Employment
Current Employment Opportunities
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Title: Private Lands Grant Coordinator
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The Private Lands Grants Coordinator will support The Division of Lands and Forests 25 Million Trees Initiative by assisting with implementing and coordinating the U.S. Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) private landowner assistance grant, USDA Advancing Markets for Producers and/or other grants awarded to the Department. Specifically, the Private Lands Grants Coordinator will support DEC’s Regenerate New York Program, new grant opportunities that use Advancing Markets for Producers funding, and associated efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with Division staff to help ensure that federal funding results in successful projects and that funding is expended in a timely manner.
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Title: Private Lands Outreach Coordinator
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The Private Lands Outreach Coordinator implements the 25 Million Trees Initiative outreach objectives of the Private Lands Unit within the Division of Lands and Forests (DLF). This position will work with the program staff to deliver a wide range of outreach material, including delivery of the Regenerate NY Grant Program, funded through the federal IRA Landowner Support Grant.
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Title: Resiliency Planting (Nursery and Reforestation) Specialist
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The Resiliency Planting (Nursery and Reforestation) Specialist will support DLF in implementation of its 25 Million Tree Initiative, Statewide Reforestation Plan, and other reforestation goals through development of new programs and coordination across partners and other stakeholders. As part of this broader effort, this position will work to scale up the reforestation supply chain, improve coordination between the Division and its partners, and support the Saratoga Tree Nursery. This position will be based out of DEC’s Central Office but will require some duties and trainings to be based out of the Saratoga Tree Nursery. Frequency and duration are to be determined.
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Title: Urban Community Forestry Grant Specialist
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The DEC was awarded a grant by the U.S. Forest Service to manage ash trees impacted by the Emerald Ash borer and implement community forest management plans in local communities. The successful candidate will help to ensure that federal funding results in successful projects, is expended in a timely manner and consistent with the Federal grant requirements. The UCF Grant Specialist supports DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry subgrant program and other grant programs as needed. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program is expanding to address climate carbon sequestration goals, provide statewide leadership, and deliver unprecedented levels of funding, this position will critically support federal grant sub-awardees and ensure that tree planting and tree maintenance projects result in long-lasting public benefit.
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Title: Urban Community Forestry Specialist: GIS Tools and Technologies
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The Urban Community Forestry Specialist: GIS Tools and Technologies will be responsible for developing and maintaining urban forestry data, including spatial tools and technologies, inventory, funding and grants tracking, and other program information to support grants, programs, and events relating to the urban and community forestry practice area. In addition, this position will support and educate communities about information management, platforms and tools available to contribute to urban forest management. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program expands to address climate challenges including extreme heat, air pollution, and carbon sequestration goals; provides statewide leadership and delivers unprecedented levels of funding for tree planting and maintenance efforts across the state, this position is critical to track tree planting efforts, share technology and tools to plan, analyze, and track urban forestry actions and impacts, and help monitor changes in tree canopy across the state.
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Title: Urban Community Forestry Specialist: Local Implementation Forester
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Long Island City, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The UCF Specialist: Local Implementation Forester will support the 25 Million Trees Initiative in New York City by providing technical assistance, outreach and education to local communities and organizations, and with partner organizations in support of local urban and community forestry programs. The UCF Specialist will also assist in managing ReLeaf Committee activities. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program expands to address climate carbon sequestration this position is critical to ensure that the unprecedented levels of funding are delivered through efficient and effective programing in the state’s largest city. The Department was awarded an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grant by the USFS for the purpose of implementing the NYS Forest Action Plan by providing technical advice, assistance, education and training to communities and organizations in New York City, in which 40% of the state’s population resides. The individual hired for this position will help to ensure that more than $30 million of additional state and federal funding for urban forestry enhancement is expended in a timely manner and conducted in a manner consistent with the Federal grant requirements.
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Title: Urban Community Forestry Practitioner Coordinator
Agency: Natural Heritage Trust
Agency Assignment: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Location: Albany, NY
Compensation: $65,000 and benefits package
Work Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: COB Thursday, April 30, 2026
Position Summary: The UCF Practitioner Coordinator will help connect urban forest stakeholders and build constituencies for community forests in order to leverage statewide initiatives, funding, and other opportunities. State initiatives around urban and community forestry such as 25 Million Trees and the state Arbor Day Poster Contest, and national programs such as the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City, Tree Campus, and Tree Line USA programs, all aim to celebrate and elevate urban forestry best practices. This position will coordinate these programs, assisting with education/outreach, storytelling, grants and other program activities as needed. This position involves working with regional staff, other UCF coordination staff in Albany, applicant organizations, and the Arbor Day Foundation. As the Urban and Community Forestry Program expands to address extreme heat, air pollution, and climate carbon sequestration goals and provide leadership and funding to deliver necessary levels of new statewide tree planting, this position is critical to connect practitioners across the state including municipalities, public and private educational entities, non-profit organizations, and others in order to share practices, find solutions to challenges, and identify and leverage opportunities.
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It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service, member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. The NHT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.