02/06/2025
Two great job opportunities with Playa Lakes Joint Venture are available in New Mexico. You can find more information at this link: https://lnkd.in/da7_kCjZ
New Mexico Grasslands Restoration Coordinator
PLJV is seeking an experienced New Mexico Grasslands Restoration Coordinator to support the Restore New Mexico partnership in their mesquite removal and grassland restoration efforts in southeast New Mexico. This position will coordinate and expand a successful, established partnership which requires building relationships with private, local, state, and federal entities. The incumbent needs to be outgoing, creative, and able to identify and meet the needs of conservation collaborators. The job will require frequent in-person meetings and interactions.
Primary duties include maintaining regular communications among PLJV staff and partners in New Mexico working on grasslands conservation, conducting outreach to engage landowners in mesquite removal as well as communicating with landowners already enrolled in programs to remove mesquite on their rangelands, and collecting social science and vegetation data.
The deadline for all applications is Friday, February 28. Click on the button below to learn more about the job, major duties, required qualifications, and how to apply.
New Mexico Terrestrial Wildlife Recovery Biologist
PLJV is seeking a Terrestrial Wildlife Recovery Biologist to work on recovery efforts for terrestrial and semi-aquatic Species of Greatest Conservation Need (birds, mammals, and herps). This will include prioritizing species to work on, developing and implementing research, monitoring, and management programs for those species, and writing and overseeing implementation of state action plans and recovery plans. Plans will be written based on the best available science, including ecology, life history, and research and management needs for each species.
This position is responsible for working directly with New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) and contract biologists to accomplish these goals. All data gathered will be analyzed to determine next steps, and assessed for progress toward species recovery, down-listing and/or delisting. This position also has an opportunity to assist other NMDGF staff with tasks as needed including data entry, field monitoring and survey assistance, document preparation and review, and data analysis.
This position will remain open until filled. Click on the button below to learn more about the job, major duties, required qualifications, and how to apply.
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