On August 17th, Jim McBride joined the Placer Land Trust team as our new Stewardship Assistant. Jim joins the stewardship team in managing PLT Preserves working with volunteers and implementing restoration and trail projects.
“I’m excited to join the team at PLT as the Stewardship Assistant, and for the opportunity to work with and engage communities on impactful projects. I’m thrilled to get the chance to work on a variety of landscapes and help protect critical lands in Placer County,” said Jim.
In 2012 Jim graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in natural resources. Jim also has a minor in Fisheries and Wildlife.
After graduating, Jim spent a couple of years serving as an AmeriCorps volunteer with the Mountain Alliance Conservation Corps in the Mojave Desert and the Nature Conservancy in Arizona where he worked on projects consisting of forest thinning and fuel load reduction, trail building and maintenance and stream flow monitoring. More recently, Jim worked for the State of Wyoming, Military Department (National Guard) as a Grounds and Building Specialist where he performed grounds and building maintenance.
Jim’s professional background in natural resource management will be a huge asset as PLT works to manage our Preserves. PLT Board and Staff would like to welcome Jim to the team, we look forward to working with him.
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