The US Forest Service (USFS) will host daily webinars focused on forests and disturbance from April 5-9, 2021 at 2:00 pm Eastern time. Webinars in the series focus on forests and fire, flood, insect and wind disturbances.  Find out more here. 

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The US department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking proposals for to fund up to $75 million dollars in unique projects under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s (RCCP) Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA). The focus is on taking innovative and non-traditional approaches to conservation solutions at the local, regional and national scales. NRCS will prioritize projects related to climate smart agriculture and forestry. Proposals are being accepted from now through May 29^th. Find out more here. 

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is accepting pre-proposals for the Acres for America program, which funds programs that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife and plants through land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements. Pre-proposals are due by April 15, 2021 and full proposals (invitation only) are due by Wednesday June 30. A recent webinar was held March 24, to guide applicants. Read more about the request for proposals here. 

The 2021 National Coastal Resilience Fund Request for proposals focuses on creating and restoring natural systems in order to protect communities from coastal storms, sea- and lake-level changes, inundation, and coastal erosion, while improving habitats for fish and wildlife species. The National Coastal Resilience Fund is a project of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). There are four priority areas for projects: community capacity building and planning, site assessment and preliminary design, final design and permitting as well as restoration and monitoring. Pre-proposals are due April 7^th and full proposals are by invitation only, and due June 23. Find out more here. 

The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Environmental Justice Small Grants fund projects up to $50,000, depending on the availability of funds in a given year. All projects are associated with at least one qualified environmental statute. The EJSG program awards grants that support community-driven projects designed to engage, educate, and empower communities to better understand local environmental and public health issues and develop strategies for addressing those issues, building consensus in the community, and setting community priorities. These grants are for one-year projects. This opportunity places special emphasis on projects focusing on COVID-19 impacts, as well as climate and disaster resiliency. Additionally, EPA is emphasizing projects addressing diesel pollution in underserved communities living near ports and railyards as part of EPA’s Ports Initiative. Finally, to promote equitable accessibility to EPA grant funding and to assist small entities, approximately half of the total available funding under this announcement is intended to be reserved for small non-profit organizations as defined in the announcement. Deadline for proposals is May 7, 2021. To find out more, click here. 

The USFS Region 8 is hiring a wood innovations coordinator that will serve as a regionally recognized expert in identifying and supporting wood product and wood energy markets. In addition, the potion will provide specialized and professional guidance, leadership, coordination and program direction while working with a wide range of stakeholders. Apply by April 2, 2021. Duty station can be in Atlanta, GA, Montgomery, AL, Hot Springs, AR, Gainesville, GA, Winchester, KY or Roanoke, VA. Find out more here.

The College of Agriculture (COA) at Auburn University (www.agriculture.auburn.edu/) and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) (www.aces.edu) are seeking applications for the position of Associate Dean for Extension and Assistant Director for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Extension Programs. This 12-month administrative position will be located within the COA at Auburn University and fits within the organizational structures of COA and ACES. The Associate Dean/Assistant Director position reports jointly to the COA Dean and the ACES Associate Director. The position is classified as a tenure-track Extension Specialist with a COA and ACES administrative appointment. This position is a five-year appointment, subject to review.  The Associate Dean/Assistant Director will be a member of the COA administrative team and a member of the ACES System Program Team to bring into alignment the programmatic visions and directions of the COA and ACES.  Read more about the position here. 

University of Florida has an Assistant professor of forest management position that will be 60% teaching and 40% research. The position is based at the West Florida Research and Education Center in Milton, FL (20 miles from Pensacola, FL). The position is tenure track in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences. The candidate will teach undergraduate courses in fire ecology and forest mensuration, as well as courses such as Foundations in Natural Resources and Conservation and more. The position was opened for applications March 18^th. Find out more here.