We are partnering with the Utah State University Quinney College of Natural Resources to hire two students looking for full-time summer employment with Working Lands Conservation!

The Project:

As an organization, we study how to balance livestock grazing with other valued ecosystem services on public land, including healthy riparian areas, soil carbon sequestration, and high-quality sage-grouse habitat.

Job Scope:

Field Technicians will work in collaboration with the Project Manager. Duties include, but are not limited to: 

  • Vegetation sampling, identification, & collection

  • Water quality monitoring

  • Soil sampling & processing

Qualifications:

  • Must be currently enrolled in the USU Quinney College of Natural Resources

  • Excellent communicator, detail-oriented & a team-player

  • Must be comfortable working in cold to very hot weather, be able to carry up to 10 lbs of gear, and be able to work up to 10 hours / day in these conditions

  • 1 crew member with excellent plant ID skills

  • Experience collecting rangeland vegetation & soil data (including plant ID) is desired, but not required

Location, Work Schedule & Pay

  • Positions run from May 19th to August 22nd with two weekends in September

  • Full-time is 4, 10-hour days / week, 14 weeks total 

  • Most weeks will be spent in the field in Randolph, UT. Housing will be provided at a BLM field station during field work; Technicians provide their own food. 

  • Some weeks will be spent in Logan, UT, processing soil samples. Housing is not provided during in-Logan work weeks. 

  • $18 per hour

To Apply:

Utah State University Quinney College of Natural Resource Students: Please apply through the QCNR Internship Program


Feel free to contact us with specific inquires.