Cheshire County Extension Forester - Natural Resources Field Specialist

Location: Keene, NH

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

Employer: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Location: Location: Keene, NH

Status: Permanent, full-time

Application Deadline: Open until filled

As part of the UNH Extension natural resources team, forestry field specialists conduct county‐based and statewide programming. This position is located at UNH Cooperative Extension’s Cheshire County office in Keene, N.H. The forestry field specialist provides extension forest resources education and assistance to landowners, citizens, natural resource professionals, forest industry, community groups, volunteers, municipalities, and natural resource organizations. 


The field specialist works individually and in cooperation with extension co‐workers, faculty, and natural resources‐related organizations and agencies to deliver education and assistance. The field specialist develops, implements, monitors, evaluates, and reports on programming and delivers the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Stewardship Program to the forestland owners of Cheshire County. This position will have occasional night and weekend programmatic responsibilities.