Missouri Department of Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Feral Hog Trapper, Brian! Brian currently serves as a team member on the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership removing feral hogs from the landscape. Brian implements the most efficient and effective methods to achieve the task. As a licensed drone pilot, Brian utilizes thermal camera technology to assist in locating difficult to find feral swine. Brian has been in this role with MDC for nearly 2 years! Brian's favorite part about his job is that no two days are the same. Each day in his job brings its own set of sights and challenges. Something you may not know about Brian is that he has worked for MDC before this role. After being separated for a while, Brian came back to specifically help eliminate feral hogs and help benefit the resources of Missouri. If you are interested in becoming an Feral Hog Trapper like Brian, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g-V57nNt #WildJobs #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #MDC #OutsideJobs

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting an Administrative Assistant, Debbie! Debbie has been with Missouri Department of Conservation for 35 years! Debbie's favorite part about her job is the diversity of people she gets to work with along with the fact she can help others in different areas of her section and other department areas. Something you may not know about Debbie is that she loves to be outside riding on the back roads, enjoying the creeks, fishing, and just being with her family and friends! If you are interested in becoming an Administrative Assistant like Debbie, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/eNpqrdUk #MDC #WorkforceWednesday #AdministrativeAssistant #MissouriDepartmentofConservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting an Office Supervisor, Andrea! Andrea has worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation for over 13 Years Full Time! Andrea's favorite part about her job is working with the public and MDC staff. Every day Andrea gets to learn something new! Something you may not know about Andrea is that she collects Smokey Bear Memorabilia! If you are interested in becoming an Office Supervisor like Andrea, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/guqvCSAm #OfficeSupervisor #MDC #Conservation #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #WildJobs

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Forester, Brice! Brice has worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation for over 14 years! Brice's favorite part about his job is always the people he works with and meets. Brice has met so many interesting and good-natured people while working for MDC. Brice also loves that he gets to work outside most of the time. Something you may not know about Brice is that he has an unnatural ability to remember music artists and song titles from even 3 decades before he was born but regularly mixes up his 3 kids' names. If you are interested in becoming a Forester like Brice, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gFz2UnZB #Forester #Conservation #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #MDC #WildJobs #WorkOutside

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Forester Assistant, Mary! Mary has worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation for around 9 months! Mary's favorite part about her job is getting to work with lots of people in the region and experience many pieces of Resource Management (wildlife, fisheries, private lands, etc.) and all working together. Mary loves that she has constant opportunities to learn and continue her forestry education. Something you may not know about Mary is that cooking is a hobby of hers. She enjoys challenging herself to turning odd ingredients and leftovers into something delicious. Mary's goal is to incorporate more wild foods and homegrown veggies into what she makes. If you are interested in becoming a Forester Assistant like Mary, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gSVabeJk #MDC #ForesterAssistant #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #WildJobs #Conservation #Forestry

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Community Conservation Planner, Danielle! Danielle has worked for the Missouri Department of Conservation for 5 months! Danielle’s favorite part about her job is bringing people together to co-create projects and programs that help bring nature closer to people living in a city. Whether it’s a pollinator garden at a school or a large-scale green infrastructure project that impacts several city blocks, each project and associated programs help people connect with our environment and care for it too. Something you may not know about Danielle is that she is not a Missouri native. She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she spent summers camping in the Appalachian Mountains with her family. If you are interested in becoming a Community Conservation Planner like Danielle, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/ggnYBqRs #MDC #Conservation #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #CommunityConservationPlanner

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Community and Private Land Unit Supervisor, Brad! Brad has been with Missouri Department of Conservation for 25 years! Brad’s favorite part about his job is getting to work on special projects, working with different partners and all the team efforts. Some of his most memorable have been the elk restoration project, the quail focus area, or even some of the special project grants. He enjoys getting to work across regional lines to support private land efforts! Something you may not know about Brad is that one of his passions or hobbies is working to improve habitat on his farm and the family farm. Most of his recreation time involves prescribed burning, invasive control, timber stand improvement, food plots, and raising hay and cattle. If you are interested in becoming a Community and Private Land Supervisor like Brad, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/eM-RbQ3u #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #MDC #WildJobs #Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Fisheries Biologist, Darby! Darby has been with Missouri Department of Conservation for 18 years! Darby's favorite part about her job is getting to see all of the interesting fish they catch! Something you may not know about Darby is that she was named after a used car dealership in Wheatland, MO. If you are interested in becoming a Fisheries Biologist like Darby, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g9rGxVZA #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Fisheries Specialist, Amber! Amber has been in her role with Missouri Department of Conservation for about 6 months now. Amber's favorite part about her job is the variety of experiences. Amber gets to experience hatchery operations all the way to fisheries management. Her daily tasks can vary widely, such as sampling fish on the river, banding wood ducks, chain sawing, and even delivering fish across the region. Something you may not know about Amber is that she recently went gigging for the first time this year. If you are interested in becoming a Fisheries Specialist like Amber, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gUuD2qKV #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #WildJobs #Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Recreational Use Specialist, Lafe! Lafe is currently our Recreational Use Specialist for the St. Louis Region. Lafe has been with MDC for 12 years now! Lafe's favorite part about working in his role is getting to work with great staff and partners on how to make our Conservation Areas more welcoming to everyone who wants to visit. Hunters, anglers, and horseback riders are just a few of the user groups he gets to work with. Lafe enjoys the variety our Conservation Areas provide each day with. You never know what kind of request you might get. Something you may not know about Lafe is that he has been a youth sports coach for 10+ years. He has had the honor to coach mostly Football and Basketball for a variety of age groups ranging from 1st graders to 8th graders. He really enjoys coaching the youth and seeing hard work build confidence and love for a sport or activity. If you are interested in becoming a Recreational Use Specialist like Lafe, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gbCN9EdP #WildJobs #RecUseSpecialist #Recreation #MDC #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #WildJobs