Chesapeake Bay Program’s Thriving Habitat, Fisheries, and Wildlife Goal Team Staffer - Chesapeake Research Consortium https://chesapeake.org/
Application Due Date: June 7, 2026
The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) is seeking an individual for a three-year Environmental Management Staffer position within its Environmental Management Career Development Program. All CRC Staffers in the Environmental Management Career Development Program support the work of the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) brings together leaders from state, federal and local government, as well as academia and the watershed’s many communities, to collaborate on creating the best strategies and tools for cleaning up the Bay and the rivers and streams that flow into it and engaging with communities to restore habitat health for living resources and promote stewardship for an environmentally and economically sustainable Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Program is fueled by science and driven by partnership.
The Environmental Management Staffer in this position will support the CBP’s Thriving Habitat, Fisheries, and Wildlife Goal Team which works to protect, restore, and sustain fisheries and wildlife, as well as the network of land and water habitats they depend on, to promote a balanced and resilient ecosystem and support local economies and recreational opportunities. Maintaining sustainable fisheries and restoring habitat for native and migratory species, while adapting to the challenges of changing environmental conditions, will support a strong economy, recreation and a resilient ecosystem. The goal team’s work focuses on the following outcomes described in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement: blue crabs, brook trout, fish habitat, fish passage, oysters, stream health, submerged aquatic vegetation, and wetlands. The goal team convenes natural resource managers from federal, state, and local jurisdictions; scientists; practitioners from non-governmental organizations, and engaged stakeholders to identify and implement activities, leverage resources to facilitate projects, develop recommendations to advance goal attainment, and track progress. There are three Staffers that support the work of the Thriving Habitat, Fisheries and Wildlife Goal Team and its outcome related workgroups. This Staffer position will support a subset of the outcomes listed previously which may include brook trout, fish passage, stream health, submerged aquatic vegetation, and wetlands.