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Forest Service P. O. Box 21628 Juneau, AK 99802 http://www.fs.usda.gov/r10 Twitter: @AlaskaForestService Web: www.fs.usda.gov/r10/ Media Contact: Bobbie Jo Skibo, External Affairs, 907-586-8740 Bobbiejoskibo@xxxxxxxxx An audio file for Jeff Miller, Regional Recreation Program Leader, is available.
For Immediate Release JUNEAU, Alaska, April 14, 2015- Youth between 15-18 are encouraged to take advantage of a four-week opportunity this summer in Angoon or Ketchikan.
The Youth Conservation Corps, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and community organizations, is seeking 10 candidates for paid positions this summer.
The resident YCC program provides housing and not only gives youth a taste of natural resource management in the trails, cabins, ecology, and timber programs but also gives them a chance to learn life skills that are critical to their futures.
Interested candidates, for either location, should go to http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r10/jobs to download the application. Applications will be considered starting April 24, 2015. Candidates should be prepared for remote camping and the
wet conditions of a temperate rain forest. Four applicants are being sought for a crew on Admiralty Island National Monument District that will work with the Sitka Conservation Society, the Angoon Community Association, and the Forest Service. The crew-based work will focus on trail
and shelter maintenance, firewood hauling, non-native invasive plant control, wilderness stewardship (such as campsite inventorying, beach clean-up, solitude & cultural resource monitoring), conservation education and ecological restoration inventory and monitoring.
For more information or to submit an application contact Kevin Hood, Wilderness Program Manager: * By email at kehood@xxxxxxxxx with “YCC Application” in the email subject title * By fax at (907) 586-8808 with “Attention Kevin Hood – YCC Application” on the first page * By mail at ATTN Kevin Hood – YCC Application, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Rd, Juneau, AK 99801 Six applicants are being sought for a crew on the Ketchikan/Misty Fiords Ranger District. The crew-based work will focus on improving recreation areas through the care and maintenance of cabins, campgrounds & trails, wilderness monitoring,
fisheries improvements, invasive plant control, and timber management while learning about conservation principles and natural resources work opportunities. For more information call (907) 228-6246 or to submit an application contact Travis Mason-Bushman: * By email at travisamasonbushman@xxxxxxxxx with “YCC Application” in the email subject title * By fax at (907) 228-6234 with “Attention Travis Mason-Bushman – YCC Application” on the first page * By mail at ATTN Travis Mason-Bushman – YCC Application, 50 Main St. Ketchikan, AK 99901 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ### |
