The Forest Stewards Guild, in partnership with the Penobscot Nation (PN), is hiring a Forest Stewards Apprenticeship

(FSA) crew. Apprentices will work alongside the PN Departments of Cultural and Historic Preservation and Natural

Resources to weave Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into boots-on-the-ground stewardship. Projects include but

are not limited to brown ash seed monitoring and mapping, boundary line maintenance, pre-sale cruising, forest

thinning, and prescribed fire if conditions permit. FSA provides professional certifications, training, and experience to

further participants’ future employment opportunities in forestry and natural resources. Crew members are not required

to have any previous experience but must be willing to learn new skills and work effectively as part of a team.

This position normally works four (4) 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday. Apprentices are expected to be available

to work Monday through Friday. Occasional travel is required including limited travel out of state to participate in

prescribed burns and training opportunities. The apprenticeship will last 26 weeks between August 24th and at least until

February 19th. The crew will be on a two-week unpaid furlough from December 21st through January 1st