Administrative Assistant

Nate Lillge • July 22, 2022

Snow Mountain Wilderness in Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

Position Title: Molok Luyuk Conservation Campaign Organizer


  • Location: Davis, Winters, Woodland, Sacramento, surrounding areas, CA or remote
  • Closing: August 15, 2022
  • Type: Temporary, part-time; 6 months,


Job Description

Depending on experience (including unpaid and other experiences) and capacity to take on responsibility, the position is 20 to 30 hours per week, salary is competitive.

Hours: Part-time, Contractor, Must have valid Driver’s License and be able to work in the US

About Us


Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland, California. The word “Tuleyome” (pronounced too-lee-OME-ee) is a Lake Miwok Indian word that means “deep home place”. And that term “deep home place” exemplifies our deep connection to our environment, our communities and our regional public lands.

The Molok Luyuk Conservation Campaign is focused on expanding the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include even more spectacular lands including the lands of the Molok Luyuk (Walker Ridge). With a focus on expanding the already broad support for protecting this region, sacred to the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, this effort centers the tribe’s ancestral ties to the region and the proposed policy solutions will ensure that the tribe is a partner in the co-management of the area along with the Bureau of Land Management.

The coalition of organizations working on this campaign is broad and includes Sierra Club, California Native Plant Society, and many others. Great progress has been made to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and we seek a talented organizer who can help the coalition take the campaign over the finish line.

About You

You’re an experienced organizer, leader, and lover of the outdoors. You have a knack for communicating and building relationships that are authentic and powerful. You believe that the climate crisis and the species extinction crisis are crucial to address and that native people should be at the heart of the decision-making process to ensure we care for wild and sacred lands. You aren’t afraid of asking for support and building on the wonderful work that has already been done. You can engage with key stakeholders and elected officials and tribal leaders. While you’re skilled at developing big picture strategy, you also enjoy the nitty-gritty of implementation. You’re a team player with excellent interpersonal communications skills and you can work effectively in a large coalition.


About The Role

Working with Molok Luyuk campaign leads and network partners, the Campaign Organizer will lead the on-the-ground execution of the campaign plan by building support in key locations to ensure the successful protection of the region:

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with coalition partners.
  • Develop and pitch the campaign to business leaders, elected officials, campaign volunteers, and the conservation community.
  • Find leaders in the community that will work with you to build the necessary support to win the campaign
  • Build relationships with key elected officials and community leaders
  • Oversee student volunteer organizers and
  • Report out your work in a timely manner and track your progress.


Required skills and experience


  • You have at least 2 years of experience in a similar role that can include unpaid, grassroots, or lived experience
  • You are highly collaborative and are able to set and hold strong boundaries
  • Great communications and presentation skills as you will represent the campaign on the ground and be the coalition’s voice to the community
  • You have strong writing and editing skills, with an ability to understand and analyze complex policy issues and communicate them clearly and compellingly to an audience
  • You have media relations experience including pitching and placing stories in local and regional press
  • You have a desire to learn and develop expertise in wildlife conservation, and public land policy if you don’t already
  • You have experience and ability to manage projects or coordinate teams of people to achieve a common goal
  • You have a passion for action on climate change, conservation, public lands, Native American rights and a strong desire to advance progress in these areas.


If you meet some but not all of the criteria for this position or are unsure, but you’re keen on the role – please get in touch with us at information@tuleyome.org. We value and recognize experience that has been unpaid, from the grassroots, or is lived experience.


To Apply


Send a cover letter and resume to information@tuleyome.org.


The position will remain open until filled.


No phone calls, please.


Tuleyome is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability or status as a U.S. veteran.


This job description reflects the assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.


PDF of job description is available HERE.


