Job Opening--Manistee Conservation District in Bear Lake, MI Below is a summary of the job responsibilities. This job has the potential to become full-time within one year. Please review the full job description and application instructions at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.manisteecd2.org_uploads_2_8_1_9_28197077_job-5Fdescription-5Fconservation-5Ftech-5Fannouncement-5Fmanistee-5Fcd.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=nE__W8dFE-shTxStwXtp0A&r=dWvhVGYdXPgQj6pG0e9NFA&m=JDvSVAo5cVXqCsgeUPwKKmbZdg352vV6j8xJRtvkqKI&s=XmbxR5ZQijULhO18Vd-72-iftaUdfm-gwhzefEHLllk&e= POSITION OBJECTIVE: Assist the NRCS District Conservationist in planning, implementing, and processing USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts in Manistee and Benzie Counties. POSITION DESCRIPTION This is a three-quarter time position, with potential to become full-time after one year. As an employee of the Manistee Conservation District, employee will assist the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in providing technical and financial assistance for producers and landowners seeking to implement USDA-funded conservation activities on their land. Conservation Technical Assistant will work with landowners in the Mansitee and Benzie County service areas to help them understand, plan, manage, protect, and utilize their natural resources, providing information and technical assistance in implementing conservation practices funded through the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and the Agricultural Act of 2014, generally referred to as the Farm Bill. Technical assistant will work closely with the NRCS District Conservationist for Manistee and Benzie Counties and will be housed at the Manistee Conservation District and the USDA Service Center in Bear Lake, MI. Deliverables involve multiple phases, including farm or property assessments, development of conservation plans, providing guidance with federal program signups and contracting, as well as providing technical assistance to landowners and producers implementing conservation practices. Conservation Technical Assistant’s work may include conservation practice implementation activities such as inventory and evaluation, survey, design, lay-out, construction inspection, and/or check-out tasks for conservation practices. The work may also include contract administration activities such as document collection and compilation, application ranking, contract correspondence preparation. Common conservation practices include agricultural nutrient management, cover crops, field borders and filter strips and stream-bank restoration.