Fall Conservation Crew Member

Start / End dates: 8/29/2022 – 11/4/2022  

Status: Seasonal, Full-time, Camping Program for the Fall

Stipend: $400/week 

Ages: 18 – 30 

Benefits: $1,374.60, 300-hour AmeriCorps Education Award, food provided while in the field, uniform shirts, personal protective equipment. Wilderness First Aid & CPR/AED certification. 

About the Position 

As an AmeriCorps program participant with the Southwest Conservation Corps, your office is the great outdoors! Each crew consists of 6 members and 2 leaders. Crews serve and camp for 8 days at a time in either front country (access to your crew vehicle and trailer), or backcountry (hiking all your supplies in with backpacks) locations. You will serve as a member of the crew; perform heavy manual labor, and complete conservation projects using a variety of manual and power tools. You will also participate in environmental education activities.

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. 

Schedules generally are 8-days on and 6 off. There is a possibility you could serve 4-days on and 3-days off, or a variation of schedules requiring all AmeriCorps crew members to show flexibility. SCC does not provide housing on your off days.