Environmental Conservation Specialist
3 weeks ago
Join Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region as a Kingman Ranger and play a vital role in the conservation and restoration of the Anacostia River and its surrounding habitats.
Job SummaryThe Kingman Ranger will assist in managing, restoring, and maintaining three miles of trails on Kingman Island, including boardwalks, hiking trails, biking trails, gravel roads, and backwoods trails. This role requires a strong work ethic, a desire to succeed, and a willingness to work outdoors in all temperatures and weather conditions.
Key Responsibilities- Assist in trail management, restoration, and maintenance, including learning and implementing best practices in trail creation and management.
- Provide excellent customer service to visitors, answering questions and addressing inquiries while on the islands.
- Assist in leading groups, including volunteers, students, job skills training programs, and summer youth employment program participants, in activities such as trail maintenance, habitat restoration, and environmental education.
- Contribute to the management and maintenance of Low Impact Development Features on Kingman Island, including a 1500 sq ft rain garden and other features to reduce pollution.
- Assist in traditional landscaping and upkeep of entrances and meadows, including planting, trimming, and other tasks.
- Participate in project-based work to transform parts of Kingman and Heritage Islands into more welcoming spaces for the public, including installing benches, creating picnic areas, planting trees and shrubs, and other activities.
- Assist in managing meadow habitat, wetland habitat, vernal pool habitat, forests, and other natural resources management and restoration.
- Ensure that Kingman and Heritage Islands are kept trash-free by maintaining waste receptacles and removing trash from trails and other areas.
- Assist in removing, evaluating, and disposing of trash collected in the Galatin Street Trash Interceptor and other Anacostia River trash interceptors, and contribute to collecting scientific data from the trash trapping mechanism for use in policy initiatives and behavior change initiatives focused on litter prevention.
- Must be a DC resident.
- Preference given to residents of Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8.
- Preference given to residents without a high school diploma or equivalent.
- A strong work ethic and desire to succeed.
- Preference given to experience in land management, basic carpentry, litter reduction, conducting education or recreation activities with youth and/or adults, and green infrastructure.
- A desire to serve as an example to others.
- A team player, taking initiative and direction well.
- Interacts well with customers, clients, visitors, etc.
- Organized and timely.
- Willingness to work outdoors in all temperatures and weather conditions.
- Willingness to actively participate in classroom and hands-on skills training and evaluations for professional skill development.
- Basic administrative skills and a willingness to learn more.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds at a time.
- Ability to walk at least 4 miles per day.
- COVID-19 vaccination or willingness to be vaccinated required.
The Kingman Ranger reports to the Kingman Rangers and Facilities Manager and will regularly receive both informal and formal feedback on job performance.
LCF-NCR's principal office is located at The Dent House, 156 Q Street SW. The Kingman and Heritage Islands Conservation Area can be accessed from RFK Stadium Lot 6, off Oklahoma Avenue in northeast DC.
The employee must be able to get to/from both of these locations in a reliable manner.
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