DOLORES RIVER RESTORATION CREW MEMBER
DATES: August 26th - November 22nd
STATUS: Seasonal, Full-time, Camping Program for the Fall
LOCATION: Durango, CO
STIPEND: $300/week
AGES: 18 – 30
HEALTH BENEFITS: Not Health Benefit Eligible
OTHER BENEFITS: Wilderness First Aid Certificate, S-212 chainsaw training, food provided while in the field, uniform shirts, personal protective equipment.
AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD: $1,566.14
ABOUT SOUTHWEST CONSERVATION CORPS
Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization that engages motivated young adults to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects on public lands throughout Colorado and New Mexico. Our programs focus on place based learning, life skills development, conservation service work, appreciation of diversity, civic responsibility, and career development. SCC also provides an opportunity for corpsmembers to learn about the local environment, environmental issues, and get introductions to recreation and resource management careers.
Projects include trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation and local environmental service projects. Crews may also complete technical and/or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises.
ABOUT THE POSITION
As an AmeriCorps program participant with SCC, your office is the great outdoors! Each crew consists of 6 members and 2 leaders. This crew will work primarily residential schedules: 9 days on, 5 days off. While camping, crews are responsible for cooking meals and completing chores. SCC does not provide housing for your off time. The AmeriCorps DRRC program requires members to be flexible!
Members complete invasive tree removal and riparian restoration activities on public and private lands along the Dolores River corridor in Southwest Colorado. The AmeriCorps DRRC is in its ninth year of existence as part of a large collaborative restoration initiative: The Dolores River Restoration Partnership (see: https://www.drrpartnership.org/).
Projects will include: Tamarisk removal, habitat enhancement thinning projects, and the potential for riparian planting, fencing and related activities. The collaborative nature of the program will find SCC crews training and working with partner corps programs (Canyon Country Youth Corps, Western Colorado Conservation Corps) on projects throughout the watershed.
The AmeriCorps DRRC has a training component that prepares members for careers in resource management such as invasive species treatment and monitoring, riparian restoration, or wildland fire management in the public or private sector. Members will receive: Orientation to the project, riparian ecology basics, S-212 certification (nationally recognized chainsaw operation and safety certification), chainsaw operation experience, Invasive Species identification and treatment modalities, wilderness first aid training, herbicide application training and experience, and exposure to large scale restoration projects, partners, and activities. Some members, if they independently arrange for it, can earn college credit for their participation.
The DRRC Crew will attend a 5 day volunteer orientation (August 26th – 31st, 2019). This will include a Wilderness First Aid training. Food and space to camp is provided during this training. This crew will head to saw training the following Monday.
Required Skills
QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received (or on track to receive) a high school diploma or GED. All offers of unemployment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and Federal Criminal background check.
PARTICIPANT ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Essential eligibility requirements for the program must be met. If you are unable to meet certain requirements, we may be able to assist you with some modification unless it alters the fundamental nature of the program, compromises the health and safety of participants or staff, or places an undue financial or administrative burden on the organization. These requirements are written the same for all positions and therefore may not apply directly to your particular position:
PARTICIPANT AND EXPEDITION BEHAVIOR
SAFETY AND JUDGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS & OUTDOOR SKILLS
SUBSTANCE FREE
TO APPLY: VISIT HTTPS://SCCORPS.ORG/OPEN-POSITIONS
Any questions can be addressed to Lisa Slupianek: lslupianek@conservationlegacy.org
Required Experience
QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received (or on track to receive) a high school diploma or GED. All offers of unemployment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and Federal Criminal background check.
PARTICIPANT ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Essential eligibility requirements for the program must be met. If you are unable to meet certain requirements, we may be able to assist you with some modification unless it alters the fundamental nature of the program, compromises the health and safety of participants or staff, or places an undue financial or administrative burden on the organization. These requirements are written the same for all positions and therefore may not apply directly to your particular position:
PARTICIPANT AND EXPEDITION BEHAVIOR
SAFETY AND JUDGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS & OUTDOOR SKILLS
SUBSTANCE FREE
TO APPLY: VISIT HTTPS://SCCORPS.ORG/OPEN-POSITIONS
Any questions can be addressed to Lisa Slupianek: lslupianek@conservationlegacy.org