<div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Job opening: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pacific Northwest Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner and NRCS Partner Biologist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Reporting to the Xerces Society Pollinator Program co-director and in collaboration with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) state and field office staff, the <i>Pacific Northwest Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner</i> will provide conservation planning, technical support and training to farmers and NRCS field office planners across northwestern states including Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Conservation work will focus on habitat for pollinators (especially wild bees), beneficial insects that help control crop pests, and possibly also declining butterflies. The ideal candidate will have experience with Farm Bill conservation programs and will be able to develop conservation planning guidance that addresses multiple goals of pollinator, beneficial insect, wildlife, soil, and water conservation. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Location:</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Portland, Oregon</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Application Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> March 8, 2019</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Start Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> April 2019</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">View  and apply for open positions at Xerces Society here: </span></p><p><a href="https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/List/4579/Xerces-Society-Inc" target="_blank">https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/List/4579/Xerces-Society-Inc </a></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>