Join our team
Bring your unique perspectives and talents to help protect the natural, scenic, and working lands of the Blue Mountain region.
Protecting the land you love. Forever. Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) is a nationally accredited land trust working in southeastern Washington and Eastern Oregon. Our mission is to protect the scenic, natural, and working lands of the Blue Mountain region through conservation and stewardship and connect communities to nature through education and recreation. Our team is passionate, collaborative, curious, and committed to conserving clean water, open spaces, vital habitat, healthy soils, and livelihoods for agricultural communities across the region.
Employment Opportunities
STEWARDSHIP & RESTORATION MANAGER
Location: Remote in select locations in Washington or Oregon.
BMLT’s office is located in Walla Walla, WA. The candidate may work from the Walla Walla office or remotely from a home office in the following Oregon and Washington counties: Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, and Walla Walla counties in Washington, and Umatilla, Union, Baker, Grant, Wheeler, Morrow, and Gilliam counties in Oregon.
Application Deadline: Open until filled; applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Blue Mountain Trust (BMLT) is searching for a stewardship and restoration manager to monitor, develop, and implement diverse restoration projects on its 23,300+ acres of protected land across an 11-county service area in Washington and Oregon.
We are looking for a motivated environmentalist who can lead stewardship and restoration work on BMLT’s protected lands with integrity, collaboration, creativity, and insight. The stewardship and restoration manager works closely with the executive director, conservation manager, stewardship associate, and other staff to monitor and restore BMLT’s protected lands and waters to further strategic conservation goals.
STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATE
Location: Remote in select locations in Washington or Oregon.
BMLT’s office is located in Walla Walla, WA. The candidate may work from the Walla Walla office or remotely from a home office in the following Oregon and Washington counties: Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, and Walla Walla counties in Washington, and Umatilla, Union, Baker, Grant, Wheeler, Morrow, and Gilliam counties in Oregon.
Application Deadline: Open until filled; applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Blue Mountain Trust (BMLT) is searching for a stewardship associate to monitor and support restoration projects on its 23,300+ acres of protected land across an 11-county service area in Washington and Oregon.
We are looking for a motivated environmentalist who can support BMLT’s stewardship and restoration work on its protected lands with integrity, collaboration, creativity, and insight. The stewardship associate works closely with the stewardship and restoration manager, the conservation manager, and other staff to monitor and restore BMLT’s protected lands and waters to further strategic conservation goals.
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Location: Remote in select locations in Washington or Oregon.
BMLT’s office is located in Walla Walla, WA. The candidate may work from the Walla Walla office or remotely from a home office in the following Oregon and Washington counties: Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, and Walla Walla counties in Washington, and Umatilla, Union, Baker, Grant, Wheeler, Morrow, and Gilliam counties in Oregon.
Application Deadline: Open until filled; applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Blue Mountain Trust (BMLT) is searching for a development director to strategize, plan, organize, and lead BMLT’s fundraising efforts across a range of initiatives.
We are looking for an experienced development director who can lead and grow BMLT’s fundraising efforts to support its conservation, stewardship, and community engagement programs with integrity, collaboration, creativity, and enthusiasm. The development director is responsible for developing and executing a strategic long-term development plan to advance BMLT’s institutional goals, including annual giving, major gifts, foundation grants, corporate support, special events, and building community relationships. The development director works closely with the executive director, marketing and communications director, other staff, and board of directors on donor engagement, monthly and planned giving programs, grant strategy, annual campaign, and 25th-anniversary fundraising events.
TRAIL CREW LEADER (SEASONAL)
Location: BMLT’s office is located in Walla Walla, WA. The candidate will work from the Walla Walla office occasionally but will primarily work outdoors, maintaining and improving trails on public lands in Southeast Washington and Eastern Oregon. Work parties take place in the Umatilla, Wallowa Whitman, and Malheur National Forests.
Application Deadline: Open until filled; applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Blue Mountain Trust (BMLT) is searching for a seasonal Trail Crew Leader who enjoys working with volunteers and is committed to improving access and conditions of trails on public lands across southeast Washington and Eastern Oregon. This individual will lead our BMLT Blues Crew work parties throughout the 2024 season.
We are looking for a motivated leader to coordinate, support, and guide our volunteer work parties on public lands with integrity, enthusiasm, and insight. The Trail Crew Leader will work closely with the BMLT Blues Crew volunteer leaders, the executive director, and other staff to improve regional trails and ensure a safe experience for all participants.
Blue Mountain Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.