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📣🚨 Applications for our Fall 2024 ITEK Internship are now OPEN! 🎉 🌱 Wisdom of the Elders is proud to offer paid internship opportunities that give environmental education, job skills and career pathway support to people who want to work in the environmental sector. We focus on environmental restoration and Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) specific to our staff and interns. The program is 12 weeks long, every Spring and Fall. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we will meet online and in person each week to gain hands-on experience in the field with partner organizations. Each Wednesday will be a class day in NE Portland, where WOTE TEK Instructor, Dawn Lowe (Hawaiian, Apache, Mohawk), will hold space for us all to learn together about: 1) Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Native peoples (also known as ITEK) 2) Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) related concepts 3) Native American cultural arts and medicinal/edible plants 🌱 🔗 Apply NOW at the link below!!! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gUAz3fCh 🏷️ . . . . . #native #internship #PNW #nonprofit #indigenous #environment #traditionalknowledge #indigenousknowledge #jobopportunity #nowhiring #applynow #applytoday #applicationsopen #recruiting

Join Northwest Native Chamber for a free webinar featuring a presentation and Q&A on the vital role of business contracts and agreements. This session will explain what makes a contract legally enforceable, when to implement contracts, and which types are essential for business success. When? August 6th from 12-1pm Where? Zoom RSVP? https://buff.ly/3XYzI5J

🌟 We are hiring for a new Water Program Manager! The Water Program Manager will support and advance Sustainable Northwest’s vision for increased landowner enrollment in conservation programs throughout the West. This position will work closely with the Klamath Program Manager, the Regenerative Ranching Program Director, and landowners to implement strategies, programs, and projects to increase landowner involvement and education in a wide variety of conservation practices. 🌟 Visit our website to learn more and apply by August 14th! https://zurl.co/g9Tf

Black Food Sovereignty Coalition and Ecotrust are distributing microgrants from a total budget of $150,000 through a cooperative agreement with the USDA Farm Service Agency! We are accepting microgrant applications until August 13, 2024 at 11:59:00 PM PT. Visit our webpage to learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/br5b50SCMmM Each applicant can apply for a one-time grant of $5,000. If awarded, funds must be spent by January 31, 2025. The purpose of these microgrants is to: ● Increase the capacity of urban BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) farmers and other producers for growing food, medicines, fibers, or commodities or for expanding their growing operations; ● Increase urban BIPOC farmers' and other producers capacity for implementing climate-friendly and/or conservation practices that improve soil quality and increase their resilience to a changing climate if funding is not currently available through existing USDA programs.

We are honored to have been invited to spend the day with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians’ Chief, Tribal Council, and staff as they welcomed Governor Tina Kotek to haich ikt'at'tuu (Waite Ranch) to learn about our collaborative restoration project on the land. Here, we are working with our partners at the Tribe and the Siuslaw Watershed Council to restore nearly 200 acres of tidal estuary in the lower Siuslaw River. This project is being led by the Tribe and centers cultural restoration as a necessary part of restoring the natural processes and function of the land. Thank you to Tribal Council for working to elevate this partnership and the importance of protecting, restoring, and caring for our local lands and rivers. We are honored to work alongside the Tribe as co-stewards of this special place.

🔥 Job Opportunity: Fire Program Manager 🔥 📍 Location: Siletz, OR 💵 Salary/Wage: $45.30 per hour 📢 Closing Date: Open Until Filled The Siletz Tribe is seeking a dedicated and experienced Fire Program Manager to lead fire management and protection program. This role involves wildfire hazard mitigation, prescribed fire, and initial attack capabilities on Tribal lands. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and implement a comprehensive Tribal fire management program. - Plan, write, secure, and manage grants to achieve program goals. - Supervise and provide guidance, training, and technical support to fire program personnel. - Maintain fire qualifications records and coordinate with other tribes and fire agencies Requirements: - Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science, Forestry, Natural Resources, or a related field. - Minimum four years of wildland firefighting experience, including one year in a supervisory role. - Ability to pass the Department of Interior Medical Standards process and maintain qualifications. - Must pass the NWCG arduous fitness test annually. To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your application as soon as possible. See https://lnkd.in/g44rwrSu website to apply. #JobOpening #FireProgramManager #WildfireManagement #TribalForestry #WildlandFire