Baseline Report Assistant

Assist SVT staff in creating baseline documentation reports for new conservation restrictions and reservations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Accompany staff on field visits to photograph the property and record detailed information regarding the location of photos and condition of the property
• Create maps of the property
• Add property information to SVT's database
• Compile final documents for our archive, field binders, and landowners.

Critical Skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable being off trail in often difficult terrain

Desired Skills

• Experience with a compass
• Experience with survey plans
• Experience with ArcMap
• Experience with Salesforce

Hours Required: ~30 hours per property over several months

Duration: Must be willing to commit to at least one full year of service. Year-round

Location: In the field throughout SVT service area, Wolbach Farm, and remote

Reports to: Conservation Restriction Manager or Assistant Director of Land Management

Training Provided: Training will be provided on using a compass and reading a survey plan, creating baseline reports, creating simple maps in ArcMap (GIS), and entering data in Salesforce database

Other

Volunteer will conduct both the field and office work. The timing of the work will depend on the timing of the closing of a land protection project. We typically have several months to draft the document, so work can be spread out as long as the deadline is met.

Specific Activities

• Visit the property with SVT staff to walk boundaries and internal areas, take photographs of the property, and assess the condition
• Take detailed notes for each photograph while in the field
• Organize and label photos in PowerPoint
• Create maps relevant to the property
• Draft the Baseline Inspection Report
• Add relevant information to the property’s page in Salesforce
• Compile all baseline documents into a final document
• Print and bind archive, field notebook, and the landowner copies of the final document