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9 people are interested
Volunteer Office Assistant
ORGANIZATION: Minnesota Land Trust
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9 people are interested
The Minnesota Land Trust is a non-profit organization that works with private landowners to conserve Minnesota's natural lands and waters. To ensure the land is protected, the Land Trust must keep impeccable records of conversations with landowners, monitoring visits, and any changes to the land.
The volunteer office assistant will assist the Land Trust's stewardship and land protection programs manage records by filing paper reports. With time, the office assistant will also have the opportunity to dig deep into how the Land Trust functions, work independently and meaningfully, and help protect Minnesota's great places.
This is a great opportunity for those interested in property law, environmental law, the natural world, and environmental change on private lands. Those with experience with recordkeeping, databases, library science, or other office management tools are well positioned to help.
Volunteers should expect to commit for four hours per week for at least six months. Interested volunteers will be asked to send in a cover letter and resume. The Land Trust will invite candidates for informal interviews with Land Trust staff, after which one applicant will be selected.
To learn more about the Minnesota Land Trust, go to www.mnland.org.
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About Minnesota Land Trust
Location:
2356 UNIVERSITY AVE W, SUITE 240, ST PAUL, MN 55114, US
Mission Statement
The Minnesota Land Trust permanently protects the lands and waters that define our communities and enrich our quality of life.
Description
The Land Trust permanently protects Minnesota's lands and waters through establishing and monitoring permanent conservation easements. Conservation easements are legal agreements by which landowners voluntarily limit the development potential and use of their land. The land remains in existing ownership but the easement "runs with the title" insuring that the protections remain in place regardless of who may own the land in the future.
The Land Trust is the only statewide organization that extensively uses conservation easements as a protection strategy. The Land Trust completed its first easement in 1993 encompassing 80 acres of land in Washington County. Since then, we have permanently protected over 40,000 acres of wetlands, forests, fens, prairies, bogs, and other valuale natural resources throughout Minnesota.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2356 University Av. W.Suite 240Saint Paul, MN 55114
DATE POSTED
December 11, 2017
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Basic Computer Skills
- Administrative Support
- Organization
- Reading Comprehension
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Four hours per week weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm
- Six month minimum