RECENT ARTICLES

By Nate Lillge August 6, 2025
Bill Grabert is stepping down from his position as treasurer on Tuleyome’s volunteer Board of Directors – we thank him for his many years of service! Bill first joined Tuleyome as a staff member in 2016. His nature-based teaching influenced many youth over the years with school field trips throughout the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument region, from Redbud Trail to Conaway Ranch. As part of Tuleyome’s team of instructors for the California Certified Naturalist program, Bill inspired adults to care for the region. His love of the area began as soon as he graduated from college and began working as a geologist in Lake County. Bill has devoted his diverse knowledge and skillset to care for, steward, and enjoy California’s northern Inner Coast Range Mountains for many years. He will be missed on the Board but we look forward to seeing him on the trails! -Nate Lillge (Adventures and Engagement Director)  and Lyndsay Dawkins (Volunteer Tuleyome Board President)
By Bryan Pride August 6, 2025
Fifty-eight and a half million acres of America's wildest forests have been protected for nearly 25 years by the Roadless Rule, a conservation cornerstone that could soon disappear. Established in 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RACR) , more commonly known as the Roadless Rule, designated "Inventoried Roadless Areas" (IRAs) across our nation's forests, prohibiting new roads from being built. Now, USDA Secretary Rollins wants to rescind it . From Alaska to California, the losses from this rollback would be massive. In Alaska, 92% of the Tongass National Forest could lose protection, threatening one of the world's most pristine ecosystems and the indigenous communities who call it home. California would lose protections across 4.4 million acres spanning 21 national forests , which has the potential to impact treasured places like Inyo, Shasta-Trinity, and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. Rule Born from Necessity, Not Ideology The Roadless Rule traces back to 1998, when U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck saw the agency's vast road system as a major environmental and fiscal problem . To put this in perspective: the Forest Service maintains eight times more miles of road than the Interstate Highway System. The agency had too many roads to properly maintain for safety and environmental purposes, with poorly maintained roads contributing to erosion and other harms across national forests. The road maintenance backlog had ballooned to $8.4 billion while the agency received only 20% of the funding needed to maintain roads to environmental and safety standards. Dombeck proposed a moratorium on road construction in undeveloped forest areas across most of the National Forest System. The agency adopted an 18-month moratorium in February 1999 pending completion of an overall road management plan. Later that year, the agency undertook a rule making process to provide long-term administrative protection for roadless areas. The Forest Service conducted an extensive public involvement process that produced 1.7 million comments , with the majority favoring a strong national policy protecting roadless areas. The resulting Roadless Rule was not and is still not a blanket ban: it makes exceptions to allow access to non-federal land inholdings and pre-existing mineral leases, and allows logging to reduce fire risk, improve habitat or aid in the recovery of endangered species. What began as a fiscally prudent solution to an unwieldy road network became a cornerstone of forest conservation, one that Americans overwhelmingly supported then and continue to support today. The Administration's Claims vs. Reality According to USDA Secretary Rollins , the rule is “overly restrictive”, hinders fire prevention and responsible timber production, therefore the Rule poses “real harm to millions of acres of our national forests.” Rollins linked rescinding the Rule with Presidential Executive Order 14192, "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation .” The reality is different. Rollins' claim ignores what's actually at stake. Roadless areas are essential ecosystems that provide clean air and water while keeping wilderness intact. They also serve as critical refuges for wildlife; 57% of America's most vulnerable species depend on roadless areas for habitat. For the 156 million Americans who visit national forests annually, these areas offer irreplaceable backcountry recreation experiences. Most strikingly, the administration's fire prevention argument is backwards. Scientific research reveals that 88% of wildfires are human-caused , and 95% of these fires start within half a mile of a road. Areas closest to roads experience 53% more fires than would occur by random chance. Less than 3% of wildfires start in wilderness areas more than a mile from roads. This research indicates that more roads through our forests are more likely to increase fires and would outweigh the effects of improving fire containment. While the administration claims roads improve fire response, fire management teams consistently identify inadequate resources and personnel shortages, not roads , as the primary barriers to effective wildfire management . Rather than building roads that increase fire risk, fire management experts advocate for investing in cultural and prescribed burns, fire mitigation and forest restoration, proven approaches that are underfunded but key to preventing future fires and reducing fire magnitude. What's Next? Rescinding the Roadless Rule will require a public comment period that has yet to be announced. This is when we can all share our views. Tuleyome will be following this issue closely and will be commenting. For more information on the Roadless Rule and how to participate in the public comment process or other advocacy opportunities, contact B ryan Pr ide .
By Kristie Ehrhardt August 6, 2025
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