Collaborative Forestry Field Technician
About the organization
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment s focus is promoting healthy and sustainable forests and watersheds by investing in the well-being of rural communities and strengthening their participation in natural resource decision-making and programs.
Timber Marking Crew Positions working in Lassen National Forest
Introduction
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment (Sierra Institute) in collaboration with Lassen National Forest (LNF) are providing a unique opportunity to contribute to forest restoration and timber stand improvement activities within restoration projects on the LNF. Qualified individuals with an interest in active management of forested landscapes for ecosystem resilience are encouraged to apply. The selected applicant will work as part of a six-member crew to mark trees for the management of vegetation on the Lassen National Forest in California. The Crew may be expected to camp in the fie
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Park – Crew Leader
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About the organization
Every day SCA provides opportunities for young people to make a positive impact on the world around them. Every year we motivate and deploy thousands of young people who care passionately about improving their natural world.
We put them to work in our parks and public lands and urban green spaces to make improvements and learn conservation and sustainability practices. We teach them how to plan, enact, and lead, all while making a tangible impact in conservation.
Duties
As Crew Leader, you will be working with and supporting two SCA interns. This SCA team will support the CHOH maintenance staff with routine daily maintenance activities at the Potomac Maryland shop. Primarily, this project requires the team to remove vegetation from historic stone culverts, locks, flumes, abutments, walls and any other historic stone structure within the park boundaries that the NPS deems the need for vegetation re
Local nonprofit expands fire mitigation role
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps’ Fire Crew last season included (front row) Mackenzie Goltz, Quentin Pearson, Santiago Escobar, Jordan Wilson (Crew Leader), and (back row) Griffin Steele, Liana McClintock, Sean Dulock, Luka Summers, Rose Salerno, Randi Fitzsimmons. The majority of last year’s crew members have moved on to professional firefighting jobs. (Photo courtesy RMYC)
The active northern Colorado wildfires of 2020 turned out to be an important part of the training season for the young adult fire crew at nonprofit Rocky Mountain Youth Corps.
After almost six months of strenuous and challenging work, including camping out at least five nights per week and working 21 days straight on the Middle Fork Fire, eight of the 10 members of last year’s fire crew have already found work in professional firefighting positions across the country.
Farm Crew Leader
VYCC is seeking AmeriCorps Crew Leaders to play key leadership roles in the Food and Farm Program, which supports young people in work and service opportunities. A successful Crew Leader is able to foster an inclusive and supportive crew community, help Crew Members navigate challenges and celebrate successes, and provide opportunities for personal and professional growth. VYCC is challenging. There will be mud, weeds, sore feet, and tired hands. But there will also be sunny days, successful harvests, personal connection, and an ability to enact positive change. If you are excited to dig in, get dirty, and help make communities and individuals stronger and more resilient, this service opportunity is for you.