Lewis Creek Association

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Lewis Creek Association is hiring for three temporary (summer, part-time) positions - a boat launch steward coordinator, and two boat launch stewards & knotweed removal technicians. You can find more information on these positions at https://www.lewiscreek.org/boat-launch-steward-program

The boat launch stewards' primary responsibility will be interacting with recreational boaters, anglers, and the general public to educate them about aquatic invasive species threats to the watershed and the proper cleaning methods for their recreational equipment. While educating the public, the boat launch steward will also collect survey data on boater behaviors as well as identify and remove invasive species from watercrafts. In addition, the boat launch stewards will remove Japanese knotweed from two public demonstration sites: one in Ferrisburgh and one in Starksboro one full day (or two half-days) per week. This work will include collecting data on removal efforts, and occasionally hosting public events at the sites, explaining the work of how to manually remove Japanese knotweed.

The boat launch steward project coordinator's primary responsibility will be overseeing and supporting the boat launch stewards, who are interacting with recreational boaters, anglers, and the general public to educate them about aquatic invasive species threats to the watershed and the proper cleaning methods for their recreational equipment. The boat launch steward program coordinator will assist with hiring the stewards, coordinating special use permits with the state for the project, attending state Greeter program training and coordinating training for stewards, and reviewing survey data and unknown plant samples collected by the stewards. At the end of the season, the project coordinator will draft a report that summarizes the program.

Please reach out to Kate Kelly with any questions.