Dept of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection Deputy Secretary Randy Romanski will be coming to visit the Bayfield Regional Conservancy on Friday August 21st. The main focus of his visit will be farmland preservation, especially with the Working Lands Initiative just getting passed in the recent budget. He will be arriving at BRC's office in downtown Bayfield at 8:00 am for a quick overview of our priorities projects (10-15 min) and then we will visit two of the farms that have been protected by the Town of Bayfield's Farmland Preservation Program: Blue Vista Farm and Highland Valley Farm, spending roughly 20 minutes at each farm.
The Working Lands Initiative included a Purchase of Agriculture Conservation Easements (PACE) program funded at $12M. The details of the program have yet to be hashed out and will be done over the coming next few months. The PACE program will be a great way to fuel local farmland preservation programs, such as the Town of Bayfield's program, and may perhaps catalyze the creation of other local efforts.
Please attend! We can be reached at 715-779-5263 for more details.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
2 new job annoucements! Land Protection Specialist & Conservation Planner
#1
Land Protection Specialist
Project Position
Land Protection Specialist
Job Title: Land Protection Specialist
Supervisor: Executive Director
Type: Part time (10 -15 hrs/wk), Temporary (10 mos)
Pay Rate: $16.00/hr
Location:
Closing date: August 30th, 2009
Location: Bayfield Regional Conservancy,
Background: The Bayfield Regional Conservancy, a small, local land trust working in Bayfield,
The Land Protection Specialist would be responsible for implementing landowner outreach and conservation option workshops throughout BRC’s service area. The Land Protection Specialist will collaborate with other professionals to develop outreach materials and will implement conservation projects as time and funding permit.
Qualifications:
· Undergraduate degree in a natural resources related field and/or 3-5 years experience in land trust, grassroots organizing, or related work
· 3 years relevant experience with a land trust or similar conservation organization or agency. Demonstrated experience with purchase of easements/development rights and conservation sales preferred
· Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse group of land owners, attorneys, realtors, and government officials
· Understanding and working knowledge of land conservation programs (County, Federal, and Land Trust)
· Ability to locate, identify, and evaluate parcels of land for protection
· Ability to work independently and to set priorities.
· The ability to deal effectively and personably with a variety of people, including members, donors, directors, volunteers, landowners, and the public.
· The ability to work as a member of a team.
· Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
· Understanding of and commitment to BRC’s mission and goals.
· Working knowledge of ArcGIS 9.3 preferred.
Duties:
· Develop and manage an outreach program to educate potential conservation easement donors about the benefits of easement gifts.
· Conduct workshops and public presentations on BRC’s work and land protection and conservation options.
· Work with Executive Director and Land Projects Committee to identify, develop, and complete new projects.
· Prioritize land parcels for protection.
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WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed in an office as well as in the field. Travel is required to meetings, speaking engagements, workshops.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 30, 2009. Please send a cover letter, resume, three references, and answers to the following questions (no more than 200 words per question), to:
Bayfield Regional Conservancy
Attn: Executive Director Position
1. What is your experience working with landowners on conservation and/or complex real estate transactions?
2. What do you consider your most important knowledge and skills that qualify you to assume the job responsibilities of this position, and how did you acquire them?
3. Please give an example of a project you have taken charge of from start to finish.
The Bayfield Regional Conservancy is an equal opportunity employer.
#2
Project Position
Strategic Conservation Planning
September 15, 2009- May 30, 2010
Compensation: $6,600
The Bayfield Regional Conservancy, a small, local land trust, is seeking to hire a project consultant to implement strategic conservation planning in
Job Overview:
The consultant will collect information from documents, agencies, natural resource professionals and integrate the information into a conservation plan focusing on the Lake Superior basin in
The consultant will prepare an outreach summary piece for sharing with natural resource agencies and units of government involved in local planning processes. The summary publication will build awareness of the priority sites and help raise interest and attract resources to implement land protection initiatives.
The consultant will establish a GIS workstation at the BRC office to support the planning work, and to be used when the plan is implemented.
Qualifications:
· Experience in conservation planning
· Strong organization skills to coordinate and implement the planning process
· Ability to read, analyze and synthesize existing plans and summarize into a conservation plan for BRC
· Experience coordinating publications: writing, layout, printing and distribution of written reports and summaries
· Familiarity with computers including: database and word processing software
· Experience with ArcGIS 9.3 and setting up a GIS computer workstation
· Good communication skills in speaking and writing
· Ability to work independently
· Good at setting and meeting deadlines
To Apply:
Submit a resume and cover letter by August 30, 2009. The cover letter should address the qualifications listed above and experience related to the job description. Please include the
phone numbers for three references. Interviews will be scheduled in August. Start date to be as soon as possible thereafter.
For More Information:
Contact the Bayfield Regional Conservancy at 715-779-LAND or see www.brcland.org
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