Organization: ReForest London
Location: London, Ontario
ReForest London is looking for an environmentally-minded and motivated individual to develop and lead a summer aftercare program for our organization.
Qualities:
• Self-directed and able to take initiative
• Good at working with and supervising teams of volunteers
• A love of trees and the Forest City
Skills:
• Background in horticulture, forestry, ecological restoration or landscape architecture
• Experience with tree care, weeding and invasive species management
• Plant identification (particularly native trees, shrubs and weeds)
• Teaching or supervisory experience
• GIS experience an asset
• Familiarity with London area an asset
Tasks:
Develop an aftercare program that RFL can use on an annual basis (including training materials for volunteers), which will include:
• Selecting aftercare sites
• Scheduling aftercare events and coordinating interested volunteer groups
• Delivering aftercare at a minimum of 10 previous RFL park naturalization sites. Aftercare tasks will include mulching, removing and replacing tree collars, weeding, applying skoot and making notes on survival rates and tree health.
• Identifying possible sites for future planting events
Rate of Pay: $15/hour plus mileage
Length of Contract: 110 hours over late June – end of August, mostly on evenings and weekends. (Scheduling flexible).
Must have a valid G driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
Start Date: Friday, June 24 (or that weekend, depending on successful candidate’s preference)
To apply: E-mail Amber Cantell (Project Manager) at amber@reforestlondon.ca by Sunday, June 19.
ReForest London will verify receipt of your application, but will only contact those who have been chosen for an interview. No phone calls please.
About ReForest London
ReForest London engages individuals, groups and businesses in planting and caring for trees in neighbourhoods and natural areas throughout London. Trees connect us to the natural world and contribute to our community’s environmental, economic, and aesthetic quality of life.
The mandate of ReForest London is to improve London’s environmental health by planting trees in the community — along streets, in schoolyards, parks, and in natural areas.
ReForest London Goals:
• Empowerment — Empower community groups, businesses, and individuals to plant and care for trees
• Ecosystem Health — Improve London’s environmental health through planting trees and shrubs in natural areas, parks, yards and along streets.
• Education — Educate Londoners about the importance of trees and how to plant and care for them.
Since 2005, ReForest London has planted more than 20,000 native trees and shrubs in 140 projects throughout London. We rely on strong community and governmental partnerships and the support of over 14,000 volunteers to support our efforts to keep the “forest” in the Forest City.
Website: http://reforestlondon.ca