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Title: Friends of the Clearwater Forest Policy Director
Salary: Starting at 40-55K/year, depending on experience
Friends of the Clearwater, the Inland Northwest’s premier grassroots wildlands defense non-profit, seeks a forest policy director with a love for wild nature to contribute to our organizational mission. We are based in Moscow, Idaho. We protect the wildlands of the Clearwater Basin in North-Central Idaho, especially the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and adjacent public lands. We also have just initiated an exciting a proactive campaign for the largest wildland complex in the lower 48 states—the Big Wild. https://www.friendsoftheclearwater.org/
We seek a person to contribute to a three-person wildlands defense team and help us to succeed in our mission. Knowledge and significant experience in public land management, ecological science and environmental law is preferred. Experience in environmental activism and an understanding of public lands, climate, fisheries and biodiversity issues in our region is also a bonus.
Responsibilities may be tailored to candidate strengths but will include:
Salary starting at 40-55K, depending on experience. This position includes health benefits, flexible scheduling, time in the field, and paid time off. Ideal candidates will have:
The person in this position will coordinate with staff in our main office and should plan to live in Moscow or nearby, with a relocation stipend available. Moscow has great schools, a great quality of life, and is an easy place to live lightly but well. It is very walkable, has lots of community amenities, and is in close proximity to some of the best hiking, fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation in the Inland Northwest.
Please send your letter of interest plus your resume to: Board@friendsoftheclearwater.org
Review of Applications begins: June 30, 2026
Friends of the Clearwater is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Position Announcement: Forest Policy Director
Friends of the Clearwater
Moscow, Idaho
The Clearwater River watershed in north-central Idaho is truly a special place. The watershed contains critical habitat for seven ESA-listed threatened and endangered species and is home to three Wild and Scenic Rivers, two National Historic Trails, three wilderness areas totaling over 1.5 million acres, and an additional 1.5 million acres of surrounding designated roadless area. The upper basin also provides connectivity between the wildlands of northwestern Montana and the vast Frank Church River-of-No-Return Wilderness, as well as one of the last cold-water sanctuaries for wild Snake River salmon and steelhead. The connectivity to the Frank Church wilderness and surrounding roadless areas south creates the largest intact wildland complex in the lower 48 states- known as the Big Wild.
For nearly 40 years, Friends of the Clearwater has staunchly protected and defended the public lands, waters and wildlife of the upper Clearwater River basin. This has been our primary area of focus. FOC is a strong advocate for maintaining the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests’ roadless areas, for protecting threatened and endangered species from bull trout to grizzly bears, and of maintaining existing old growth forests. FOC uses education, citizen activism, and when necessary, litigation to carry out its mission.
FOC currently faces major new challenges in conducting its work: the negative impacts of climate change, growing threats of species extinction, and new government policies and practices, especially the Nez Perce-Clearwater Forests’ revised Land Management Plan. We also recognize that new challenges can provide new opportunities. These challenges and opportunities require that FOC expand both its professional staff and volunteer forces.
We are now looking for a dynamic Forest Policy Director to contribute to our important work. If you feel you have the intellectual capacity, people skills, and passion for the environment this job requires, we’d like to talk with you. Please send an email stating your interest/cover letter and resume to board@friendsoftheclearwater.org. Include your phone number and a good time of the day when we can reach you.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on jobshiringnearme.org Job Board.
Position Announcement: Forest Policy Director
Friends of the Clearwater
Moscow, Idaho
The Clearwater River watershed in north-central Idaho is truly a special place. The watershed contains critical habitat for seven ESA-listed threatened and endangered species and is home to three Wild and Scenic Rivers, two National Historic Trails, three wilderness areas totaling over 1.5 million acres, and an additional 1.5 million acres of surrounding designated roadless area. The upper basin also provides connectivity between the wildlands of northwestern Montana and the vast Frank Church River-of-No-Return Wilderness, as well as one of the last cold-water sanctuaries for wild Snake River salmon and steelhead. The connectivity to the Frank Church wilderness and surrounding roadless areas south creates the largest intact wildland complex in the lower 48 states- known as the Big Wild.
For nearly 40 years, Friends of the Clearwater has staunchly protected and defended the public lands, waters and wildlife of the upper Clearwater River basin. This has been our primary area of focus. FOC is a strong advocate for maintaining the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests’ roadless areas, for protecting threatened and endangered species from bull trout to grizzly bears, and of maintaining existing old growth forests. FOC uses education, citizen activism, and when necessary, litigation to carry out its mission.
FOC currently faces major new challenges in conducting its work: the negative impacts of climate change, growing threats of species extinction, and new government policies and practices, especially the Nez Perce-Clearwater Forests’ revised Land Management Plan. We also recognize that new challenges can provide new opportunities. These challenges and opportunities require that FOC expand both its professional staff and volunteer forces.
We are now looking for a dynamic Forest Policy Director to contribute to our important work. If you feel you have the intellectual capacity, people skills, and passion for the environment this job requires, we’d like to talk with you. Please send an email stating your interest/cover letter and resume to board@friendsoftheclearwater.org. Include your phone number and a good time of the day when we can reach you.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on jobshiringnearme.org Job Board.
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