Careers & Culture

Boonville, CA

Open positions

The Perks

We offer competitive benefits for staff and their families. We believe that employee benefits should offer meaningful physical and mental health benefits, creating happier and healthier work and home environments. Some of our employee benefits include:
  • 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage; subsidized coverage for dependents
  • Access to a 401k retirement plan with a 5% employer match
  • 4 weeks paid vacation and 17 paid holidays; paid sick leave and volunteer time
  • 3 months of paid family leave
  • Public Lands Exploration stipend

Why Blue Forest

  • Innovative Projects: At Blue Forest, we combine finance, science, and collaboration to restore ecosystems and protect communities. For example, Micah Elias’s research shows how revenue from forest restoration and biomass use can turn wildfire risk into a climate solution, and was fundamental to the formation of the California Wildfire Innovation Fund.

  • Growth & Development: We invest in continuous learning through mentorship and leadership opportunities. Saraya Hamidi’s journey from new Associate hire to Senior Manager—founding our Indigenous Partnerships program and earning her Master’s—exemplifies the growth possibilities at Blue Forest.

  • Work-life Fulfillment: We support a flexible remote work model with regular team offsites, an annual retreat, and site visits across the West to connect with partners and see our impact firsthand.

  • Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values diverse perspectives, open dialogue, and shared purpose. Through weekly kudos, annual awards, and our ‘Reflection, Growth, and Recognition’ program, we foster a culture of appreciation, feedback, and continuous growth.

  • Impact-Driven Work: Every team member plays a vital role in creating lasting change. From launching new Forest Resilience Bonds to expanding regionally and beyond, we restore landscapes to protect communities and the natural systems we depend on.

Blue Forest is a values-driven organization.  Learn more about our organization’s mission and the values that drive our work.

Employee spotlight

  • Amber Moore

    Project Development Manager

    LinkedIn

    “I chose to work at Blue Forest because I was really excited to work in an impactful conservation space that also works to pull in non-traditional partners to help get projects funded and implemented. We need all hands on deck if we are going to address the climate crisis and conserve our natural spaces for everyone. I love working with the different partners and learning about the different issues affecting the National Forests in the regions where I work. I also love that I’m able to bring my expertise and background in aquatic and watershed health and climate resilience to work in a holistic way towards forest health and wildfire resilience.”

  • Gregg Verutes

    Head of Geospatial Science

    LinkedIn

    “At Blue Forest I blend the fields of geography and conservation to empower others in protecting the planet. I am passionate about environmental education and data visualization to help Blue Forest and partners make better use of existing data and turn information into action in data-limited geographies.

    What I enjoy most about Blue Forest is contributing to conservation finance efforts that increase the pace and scale of forest restoration projects and the ability to oversee them from inception to completion.”

  • Sabrina Chui

    Project Associate

    LinkedIn

    “It has been extremely insightful to be part of forest collaboratives and partnerships, and see first-hand how folks are using new tools, managing large amounts of data, creating more efficiency, and tackling the immense problem that is landscape-scale ecosystem restoration. I am constantly surrounded by innovative and strategic thinkers both internally at Blue Forest and externally with other partners, and am grateful that I get to learn from so many other amazing people.”

  • Nick Wobbrock

    Chief Conservation Officer and Co-Founder

    LinkedIn

    “What I enjoy most about my role is how interdisciplinary environmental and natural resources conservation work has to be, and how many ideas and great people we all get to work with. Also, in the system-level thinking of our work, when new participants are interested in joining conservation projects, we have helped bridge a gap that had limited what might be possible.”

  • Wiyaka Bennett

    Indigenous Partnerships Manager

    “As a Karuk woman, I am deeply connected to my grandmother’s culture, where spiritual teachings instilled a responsibility to steward the land and river that sustained generations before me. I’m honored to join Blue Forest, as its mission aligns with my values rooted in Traditional Ecological Knowledge.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Philip Michael (P.M.) Feliciano

    Investment Associate

    LinkedIn

    “As I reflected on my career in finance, I realized I wanted my next role to make a positive impact in the world, and I’ve found that at Blue Forest.”

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