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Washington Conservation Corps positions

WA DNR & Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

Position Highlights:

• Recreational trail maintenance and construction
• Environmental restoration
• Hands-on environmental education and skill development

Position Description:

As an employee of the Washington Department of Natural Resources and a member of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Stewardship Program, you will have the opportunity to work with a successful and passionate team in an energetic, highly productive and fast-paced stewardship program. Through extensive hands-on involvement in variety of community partnerships, public interactions and environmental education, you will learn about ecological and recreational use issues on public open space lands and build skills in public land management.

• Temporary, full-time, 12-month AmeriCorps position
• Crew program is based from Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, WA and works on surrounding public lands
• 8-10 hour workdays (40 hrs/week)
• Occasional 4 and 8-day “spike camp” projects during the late spring and summer
• Physically demanding; must have the ability to hike to semi-remote worksites, carry heavy loads, move rocks, work in all weather and perform other heroic tasks

Responsibilities:
• Work alongside staff, the public and independently to complete environmental restoration including: tree planting, invasive weed control, logging road removal, erosion control/slope stabilization
• Work alongside staff, the public and independently to complete trail work including: trail maintenance (brushing, drainage, tread/structure repair) and trail construction (clear/excavate, structures, signage, etc)
• Work with hand tools and power equipment
• Represent the Greenway, DNR and WCC by being the “face on the ground” that the public sees each day.

Qualifications:
• Three to six months or more conservation corps or other related outdoor work experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with hand tools
• Must be between the ages of 18 to 25 on day of hire
• Proven oral communication skills and ability to represent the program in a professional manner
• Provide daily, personal transportation to Lake Sammamish State Park
• Clean driving record and the ability to drive agency vehicles

Compensation/Benefits:
• Salary is $8.07/hour in 2008, approx. $1,290 per month.
• Upon completion of 1,700 hours, Corpsmembers receive a $4,725 AmeriCorps Educational Award
• Health benefits provided by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources
• Opportunity to strengthen skills relating to public natural lands management and interact with a wide variety of groups and individuals while completing projects on multiple agencies lands
• Hands-on and formal training which include: trail maintenance and construction, ecological restoration, volunteer management and other topics related to conservation and public natural lands management

How to Apply: Email cover letter, resume, references and any materials you wish to share to:

william.tyler@mtsgreenway.org

About the Greenway Trust:

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, a non-profit organization based in Seattle Washington, is focused on the protection and enhancement of the Mountains to Sound Greenway corridor, which follows Interstate 90 for 100 miles from Seattle, over the Cascade Mountains to Eastern Washington. Since 1991, the Greenway and its board of directors, representing the major stakeholders in the region, have served as the catalyst for this effort. Over the past 16 years, over 200 million dollars have been spent by the public to connect what is now a 750,000 acre swath of public open space. These lands will protect the region’s heritage of public open space and outdoor recreation for current and future generations. More information on the Greenway Trust can be found at www.mtsgreenway.org

The Trust is committed to hiring a skilled, dedicated and diverse work force.

About the Washington State Department of Natural Resources

The mission of DNR is to provide professional, forward-looking stewardship of our state lands, natural resources and the environment. The DNR also provides leadership in creating a sustainable future for the Public Land Trusts. The DNR manages over five million acres of state-owned land, and employs over 1,300 people. (See www.dnr.wa.gov for more information)

About the Washington Conservation Corps

The WCC was established in 1983 as a job-training program for young adults from the ages of 18-25. The WCC is a continuation of the legacy left by the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930’s. The program provides work experience and skills for projects that support conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of the states natural, historic, environmental and recreational resources. Today the WCC has over 125 members working on projects in every part of the state. The Greenway Stewardship Program is a partnership between WCC, WADNR and the Greenway.

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