Title: USFS Trails Crew
Start/End Date: 6/5/2023 – 10/06/2023
Stipend: $660/week paid on a bi-weekly basis
Term: 18 weeks
Reports To: USFS Columbine Ranger District Recreation Staff
Location: Bayfield, Colorado
Status: 675-hour AmeriCorps Service Term
Benefits: AmeriCorps Education Award $2,474.27 after successful completion of term
Southwest Conservation Corps’ Mission
It is the mission of the Southwest Conservation Corps to empower individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment.
Program Overview:
The Recreation Trails program is responsible for maintaining an extensive trail system that includes hiking both front and back country as well as OHV travel. In addition, as part of the overall mission the Columbine Ranger District focuses on outreach to the public by making contact with people on the trails and working with diverse user groups and partnerships. This is done in an effort to keep the interface between the forest and public fluid in use and available while fostering opportunities for every level of adventure, explorer day hiker, sight seer or other dynamic and diverse users.
The internship will primarily focus on signage, data collection and monitoring, trail clearing and basic trail maintenance as well as some engagement with larger trail projects in the district. Most of the work with done during a Monday through Thursday, 10 hour a day schedule. The individual will be working with the crew on field projects and there will be 4-day hitches throughout the internship where comfortability with forest camping will be essential.
Essential roles and responsibilities include:
Trail Clearing
- Using hand tools, rock bars, levers, shovels to remove and or break down rocks and stumps
- Using a crosscut saw to buck and limb trees across the trail and widen the width to standard
- Hiking trails to access areas that need clearing
ATV
- Learning the fundamentals of safety for proper use of ATVs
- Riding OHV trails in order to assess them for needed work
- Using ATVs to access areas more quickly than hiking and to move tools more effectively form site to site
Data Collection
- Using a tablet in the field to tabulate and document trail and signage conditions
- Learn how to use a tablet and what type of information is necessary for TRACS
- Learn the Survey 123 system for documentation, collect data in the field
- Keep a detailed log of work done in the field
Desired Skills/Qualifications:
- Ability to hike up to 10 miles in a day on uneven terrain in all weather conditions
- Previous experience in trail work or similar industry
- Comfortable with forest camping
Training Provided:
- If individual can start before June 15th Basic First Aid/CPR/AED will be offered
- Cross cut saw
- ASI approved ATV trainings
- Survey 123
Potential Human & Environmental Risk:
- Injuries due to hiking in rough, uneven terrain, using tolls, dehydration, over exertion
- ATV related injuries
- Collecting data while hiking off-trail/unmarked paths and slipper/wet conditions
Housing Provided: Yes
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Permanent Resident Card, INS form I-551
- Alien Registration Card, INS form I-551
- A passport indicating that the INS has approved it as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence
- A departure record (INS 194) indication that the INS has approved it as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence
- Valid Driver's License
- If starting after June 23rd must have First Aid/CPR/AED certification
- Per grant funding requirements applicants must be 18-30 years of age, up to 35 if a veteran
Apply Now!
To apply, please submit an updated resume and letter of interest along with the online application.
Contact Niki Antonio with any questions. Nantonio@conservationlegacy.org
This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.
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