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Lead the outdoor job adventure of a lifetime with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Lead the outdoor job adventure of a lifetime. Become a facilitator, trainer, counselor, teacher, role model and work supervisor. Equip young people with the tools, skills and personal responsibility to complete vital conservation and service projects. This is the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. Now hiring hundreds of energized people for 2010.

Backdoorjobs.com • Short-Term Job AdventuresCamp together. Work together. Learn together. Get paid for your work. Complete exciting conservation projects on public lands. Rebuild the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail. Plant trees in a National Park. Construct a boardwalk bridge in a wetlands area. Preserve a cultural heritage site. Create and deliver educational interpretive programs at a State Park. Restore a wildlife habitat. Reduce wildfire risks. Help build energy-efficient homes for low-income residents. Rebuild a campground. Teach kids about forest ecology.

These are the types of opportunities that thousands of seasonal workers, summer jobbers and interns enjoy in America's parks, forests and outdoor playgrounds. With jobs that include conservation volunteers, youth corps members, field crew leaders, backcountry crew supervisors, forestry staff, leadership opportunities, environmental internships and a variety of outdoor field support staff, you'll explore every conceivable assignment while working in the great outdoors.


  

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SCA: Student Conservation Association Internships & Conservation JobsAmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedProgram in the Spotlight Join the many Student Conservation Association Corps Volunteers who know there's work to be done! As an SCA Corps member, you don't just follow the pros. You become a pro. And, you don't work alone. Corps are teams. As a member, you'll live and work with like-minded individuals who share a connection to the land and the people who live there. Corps members spend 3-10 months devoted to critical environmental issues such as wildfire management and education, trail restoration and maintenance, environmental education, and invasive species eradication. This is a great opportunity to give back while you learn from the land on the land. Join the many SCA Corps volunteers who know, there's work to be done. Teamwork. Leadership. This is real get-your-hands-dirty conservation. And you'll be entitled to these benefits:

Valuable training and certifications

Professional and personal connections that will last a lifetime

Paid travel to and from most sites

A biweekly living allowance and free housing

Free or low-cost health insurance

Loan forbearance on qualified student loans

Possible academic credit

AmeriCorps education award ranging from $1,000—$4,725 upon completion of service for eligible interns

Want to learn more? Check out an overview of all Student Conservation Association opportunities or explore current SCA conservation corps job openings. www.thesca.org View contact and address information View Facebook Page View Photos on Flickr Follow on Twitter! View YouTube Page

Student Conservation Association: Conservation Corps Teams

Thousands have joined SCA to launch a conservation career, advance their studies, or gain hands-on experience. But all had one thing in common: a genuine desire to conserve our natural world. Your skills, your knowledge, and your commitment can make a difference and SCA offers you virtually limitless opportunities to live the values you so strongly believe in.

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American Conservation Experience: An International Conservation CorpsAmerican Conservation Experience is a nonprofit conservation corps offering opportunities for eco-minded American and international volunteers who want to make a meaningful difference in the world. Small teams of volunteers come together on direct service projects for the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and other land management agencies in inspiring western U.S. locations, including Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Lake Tahoe, Catalina Island and many more. Typical projects include trail construction and maintenance, native plant re-vegetation, exotic species removal, fence construction, erosion control, and wilderness restoration over a minimum twelve-week period. ACE volunteers will contribute their effort and enthusiasm in exchange for food during projects (cooked as a group), hostel-style accommodations, transportation to and from project sites, tents for use on projects, and an opportunity to explore unique locales and volunteer with people from all over the world. ACE does not pay volunteers, nor do volunteers pay ACE to participate. Applicants must be between 18-35 years of age, physically fit and have the ability to stay positive and enthusiastic through less than perfect situations (international/J-1 applicants welcome). Explore upcoming project dates or fill out the online registration form » View contact and address information

An ACE volunteer in Bryce Canyon National Park

ACE is a great opportunity for career-oriented individuals looking to gain hands-on experience and exposure while expanding their network in the natural resources field, as well as for people looking to experience something new.

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Northwest Service Academy

Program in the Spotlight Looking for a way to gain experience in the environmental field while making a difference?

