AmeriCorps Positions: Community Engagement Associates

Now open and accepting resumes and covers letters for joint AmeriCorps opportunities with the Palouse Land Trust and Idaho Firewise, based in Moscow, Idaho. Position summary: Palouse Land Trust and Idaho Firewise are seeking applicants for two 900-hour AmeriCorps members to advance opportunities to engage and educate the broader community about the importance of land…

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Staff Highlight: Welcome Erica!

Idaho Firewise welcomes aboard our newest staff member, Erica Jansen. Erica’s position with Idaho Firewise is the Fuels Mitigation & North Idaho Program Coordinator! We welcome Erica to the team after completion of the Idaho Firewise/Palouse Land Trust AmeriCorps position, Outreach and Community Engagement Assistant. Here are just a few of Erica’s accomplishments as an…

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Youth Conservation Corps Mitigation Projects

This summer, Idaho Firewise in conjunction with the Clearwater Basin Youth Conservation Corps, was able to complete a series of fuel mitigation projects across Latah County. These projects were implemented in critical Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas, adjacent to public lands and on properties owned by residents who would be displaced in the event of a…

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Meet Erica Jansen, AmeriCorps Member

Erica Jansen is serving as the AmeriCorps Community Outreach and Engagement Assistant for Idaho Firewise. This is Erica’s second year serving with AmeriCorps. Last year, she served with a different local environmental non-profit. Her work with Idaho Firewise will focus on organizing fuel reduction events across the state, educating the public on the importance of…

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AmeriCorps Position: Idaho Firewise & Palouse Land Trust

Moscow, IdahoIdaho Firewise in collaboration with Palouse Land Trust is looking for an enthusiastic individual interested in Outreach and Community Engagement. The dates of service for this new position are 11 months, between September 2021 and August 2022, actual dates TBD. To learn more about this position and how to apply, please review the position…

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Meet Emma Sondker, AmeriCorps Member

My name is Emma Sondker and I am the new AmeriCorps member of Idaho FireWise. I am serving for the next 5.5 months on a joint project of the Palouse Land Trust and Idaho FireWise. My official title is the Outreach and Community Engagement Assistant. I started serving near the end of March and am…

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