geographical region based on duty station.  Travel to districts for in-person meetings is required.  The specialist is part of a team that coordinates work plans with other bureau staff and partners to deliver the most effective services to conservation districts. The specialist reports directly to the CDB Program Manager.

POSITION SUMMARY 

TU  staffers occupy unique and diverse positions, requiring self-motivated  and highly capable people to identify, plan, and implement instream flow  conservation projects and assist project managers in addressing water  rights aspects of fish passage and stream restoration projects to  primarily benefit aquatic resources and wild and native trout  populations in the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone watersheds. The  Specialist will work closely with Montana Water and Habitat Program  attorneys and project managers, local watershed groups, and agricultural  communities to seek opportunities to reconnect and restore instream  flows on priority tributaries within public and private lands and  coordinate with resource agency staff to navigate and improve water  policy. The Specialist must possess experience with water rights and  water law, instream flow project development and implementation, water  right administrative policy and processes, and a familiarity and  willingness to work in tandem with experts in stream restoration, fish  passage, and mine reclamation.      

A significant focus  will be placed upon building and maintaining partnerships with partners  in the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone basins, with our colleagues West  of the Divide, and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and  Conservation. Good oral and written communication skills are required.   In addition, the successful applicant will be expected to seek out and  obtain grant funding along with team members to support project work and  core 

operational costs.  The position will be supervised out of the Trout Unlimited office in Bozeman, MT. This position will require  frequent local travel for meetings and field work. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

TU  Project Managers hold unique and diverse positions. The shortest  description of the job is to “make things happen.” In that spirit, TU  seeks to hire a self-motivated and highly capable person to identify,  plan, and implement water conservation, fish passage and stream  restoration projects to benefit aquatic resources and native and wild  fish populations in the Upper Yellowstone and Shields watersheds. The  Project Manager will work closely with local agricultural communities to  seek opportunities to reconnect and restore cold-water habitat on  private lands as well as coordinate with agency land managers to improve  and reconnect aquatic habitat on public lands. The Project Manager will  be responsible for all aspects of restoration project work, but will  also work closely with other TU staff and volunteers working throughout  the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone Basin as well as colleagues in the  Clark Fork Basin.  Experience with stream restoration, contractor  oversight, and hydrology are key qualifications.   

A  significant focus will be placed upon partnership-building with the Joe  Brooks and Madison-Gallatin Chapters of TU as well as other local TU  chapters and grassroots leaders, land trusts, state and federal  agencies, landowners, watershed groups, and other non-profit  organizations. Good communication skills are required.  In addition, the  successful applicant will be expected 

to assist the Director as  we seek out and obtain grant funding to support project work and core  operational costs. The Project Manager will be supervised out of the Trout Unlimited office in Bozeman, MT, but could live within the Greater  Yellowstone region.  This position will require frequent local travel  for field work and occasional travel outside the region for meetings. 

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for the entire range of financial management from daily operations to high-level management and analysis. They will oversee the annual audit, develop and manage the annual budget, and manage all licensing and reporting requirements. This position will also provide financial reports to the organization’s Finance Committee and Board of Directors including forecasting and cash projection documents.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the financial management of Wild Montana (a501(c)(3)) and the Wild Montana Action Fund (“The Action Fund”, a 501(c)(4) organization). All duties and responsibilities below apply to both organizations except where stated otherwise.