Employment Opportunities at Opacum Land Trust

Land Stewardship Coordinator TerraCorps Service Member Position Available

Do you love being outdoors? Are you interested in gaining valuable experience in land stewardship, volunteer coordination, and education? Apply today to be a Land Stewardship Coordinator through the TerraCorps Service Program and help Opacum Land Trust to expand our stewardship program.

Land Stewardship Coordinators (LSC) Build the long-term capacity of their Service Sites by creating networks of volunteers to support hands-on stewardship of community lands.

TerraCorps is a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of land conservation, sustainable farming, and local food systems to build local nonprofit capacity while growing the next generation of emerging leaders committed to making a difference at the community level. We value the power of local nonprofits to best understand and serve their communities, and our goal is to help them succeed by providing them access to the AmeriCorps national service model to build organizational capacity. TerraCorps partners with a network of 40+ nonprofits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island focused on community needs related to local land conservation and sustainable agriculture. These partners act as service sites for a new cohort of up to 52 AmeriCorps service members annually. Service members are paired with a site supervisor who provides guidance and mentorship while they learn to manage community programs and projects over a 1,700-hour service term. The 2025-26 service year runs September 22, 2025, to July 31, 2026.

Opacum Land Trust is interviewing candidates for a Land Stewardship Coordinator (LSC). The LSC will engage with the Executive Director to manage volunteers on community service projects, educate or train individuals in environmental stewardship or environmentally conscious practices, and complete three capacity building projects. Potential projects include:

Set up Landscape software to track stewardship needs on Opacum properties, including
migrating data into LandScape, establishing property monitoring protocols with staff, and
completing/coordinating monitoring needs with volunteers on 30 properties.

Set up a volunteer stewardship program to assist with property monitoring and coordinating
volunteer property workdays for trail improvements, habitat management, and maintenance.

Coordinate educational walks on our properties about environmental stewardship or nature
education, with a focus on families and youth.