Conservation Corps

29 01, 2025

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Members

2025-02-13T11:48:23-05:00January 29th, 2025|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment, Support Us, Youth Employment|

Position Overview: Crew members (ages 14-18) are hired each year to work on Conservation Corps crews at the location closest to them. They are selected through a competitive application process and supervised by a trained leadership team. Successful candidates receive a bi-weekly wage plus hands-on education and employment experience. Members must be willing to meet the challenges of working outdoors by demonstrating maturity, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic. A commitment to the environment and to their local communities is essential. Crew members work on local crews based out of [Read More...]

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22 01, 2025

Rachel Carson NWR Salt Marsh Internship

2025-02-20T10:54:21-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Conservation Corps, Employment, Support Us, USFWS Intern|

DEADLINE TO APPLY: FEBRUARY 16, 2025   Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine provides an opportunity to build your  biological monitoring and management skills by working with a team of skilled field biologists. Interns  are an essential part of our operations, and if selected, you will become a dynamic member of our skilled  and motivated team. Deadline to apply: February 16, 2025   Land Management Research Division Salt Marsh Internship:   20 weeks (~June 2nd – October 17th, 2025)   One full-time intern is needed to support the USFWS Region 5 Land Management [Read More...]

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22 01, 2025

Rachel Carson NWR Avian Monitoring Internship

2025-01-22T18:05:05-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Conservation Corps, Employment, USFWS Intern|

DEADLINE TO APPLY: FEBRUARY 16, 2025   Avian Monitoring Internship:   12 weeks (~May 5th – July 25th, 2025)   Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine provides an opportunity to build your  biological monitoring and management skills by working with a team of skilled field biologists.  Interns are an essential part of our operations, and if selected, you will become a dynamic  member of our skilled and motivated team.   One full time intern is needed to support avian monitoring projects (piping plover, least tern, and saltmarsh sparrow) on Rachel Carson National Wildlife [Read More...]

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12 12, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Support Staff

2024-12-12T14:59:15-05:00December 12th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment, Support Us|

Position Overview:   The NorthWoods Youth Conservation Corps Support Staff position is designed for people who are looking to build their skills and experience. This position will assist the NorthWoods Conservation Corps Staff in the supervision of Youth Conservation Corps crews as well as our Adult Trail Crew. This support staff will primarily be assisting and supporting project work where needed throughout the field season. The Corps Support Staff will work closely with with the Corps Northern Field Coordinator and Corps Directors on projects throughout Northern Vermont and New Hampshire Along the [Read More...]

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12 12, 2024

Adult Backcountry Trail Crew Member

2024-12-12T15:06:07-05:00December 12th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview:   The NorthWoods Adult Backcountry Trail Crew is designed for people who are looking to build their skills and experience. This year’s Crew will be performing trail maintenance in the White Mountain National Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, and other remote locations and trails in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire.  Traditionally, this crew works on the most challenging and technical trail building projects in northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, all while living in a “spike camp” during the week close to their project location. Projects generally are a range [Read More...]

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12 12, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leaders 

2024-12-12T11:37:07-05:00December 12th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview: The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is seeking Crew Leaders (CLs) for its Youth Conservation Corps Crews. The CLs will lead a crew of high school age individuals (ages 15-18) in conservation projects on locations throughout Vermont. CLs are responsible for inspiring and motivating crew members while completing priority conservation projects in the field. Projects vary each year, but generally include trail maintenance and construction, addressing water quality issues, removing invasive species, and improving wildlife habitat. Prior to the season, CLs will have the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to [Read More...]

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12 12, 2024

Adult Backcountry Trail Crew Leader

2024-12-30T14:45:42-05:00December 12th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview:   The NorthWoods Adult Backcountry Trail Crews are designed for people who are looking to build their skills and experience. This year’s Adult Backcountry Trail Crews will be performing trail construction and maintenance in the White Mountain National Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, and other remote locations and trails in Northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Traditionally, these crews work on the most challenging and technical trail-building projects in the region, all while living in a “spike camp” during the week close to their project location. Projects generally are a [Read More...]

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1 03, 2024

Sharpening Skills

2024-03-06T14:24:35-05:00March 1st, 2024|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Workshop teacher Larry Walters measures crosscut blades. The Conservation Corps team had fun this February attending a two-day Cross Cut Sharpening and Maintenance course hosted by Larry Walters of Rutland, VT, a former U.S. Forest Service employee. Larry was a wealth of knowledge in the realm of crosscut saws, their maintenance, and the precision-based tools that are involved in the process of sharpening them. Larry was very happy to host Corps team Dusty, Blase, and Charles and pass this lost art form on in hopes that NorthWoods will steward and [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Charles Hill

2024-03-20T20:09:14-04:00January 9th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Charles Hill was born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut in the town of Clinton. His love for the outdoors started when he was in the Boy Scouts where hiking and camping became hobbies that he enjoyed outside of the Scouts. After graduating high school in 2013, not really knowing what to expect, Charles had taken a summer job working at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge with the YCC as a crew member. This is where Charles discovered that he wanted to work in the outdoors; he changed [Read More...]

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8 01, 2024

Dusty May

2024-03-20T20:07:04-04:00January 8th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Dusty May was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, but has lived in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont for 8 years and has discovered that he is a Vermonter at heart. He moved here to join his Vermont wife on an old hippie commune where they remodeled a house together, and he fell in love with the state and the Northeast Kingdom. Dusty graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He grew up in the outdoors camping, hunting, and fishing. In addition to this [Read More...]

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