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Northwest Service Academy (NWSA) is an environmental service and leadership development organization that addresses environment issues in communities across Oregon, Washington and California. NWSA members engage in hands-on watershed restoration, environmental education, trail construction, resource conservation and volunteer mobilization projects. The Mt. Adams Center (MAC) is located in the heart of the Cascade Mountain Range beneath 12,276' Mount Adams, a treasured wilderness region surrounded by a spectacular landscape of forests, rivers, waterfalls and mountains. The Center offers conservation, trail building, wildfire management, and environmental intern jobs in Oregon, Washington and California. The Lower Columbia Center (LCC) sits on the bank of the Willamette River in southeast Portland, Oregon. Portland is one of the country's most environmentally progressive cities, and LCC members enjoy living in this vibrant urban setting while still having easy access to the region's natural wonders. Along with its Portland-Vancouver metro area placements, LCC also offers AmeriCorps placements throughout the beautiful and diverse states of Oregon and Washington. |
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Individual Placements |
Gain professional experience in an environmental field with the internship-like Individual Placement (IP) program. IP's usually serve six months to a year with local schools, nonprofits or local government agencies. Project examples include environmental education, conducting field surveys, coordinating environmentally-focused volunteer programs, working with local agencies on water quality issues, leading service-learning activities, coordinating hands-on restoration projects and enhancing public lands. Whether working with a small start-up grassroots nonprofit or a larger, more established agency, IP's accomplish great things while developing professional skills and networking with professionals in environmental fields. • View current Individual Placement opportunities |
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Field Teams |
From the remote wilderness areas along the Pacific Crest Trail to the vibrant urban communities of the Portland metro area, Field Team Members gain hands-on restoration experience, develop leadership skills and make lifetime friends. Team projects vary in length, location and focus depending on the needs of the community being served. As a Field Team Member you might find yourself in the backcountry for eight days as you repair a section of trail destroyed by an avalanche or fire, constructing raptor perches or turtle nesting sites to improve wildlife habitat or designing and implementing riparian and wetland restoration projects within the urban growth boundary. Each field team enjoys an adventure all its own! • View current Field Team Member opportunities |
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Have leadership experience? Interested in further developing your leadership skills out in the field and in a team environment? NWSA has two types of Leader positions that might be right for you; Individual Placement and Field Team Leaders. Leaders are chosen based on leadership skills they would bring to the program and their potential to develop new skills in the following areas: coaching and mentoring, facilitation, event planning and community building. Leader responsibilities may include leading a team in the backcountry, coordinating with partners on shorter-term projects or providing ongoing support to a larger group of members who are serving on a diverse set of projects in a central location. • View current Leadership opportunities |
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Benefits |
Full-time member
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NWSA member and leader positions start each spring, fall and winter, with full-year positions starting in the fall and winter, and six-month positions starting each spring. Positions are typically posted to the Open Positions Page at least four months prior to the start date. Sign up for NWSA's monthly recruitment eUpdate that provides news about upcoming job opportunities. |
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