Summer Stewardship Technician

SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Stewardship Technician is a temporary position that assists the stewardship team in ecological restoration, trail and public access maintenance, and monitoring work on Land Trust protected lands. This is a temporary entry level position with a focus on learning and gaining new skills.

DUTIES:

Primary Tasks

• Supporting stewardship field work, as assigned.
• Watering and maintaining native plantings.
• Invasive plant removal.
• Trail construction and maintenance.
• Maintaining public use access sites
• Driving work vehicles, including an F-150 with a trailer, to sites across the island.
• Additional examples of technician work includes:
  • Herbicide application.
  • Running motorized tools safely and effectively.
  • Applying deer repellant.
  • Towing a watering trailer on the highway, and off-road in restoration areas.
  • Vegetation and photo point monitoring.
  • Seed collection.
  • Fencing repair, trash removal, mowing, weed whacking, etc.

Secondary Tasks 

• Assist with volunteer work parties.
• Trail data collection.
• Easement monitoring.
• Assist other Land Trust staff, as assigned. 
• Support outreach events as needed. 
  • Assist with educational tours.
  • Assist with summer camp.

TIME COMMITMENT: This is an hourly, full-time position working 32 hours per week. This temporary position has a projected start date of June 16, 2026 and is projected to end in early September 2026; the start and end dates may be negotiable.

Typical hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm and may occasionally require evening and weekend work. The work schedule is negotiable.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is mainly performed in the field for eight hour days. Field work often requires endurance walking over uneven terrain while carrying tools and the ability to do extensive and strenuous work such as brush clearing and digging holes. The Land Trust’s preserve lands and conservation easements are located throughout Whidbey and Camano Islands, and road travel is required to visit these properties. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. Minimal office work will be performed in an office setting.

For more information, check out the job posting on our website at www.wclt.org