Teach kids about forest ecology and experience wilderness journeys.

Lead a summer crew on America's longest hiking trail, the Pacific Crest Trail.

Facilitate service-learning adventure programs in the Cascades.

Create and deliver educational interpretive programs in State Parks.

Connect volunteers with their community and the environment.

AmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedJoin the Northwest Service Academy to gain hands-on and leadership skills needed to inspire change and land your dream job. With centers located in Trout Lake, Washington (Mt. Adams Center) and Portland, Oregon (Lower Columbia Center), the NWSA is sure to have a program to fit your needs! Beyond the tangible benefits, you'll have the chance to learn from and network with top professionals in the field, gain technical project skills, take on challenges utilizing cutting edge technology and more.

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job opportunities are regularly being updated and posted; sort by position, sponsor, location, type or start date. www.nwserviceacademy.org View contact and address information View Facebook Page View Photos on Flickr

Inspire environmental change with the Northwest Service Academy AmeriCorps

Are you looking to work in the environmental field, live and serve with like-minded people in the outdoors, learn new skills and enjoy backcountry adventures in Oregon, Washington or California? Serve with the Northwest Service Academy—AmeriCorps and inspire change.

Mt. Adams Center - Field Team Member Program - An Adventure in Environmental Service in the Pacific Northwest

AmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedWith a base camp at the Mt. Adams Center, the Field Team Member program is a special 5 or 9-month season of service designed for outdoor adventurers seeking an environmental immersion in the Pacific Northwest. Beneath the shadow of 12,320-foot Mt. Adams is where you'll receive an orientation and training before setting out to restore and protect some of the most pristine wild lands in Oregon and Washington. You'll join a field team of fun loving, like-minded group of peers and learn new skills, enjoy backcountry adventures, and most importantly engage in positive environmental action. Teams tackle projects such as trail and bridge construction to enhance recreational access, planting trees and removing non-native species to improve wildlife and fish habitats, and educating youth in and about the natural world. Benefits include a $3,174 living stipend, a $2,362 AmeriCorps education award, all expenses paid (lodging, meals, outdoor living skills training, certifications) and a weeklong natural history journey to off-the-beaten-path destinations. Whether you're ready to explore a career in natural resources, live-work-play in pristine backcountry locations or acquire new outdoor adventure or job skills, the Mt. Adams Center needs you! To begin the application process, email your resume to Amanda Green or call 509.395.3465 for more information. View current job openings » View contact and address information View WordPress Blog

Employment Alert: Currently accepting applications for Field Team Members (May 24th through October 29th, 2010).

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Work outside in beautiful places

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Explore the Pacific Northwest

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Secure money for school and defer current loans

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Earn a modest living stipend and health insurance

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Make professional connections

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Pick your next adventure: rock climbing, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, fishing, backpacking

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Make a difference by protecting and restoring America's public lands

Northwest Youth CorpsAmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedAre you looking for a job that will fill your heart and mind rather than just your wallet? The Northwest Youth Corps is currently hiring field staff to lead teenage conservation crews in their YouthCorps program. Crew leaders, assistant crew leaders and crew members live and work outdoors in some of the most beautiful and rugged natural areas of the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern California). You'll live with a team of ten participants in a full-time capacity and work shoulder to shoulder with the crew. Responsibilities include supervising the successful completion of conservation projects, implementing daily environmental education program, coordinating camp life, preparing required paperwork, leading weekend recreation trips, and learning skills to safely operate chainsaws. Seasonal job opportunities are available from late March through October. Benefits include compensation that averages $4,700 to $5,600 per season (about $73 to $85 per day; additional $2/day for WFR/WEMT/EMT), an end-of-season bonus, meals and lodging. In addition to the YouthCorps program, a Leadership Development Program is offered for those who have minimal outdoor experience. Participants will earn a stipend, meals, lodging and an AmeriCorps education award, and will be eligible for a summer or fall field staff position. Apply online or for more information: work@nwyouthcorps.org • 541.349.5055. View contact and address information View Facebook Page

Northwest Youth Corps: crew leaders making a difference

The Northwest Youth Corps is about accepting challenge, getting in shape and being outdoors. It is a life where boots, sleeping bags, mosquito repellent and dips in icy cold lakes replace the usual comforts of home—time where building a campfire, pitching a tent and cooking in a dutch oven becomes second nature.

