Career Resources - Conservation Science
Common Job Duties
Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering. May plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.
Career Options
- Conservation Planner
- Consultant
- Environmental Planner
- Farm/Ranch Manager
- Groundwater Hydrologist
- Interpretive Naturalist
- Land Steward
- Land Use Planner
- Natural Resource Manager
- Natural Resource Planner
- Park Manager
- Range Conservationist
- Range Management Specialist
- Researcher
- Restoration Ecologist
- Soil Conservationist
- Water Conservation Specialist
- Water Quality Specialist
- Watershed Planner/Manager
Potential Employers
Alaska Conservation Foundation
American Fisheries Society Job Board
The Conservation Fund
Conservation International
Conservation Job Board
Defenders of Wildlife
Ducks Unlimited
Earthwatch Institute
The Ecological Society of America
The Great Basin Institute
IUCN The World Conservation Network
Land Trust Alliance
League of Conservation Voters
Let's Go Solar.com
National Park Service
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
National Recreation and Park Association
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Conservation Science
Natural Resources Council of America
The Nature Conservancy
NatureServe
Piedmont Environmental Council
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
QLF/Atlantic Center for the Environment
Rainforest Alliance
RARE
Sierra Club
The Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Ecological Restoration
Society for Ecological Restoration
The Student Conservation Association
The Trust for Public Land (TPL)
The Wildlife Habitat Council
The Wildlife Society
The Wildlife Trusts (TWT)
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)