AmeriCorps Timber Crew Member — Field Forestry

Latino Outdoors; Harrisonburg (VA); Vor Ort; USD 23.000 - 27.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Education Award

Living stipend

Staff counseling

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

Appalachian Conservation Corps is seeking Spring & Summer Timber Crew Members based out of Swoope, VA, with AmeriCorps service and a $600 weekly compensation package (500 living stipend + 100 benefit). Start Feb 22, 2027, end Aug 17, 2027, plus a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award on completion.

Crews work across George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, performing field timber marking and silvicultural work under forester supervision, often in remote terrain.

Qualifikationen

• Be between the ages of 18 and 30 (exception for veterans up to age 35).
• Have US citizenship or legal permanent residency status.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.
• Be comfortable working independently in remote locations and adverse weather conditions.
• Preference for applicants with experience with timber cruising and marking, forest ecology and silviculture, and/or timber stand inventory.

Aufgaben

• Select and mark trees to be harvested or left uncut.
• Lay out boundaries of cutting areas as outlined in the environmental planning documents and silvicultural prescriptions, considering accessibility, steep slopes, stream protection, nesting tree protection, wildlife impacts, fuels management and regeneration requirements.
• Mark or otherwise identify trees using marking rules in locations with additional consideration of species composition, tree timber defect, site quality, age, form class, etc.
• Mark unit boundaries and occasionally utilize GPS to record boundary locations.
• Assist in other aspects of natural resource management, such as performing non-commercial silvicultural activities to promote the growth and vitality of desired tree species.

Kenntnisse

Outdoor endurance

Independence

Willingness to learn

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Appalachian Conservation Corps is seeking Spring & Summer Timber Crew Members based out of Swoope, VA, with AmeriCorps service and a $600 weekly compensation package (500 living stipend + 100 benefit). Start Feb 22, 2027, end Aug 17, 2027, plus a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award on completion.

Crews work across George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, performing field timber marking and silvicultural work under forester supervision, often in remote terrain.