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Southwest Conservation Corps: leadership, teamwork, work skills, conflict resolution skills, environmental stewardship and personal responsibilityAmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedProgram in the Spotlight Work outdoors in amazing places. Complete exciting and meaningful conservation projects on public lands in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Get paid for your work. The Southwest Conservation Corps offers meaningful employment year-round, with opportunities ranging from eight weeks up to a year depending on crew type. Projects include technical trail construction and maintenance, wildfire management and mitigation, and wildlife habitat and campground improvement. Job openings include residential crew corpsmembers and leaders, backcountry crews, frontcountry crews, Continental Divide trail crews, technical trail crews (useful for those considering career paths in wildland firefighting or public land management) and a special program for veterans who have served in the U.S. military. Benefits include a stipend ranging from $300-$540 per week, meals and camping while in the field, an AmeriCorps education award to qualifying individuals, uniform, pro-deal purchases, travel, the ability to live and work in the beautiful southwest region, and valuable training and field experience. If you are positive, motivated, hard working, willing to work and participate as part of a team, don't mind a little dirt under your fingernails, and able to camp in all types of weather conditions, complete an application today. Always hiring! View contact and address information View Facebook Page View Photos on Flickr View YouTube Page www.sccorps.org

Southwest Conservation Corps: Empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities and the environment.

Camp together. Work together. Learn together. Residential crews with the Southwest Conservation Corps blend team building with vital conservation projects in beautiful Southwest locales.

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Montana Conservation CorpsAmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedProgram in the Spotlight Are you looking for a place where majestic mountains, flowing streams, expansive ranchlands and quaint neighborhoods are the norm? The Montana Conservation Corps is looking for you to serve Montana communities and natural lands while giving back to the environment. Delve into the meaning of service and engage in projects that will have a lasting and beneficial impact. 2010 seasonal AmeriCorps positions include: Field Crew Leaders (provide management skills and overall work site leadership on the project and spike site as well as equip young people with the tools, skills and values necessary to complete beneficial conservation service projects from mid-February to mid-November); Youth Crew Leaders (recruit and manage young adults between the ages of 14-16 on conservation projects from mid-February to late August); and Corps Members (serve on project sites in small work teams along with performing in a special role as vehicle swamper, crew journalist, tool swamper, or crew naturalist from May to October). Benefits include a $1,000 monthly living stipend, a $35 weekly food allowance, an AmeriCorps education award, health insurance and extensive training. As a member of the MCC, your home is a tent for much of the time, with meals shared around camp with fellow crew members. If you thrive in a team atmosphere and have a thirst for teaching and learning in an outdoor environment, take the next step by filling out an application. www.mtcorps.org View contact and address information View Blog Spot View Facebook Page View YouTube Page

The Montana Conservation Corps teaches the rewards of service and instills values that carry throughout life.

Serving with the Montana Conservation Corps is rewarding and always challenging. The rigors of swinging heavy hand tools will exhaust your body and tax your spirit. Working out a conflict among crew members takes personal initiative. Teaching a class before your peers requires a willingness to put yourself on the line. If you're eager to invest yourself in a physically and personally demanding service experience, then MCC will place in your hands resources to help you improve your world and your life.

