Pacific West Field Conservation Crewmember

American Conservation Experience - CREW; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Allowance: $400/week

Education Award: up to $3,697.50 (26 w

Free housing during term

Meal provision on project days

Job summary

American Conservation Experience seeks motivated volunteers to join field teams across the Pacific West, engaging in ecological restoration, trail work, and other conservation projects in California and beyond.

Participants gain hands-on field skills, work with mentors from federal and state agencies, and contribute to meaningful public land stewardship while completing AmeriCorps service terms of 13 or 26 weeks.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and hike rough terrain
• Willingness to undergo a three-part criminal history check and to participate in E-Verify
• Able to spend 8 consecutive days in the field per project

Responsibilities

• Habitat restoration
• Trail construction and maintenance
• Dry and wet stone masonry
• Reforestation
• Forest thinning
• Plant identification
• Fencing
• Invasive species removal
• Swamping

Job description

American Conservation Experience seeks motivated volunteers to join field teams across the Pacific West, engaging in ecological restoration, trail work, and other conservation projects in California and beyond.

Participants gain hands-on field skills, work with mentors from federal and state agencies, and contribute to meaningful public land stewardship while completing AmeriCorps service terms of 13 or 26 weeks.