Natural Heritage Trust

Job Summary: The UCF Practitioner Coordinator will help connect urban forest stakeholders and build constituencies for community forests in order to leverage statewide initiatives, funding, and other opportunities. State initiatives around urban and community forestry such as 25 Million Trees and the state Arbor Day Poster Contest, and national programs such as the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City, Tree Campus, and Tree Line USA programs, all aim to celebrate and elevate urban forestry best practices. This position will coordinate these programs, assisting with education/outreach, storytelling, grants and other program activities as needed. This position involves working with regional staff, other UCF coordination staff in Albany, applicant organizations, and the Arbor Day Foundation. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program expands to address extreme heat, air pollution, and climate carbon sequestration goals and provide leadership and funding to deliver necessary levels of...

Job Summary: DEC was awarded a grant by the U.S. Forest Service to manage ash trees impacted by the Emerald Ash borer and implement community forest management plans in local communities. The successful candidate will help to ensure that federal funding results in successful projects, is expended in a timely manner and consistent with the Federal grant requirements. The UCF Grant Specialist supports DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry subgrant program and other grant programs as needed. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program is expanding to address climate carbon sequestration goals, provide statewide leadership, and deliver unprecedented levels of funding, this position will critically support federal grant subawardees and ensure that tree planting and tree maintenance projects result in long-lasting public benefit. Duties: Work with and support grant awardees, regional staff, coordination team, and other DEC programs, municipalities, volunteers, and partner...

Job Summary: The UCF Specialist: Local Implementation Forester will support the 25 Million Trees Initiative in New York City by providing technical assistance, outreach and education to local communities and organizations, and with partner organizations in support of local urban and community forestry programs. The UCF Specialist will also assist in managing ReLeaf Committee activities. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program expands to address climate carbon sequestration this position is critical to ensure that the unprecedented levels of funding are delivered through efficient and effective programing in the state’s largest city. The Department was awarded an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grant by the USFS for the purpose of implementing the NYS Forest Action Plan by providing technical advice, assistance, education and training to communities and organizations in New York City, in which 40% of the state’s population resides. The individual hired for this...