Interested in a career in forestry and natural resource management? Love the Sierra and want to help conserve and restore Sierra forests while becoming an environmental leader?
Become a Sierra Corps Fellow
Please visit the Careers with the Alliance webpage to view open Fellow positions, or email taylor@sierranevadaalliance.org for more information.
Check out the previous Host Sites below to get an idea of the type of work and projects Sierra Corps Fellows are tasked with. Click on the position title to download a PDF of the position description.
- Forest Restoration Fellow – American Forests with Eldorado National Forest
- Field Operations Coordinator – Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions
- Program Coordinator– Eastern California Water Association – American Forests
- Project Manager – Feather River Resource Conservation District
- Project Coordinator – Plumas Corporation
- Ecological Reserves Project Lead – CSU Chico Ecological Reserves
Advance your career in environmental conservation and forest health by working as a Sierra Corps Fellow.
We place Sierra Corps Fellows at environmental organizations throughout the Sierra to help build their organization and the region’s capacity to complete meaningful forest health work. The program is seeking enthusiastic, conservation-minded people to commit to a year-long fellowship working to restore Sierra forests and build resilient communities. The Sierra Corps Fellowship Program is not an entry-level internship program. Applicants must have experience in conservation planning, monitoring, and assessment, and/or restoration implementation, ideally with a forestry emphasis.
Required Qualifications
Each Fellowship position has unique requirements related to the position’s function. These requirements are included in the Host Site-specific position descriptions, which you can find on the left side of this page. The Sierra Corps Program has the following general requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S.
- Must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED (higher education degrees are strongly recommended)
- Must be a minimum of 18 years old
- Must be able to pass criminal background check
- Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, or other related field OR at least2 years of forestry vocational training and education
- At least 1 year of experience with forest health monitoring and assessment
- At least 2 years combined experience in:
- Forest health monitoring and assessment
- Conservation planning
- Project management
- Environmental analysis and research
- Knowledge of CEQA/NEPA regulations and documentation
- Strong technical writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Experience facilitating meetings
- Ability to work independently and with little oversight
- Confidence and ability to manage multiple projects
- Experience with grant writing or a willingness to learn grant writing skills quickly
- Strong desire to work in a forest health related career, ideally in the Sierra
- Passion for conservation of the Sierra
