2010-2011 Year-Round Crew Member
Great Basin Institute
posted: Jun 08, 2010 and closes: Jul 11, 2011
Description and Details
Description:
Spend a year working and camping at some of Nevada’s premier natural areas. Serve alongside international volunteers and college students from across the country while making a lasting contribution to Nevada’s natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and local and state agencies. Provide a national service with your environmental restoration efforts and work all over the state in a diverse and beautiful array of desert, mountain and alpine habitats.
Timeline: August 16, 2010 – August 11, 2011
Conservation Projects:
Trail building and rehabilitation
Exotic species removal
Forest thinning
Habitat restoration
Riparian rehabilitation
Illegal road decommissioning
Qualifications:
To qualify, you must be at least 17 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED (or be willing to achieve this before using education award).
Duties:
Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times while providing service Communicating with agency project staff
Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners
Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking, cleaning and organizing crew equipment
Work Schedule:
The locations of service will depend on where you start your term of service. Due to the seasonal nature of field work in Nevada you may be required to relocate more than once during the term. Three teams will begin in Northern Nevada based in Reno (NCC will seek out temporary options for housing including campground options). Near mid-October when the weather begins to change, these teams will relocate to Southern Nevada and will be based in Las Vegas for 6 months.
Two teams will start their terms in Las Vegas and remain there until the end of April. During the second half of the year crews will transition to northern Nevada and will be based in the Reno area and will perform services primarily in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Regions. The NCC will help during the transition time with housing recommendations. We will not provide housing and will not sign leases, but we can assist with identifying housing options.
Training:
Members will attend a 5-day orientation session where they will receive training in chainsaw use, trail building, leave-no-trace ethics, CPR/First Aid, and effective citizenship.
Locations:
Lake Tahoe
Great Basin National Park
Lake Mead
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Ely, Nevada
These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from Nevada Volunteers. This program prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Location
Nevada
Application Info
Step 1: Click here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=36990
Step 2: Click “Apply” then register.
Step 3: Once registered login and complete the application.
Step 4: Click the “Search Listings” link and search for program name: Nevada Conservation Corps
Step 5: Click on the appropriate position title, then hit the “Apply Now” button at the bottom of the listing.
bwalden@thegreatbasininstitute.orgSalary & Benefits
This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $14,161 for the year. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout the entire year. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service, members shall
