Job Title: Recreation & Stewardship Technician
Department: Stewardship
Salary Range: $18.00 - $20.00/hour based on experience.
Reports to: Stewardship Projects Manager and Steward & Volunteer Programs Coordinator
Full time/Temporary/Seasonal/Hourly
Position Summary: This seasonal position provides field support on Forest Society properties around the state during the busy summer field season. Duties include regular monitoring and stewardship tasks (trail work, signage installation, property clean up, monitoring of encroachments) on Forest Society properties, as well as basic visitor outreach. This position works both independently on field assignments, as well as providing support for group stewardship and recreation tasks with Forest Society staff and volunteers. This is a full-time, temporary position with flexible start/end dates, with shorter/longer term position assignment possibilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Visitor outreach and monitoring at several popular recreation destinations:
- Educate visitors about responsible recreation, Leave No Trace principles, and visitor use guidelines.
- Provide information to visitors about trails and recreational opportunities.
- Clean and maintain parking areas, trails, and infrastructure.
- Monitor high-use destinations for other issues.
Assist Forest Society Staff with general stewardship tasks including but not limited to:
- Installing signage on forest properties and trails.
- Conduct basic trail maintenance and assist staff on larger trail maintenance projects.
- Monitor, document, and report on issues, including trail maintenance problems, unauthorized uses, dumped items, or potential boundary encroachments.
- Assist staff with running volunteer group workdays to accomplish larger stewardship or trail maintenance tasks, including Monadnock Trails Week.
- Help improve Forest Society data on the OuterSpatial Mobile Trails App, including in creating interpretive outings.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills required:
- Background or education in recreation management, environmental education, forestry, natural resource management, or related field.
- Self-motivated individual with an outgoing and friendly personality, strong public communication skills, and outdoor skills, including navigation on and off trail.
- Exhibits good judgment, self-confidence, cool temperament, and conflict resolution skills.
- Previous experience with trail maintenance desirable.
- Valid Driver’s License, reliable transportation, home computer with internet access (for remote work), and a smartphone for recording field data.
Working Conditions:
- Candidate will spend most days working in the field, often independently.
- This position will involve significant driving to field sites throughout New Hampshire (travel reimbursed at standard federal mileage rate).
- Field work will be in a variety of environmental and weather conditions. On and off-trail navigation in forests is often required .
- 30-40 hours per week, flexible schedule with occasional weekend work.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to hike steep terrain on and off-trail, carrying ~30lbs of gear.
- Ability to work independently outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
- Ability to use hand tools and power tools (cordless drill, impact driver) safely and efficiently.
Opportunity for Growth:
- Candidate will be trained in visitor outreach, trail maintenance, property monitoring, and other recreation and land management tasks.
- Opportunities for other training/certifications are possible.
- Will have opportunities to see how one of the nation’s leading land trusts operates, through participation in workdays and events, and job shadowing.
If you’re interested in learning new skills and spending your summer outdoors on conservation land, email a resume, cover letter and references to Sarah Alsamaraee, Forestry & Stewardship Administrative Coordinator at salsamaraee@forestsociety.org by March 6th, 2026.