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Regional Government Agencies: Outdoor Career Opportunities

This guide is a general overview of the regional opportunities working in and for the outdoors.

by TYO - Transforming Youth Outdoors

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005 GUIDE Regional Government Agencies Outdoor Career Opportunities v1

There are three main levels of government in the United States: Federal, State, and Local. Each level of government has its own benefits and opportunities for careers in outdoor recreation and conservation. While there are many amazing opportunities to work for the federal government, working for a state, county, or city agency may have appealing benefits including:

More accessible job opportunities
Opportunity to work in familiar places on issues that are more relevant
Greater flexibility in your job duties and environment
Better access and interaction with leadership at a given agency

Published November 04, 2020

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TYO curates, organizes, and maintains an ever-growing collection of resources helping others deliver best-in-class outdoor youth programming.

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