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SEARCH RESULTS 8 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Spend your time in beautiful Santa Fe National Forest up in the mountains! The Santa Fe National Forest covers 1.6 million acres in the heart of north central New Mexico. Within the forest’s borders are lush meadows, miles of conifer trees, and a dormant volcano with a 15-mile wide crater (Valles Caldera National Preserve). Visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, hiking and many other outdoor recreation activities. Residents can maintain their traditional and cultural uses of the national forest and forest products. The highest point in the SFNF is the summit of Truchas Peak located in the Pecos Wilderness 13,103 feet. At the lowest altitude, the SFNF is 6,000 feet.
Campground Host(s) positions--2 (There are two host pads at the campground). Jack's Creek Campground is located 21 miles north of Pecos, NM on Highway 63. Hosting involves being a good, professional host: greeting campers, posting reservations, helping campers find their campsites, relaying campground rules, disseminating information on camping and hiking, cleaning restrooms, assisting with compost toilet maintenance, assist with the water system, cleaning fire pits, light raking, locking and unlocking the gate, and similiar duties. Please complete a volunteer.gov/gov application and include three references. Hosts will work 5 days (weekends included) with 2 days off during the week--please expect to work 40 hours a week. The campground hosts will not be responsible for the equestrian campers (a separate campground host will be available to help equestrian campers).
Campground hosts wil be compensated $25/week with propane. Water, sewer, and electric are also provided for the camp hosts.
Opportunity Description: SPECIAL NOTE: Immediate openings available for maintenance and interpreters! Enjoy amazing scenery and outstanding local recreational opportunities including hiking and backpacking, kayaking, wilderness hot springs, wildlife observation, and outstanding solitude. The 700 year old Gila Cliff Dwellings annually attract 40,000 visitors. Stargazing opportunities are excellent due to dark skies. The National Monument is located in the beautiful mountains of the Gila National Forest and Gila Wilderness area of southwestern New Mexico. The park includes the Cliff Dwellings, other Mogollon ruins and the multi-agency Gila Visitor center. The main visitor season is May-October, but year-round staffing is needed. Volunteers are asked to make a 3 month/32 hour a week minimum commitment. Volunteers will be living and working at an altitude of about 5700'. Since we are open all year and much of the work is outdoors, volunteers will be working in a wide range of weather conditions and temperatures. Working at the Cliff Dwellings requires standing for extended periods of time and hiking a one-mile loop trail that some may consider strenuous. Volunteers are expected to be able to give guided interpretive tours of the cliff dwellings. INTERPRETATION After training, volunteers provide guided tours of the cliff dwellings and share information about the the area's cultural and natural resources. VISITOR CENTER STAFF provide wilderness, cliff dwelling, and area information to visitors and sell bookstore items through Western National Parks Association. MAINTENANCE volunteer opportunities may exist for field and shop work. CAMPGROUND HOST: There are NO campground host opportunities at Gila Cliff Dwellings NM. < Due to the remoteness, reliable personal transportation and a valid driver's license are required.
Opportunity Description: Have you ever wanted to work in a National Park or Monument? Do you have an interest in archeology, a special feeling toward Aztec Ruins? Become a volunteer at the Monument and share your knowledge and information about Aztec Ruins with visitors from around the world? Volunteers will assist rangers in providing visitor services. These duties may include, roving the trail to answer questions, orienting visitors to the park, providing interpretive talks in the Great Kiva, and writing and editing brochures. The park will provide training in the skills necessary to assist visitors in enjoying their visit. This training, coupled with your enthusiasm, will help you become a valuable member of our staff. Housing Availability: Available • Housing Type: RV Pads • Housing Description: Two newly renovated RV pads located in shaded area close to archeological site and visitor center. 