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Maine Conservation CorpsAmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedProgram in the Spotlight If you like spending time outside, learning new things, aren't afraid to get a little dirty and want to explore Maine's beautiful places, the Maine Conservation Corps has a job for you. Whether backpacking to remote Appalachian Trail worksites, patrolling trails at Acadia National Park, or building mountain bike trails, a wooden bridge or stone steps, MCC will provide field team members and leaders with valuable outdoor and trail skills over a 3-9 month period. MCC also selects a few enthusiastic people to participate in a 10-week trail training academy; successful applicants will then qualify to lead a field team through the end of summer. In addition, environmental educators are needed seasonally to provide community education and outreach with activities ranging from teaching in a classroom to leading local watershed surveys. Benefits include a living allowance ranging from $240 to $525 per week, health insurance, an AmeriCorps education award and unlimited networking, training and experiential learning opportunities—from conflict resolution and leadership skills to trail rigging and stone working. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 (higher for some positions), physically fit, have the desire to learn and serve and be motivated to work with people of all ages and backgrounds. www.maine.gov View contact and address information View Facebook Page

Employment Alert: Want to spend a season honing your trail-building skills in the great state of Maine? As a Team Leader, you will be a teacher, mentor, leader and friend to a group of 2-5 Team Members for 3-6 months beginning in May. Learn more & apply by February 26, 2010 »

Build great things with the Maine Conservation Corps

Rebuild the Appalachian Trail. Improve hiking trails on Maine's coast. Develop trails with boardwalk bridges in wetland areas. Build great things with great people. Work with the Maine Conservation Corps and live the dream.

Maine Appalachian Trail Club: Seasonal Outdoor JobsThe Maine Appalachian Trail Club has been maintaining, protecting and preserving the 267-mile Appalachian Trail in Maine since 1935. Now hiring energetic and motivated individuals to help take care of this exceptional natural outdoor legacy this summer! Explore the opportunities:

Maine Trail Crew Leaders (May 15th to August 28th): teach and lead a volunteer trail crew doing footpath reconstruction work at remote sites. Projects include building rock steps, waterbars and retaining walls and new trail. Benefits include $425/week, a $2,360 AmeriCorps education award if eligible, and training.

Maine Trail Crew Camp Coordinators (May 15th to August 28th): support operation of volunteer trail crews by planning and preparing meals, purchasing food, maintaining base camp facility, recruiting volunteers, assisting with transportation, and arranging leisure time opportunities. Benefits include $12.50/hour plus meals and lodging.

Caretakers & Ridgerunners (June to October): interact with hikers, teach Leave-No-Trace principles to promote protection of the trail and its campsites, and manage high-use camping sites. Benefits include $10-$12/hour, plus backpacking and camping gear for the season.

An Assistant Crew Coordinator position and over 80 volunteer opportunities from mid-June to mid-August are also available. Applications accepted until positions filled. Learn how to apply » View contact and address information View Facebook Page

Maine Appalachian Trail Club Trail Crews

Whether you thrive on working in the outdoors in any weather condition, enjoy planning expedition-focused trips for individuals and groups, or simply content with living alone in remote areas, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club has a seasonal job for you!

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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps: life changing outdoor experiences for youth

AmeriCorps Education Award ProvidedProgram in the Spotlight The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps is looking for strong leaders who are ready for a challenge and enjoy working with young people as teachers, mentors, supervisors and role models for the Parks, Wilderness, Roving, Community, Leadership Development and LEAP Crews. As a Leader you will be responsible for building a community, ensuring the health and safety of your crew, and teaching both life and job skills. The season begins with paid staff training that focuses on teaching the technical and interpersonal skills needed to be a successful leader while drawing out your own strengths and enhancing your existing skills. Once your crew arrives, you will use what you've learned to transform your crew from a varied group of strangers into a tight-knit community through meaningful conservation projects, such as state park management, trail maintenance and backcountry construction.

Leadership positions span from four to six months in length, with start dates beginning in April through mid-May. Opportunities exist in both day and residential settings. Benefits include extensive training and professional development, a competitive wage, room and board (for residential programs) and pro-deals or discounts at local businesses. Positions are filled on a rolling basis beginning each December, with preference given to early applicants. Apply now! www.vycc.org View contact and address information View Facebook Page View YouTube Page

Become a teacher, mentor, supervisor and role model with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

If you're looking for the outdoor adventure of a lifetime while making a significant contribution to young people and our environment, the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps will equip you with the tools to live, work, and travel in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

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Feature Article: A Day in the LifeDo you have the determination of a wombat? A forestry expert provides you with a Get-Up-And-Go approach to seasonal jobs in National Parks and U.S. Forests. Read more »

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