Internship Listings
High Country News now offers free internship listings for non-profits and organizations interested in improving this vast and complex region.
Would you like to Submit a free internship listing?Year Round Restoration Crew Member
Spend a year working and camping at some of Nevada’s premier natural areas. Serve alongside international volunteers and college students from across the country while making a lasting contribution to Nevada’s natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and local and state agencies. Provide a national service with your environmental restoration efforts and work all over the state in a diverse and beautiful array of desert, mountain and alpine habitats. Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $14,122 for the year. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members biweekly throughout the entire year. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service, members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $4,725 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college. Health and dental insurance is provided. Timeline: August 18, 2008 – August 14, 2009 Conservation Projects: • Trail building and rehabilitation • Exotic species removal • Forest thinning • Habitat restoration • Riparian rehabilitation • Illegal road decommissioning Duties: • Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times while providing service • Communicating with agency project staff • Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners • Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking, cleaning and organizing crew equipment Work Schedule: During the first 8-10 weeks the crew member’s schedule consists of 4 days in the field (Monday-Thursday) followed by 3 days off. During this time members will be asked to camp in the Lake Tahoe area during days off. The NCC will provide camp sites and arrange for showers and access to kitchen equipment. Following the first snowfall, the members will move to southern Nevada for the winter season. The NCC will help arrange for housing in Southern Nevada. Finally members will return to Northern Nevada in late spring to complete your term of service in the Lake Tahoe area. The NCC will again help to arrange housing for members during this transition. Training: Members will attend a 5-day orientation session where they will receive training in chainsaw use, trail building, leave-no-trace ethics, CPR/First Aide, and effective citizenship. Locations: • Lake Tahoe • Great Basin National Park • Lake Mead • Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge • Ely, Nevada We will have crews based in both Reno and Las Vegas. Crews will work locally as well as travel to far reaches of the state. Qualifications: To qualify, you must be at least 17 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED (or be willing to achieve this before using education award). For consideration, please fill out the on-line AmeriCorps application on the AmeriCorps website (https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=3242). Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Kasia Urban at kurban@thegreatbasininstitute.org These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from the Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. This program prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact:
Kasia Urban
kurban@thegreatbasininstitute.org
775-324-0119
High Country News Winter/Spring 2009
High Country News is looking for informed and enthusiastic interns to report on natural resource, environmental and community issues in the 11 Western states. More info...
Contact:
Jodi Peterson
jodi@hcn.org
9705274898
High Country News Summer/Fall 2009
High Country News is looking for informed and enthusiastic interns to report on natural resource, environmental and community issues in the 11 Western states. More info...
Contact:
Jodi Peterson
jodi@hcn.org
9705274898