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Opportunity Description: To assist the refuge maintenance staff in carpentry, plumbing, painting, grounds keeping and performing all maintenance tasks. Qualifications: 1 Knowledge of standard plumbing tools and techniques. 2. Knowledge of standard carpentry tools and techniques. 3. Ability to operate power tools. 4. Knowledge of standard painting procedures and applications. 5. Knowledge and skill to operate vehicles and equipment. 6. Ability to follow work orders. 7. Eagerness to learn. 8. Knowledge of safety standards and willingness to learn required safety procedures and implement them. 9. Good physical condition with ability to lift, reach and climb on ladders. 10. Ability to work outdoors in all kinds of weather, 11. Valid driver’s license. 12. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 13. Neat and orderly work habits. III. Responsibilities: 1. Carpentry work—repairs and construction. 2. Plumbing—correction of pipes, stoppages, etc. 3. Painting—preparation of surfaces and painting. 4. Operate tractors and light trucks. 5. Fence construction. Volunteers are asked to make a 3 month/32 hour a week minimum commitment. Housing Availability: Available • Housing Type: RV Pads • Housing Description: Electric, water and sewer provided. Laundry room available.
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Opportunity Description: Host position at Rio de las Vacas, a small National Forest campground in beautiful northern New Mexico. Warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights at 8200 ft. Abundant wildlife and gorgeous scenery. Near San Pedro Parks Wilderness. Town services in Cuba, 13 miles away. Good well water from a hand pump.
Opportunity Description: Spend your summer in the beautiful Santa Fe National Forest! The Santa Fe National Forest covers 1.6 million acres in the heart of north central New Mexico. The highest point in the SFNF is the summit of Truchas Peak located in the Pecos Wilderness 13,103 feet. At the lowest altitude, the SFNF is 6,000 feet. Within the Santa Fe National Forest are clear mountain streams, lush meadows and miles of aspen and conifer trees. Visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, hiking and many other outdoor recreation activities. Residents can maintain their traditional and cultural uses of the national forest and forest products. The Rios de Las Vacas Campground is wooded and adjacent to a mountain stream at approximately 8,300 feet. The days are usually warm and the nights are cool. The nearby San Pedro Parks Wilderness provides extensive hiking opportunities along with small-stream fishing and lake fishing in the scenic San Gregorio Reservoir. The network of mountain roads provide excellent scenic driving areas. The campground is near Bandalier National Monument, the Valles Caldera National Preserve, and Jemez hot springs. There are 15 campsites at Rios de Las Vacas without electricity and septic systems. The campground is adjacent to the paved two lane State Highway 126. The village of Cuba, New Mexico, is 14 miles to the West and provides the nearest amenities and a medical clinic. Traveling to Albuquerque takes approximately one hour. Traveling to Santa Fe takes approximately 1.5 hours. The Campground Host(s) position involves being a good, professional host: greeting campers, helping campers find their campsites, relaying campground rules, and disseminating information on camping and hiking. Hosts will work in cooperation with Forest Service employees cleaning restrooms and fire pits, light raking, collecting trash, and similar duties. Hosts are expected to help with the nightly fee collection process. Electric hookups and a septic holding tank will be installed this summer. Drinking water is available from a hand pump within the campground. A host couple is preferred. It is required that the host(s) utilize a recreational vehicle or camper trailer. Hosts will work 5 days (weekends included) with 2 days off during the week. A stipend of $10/day worked will be provided. Please submit a resume and three references by March 15, 2010.
Opportunity Description: Bosque del Apache NWR needs volunteers to perform mowing/disking from March thru July. Two months commitment and experience required, but can be longer if you are available. April thru Aug., need experienced bull-dozer/heavy equipment operator. April thru Nov. need visitor center/store volunteers. Volunteers work four days per week and enjoy three days off in central New Mexico. RV pads offer full hookups, and free laundry. WalMart is 18 scenic miles away. Contact Daniel or Jo Ann at 575-835-1828 or email: bosquereserve@yahoo.com
Opportunity Description: Become a trail steward in beautiful Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico! Adopt a trail or trailhead and provide basic maintanance, signing, and monitoring of that trail or trailhead. The Espanola and Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger Districts have a variety of trails and trailheads in need of TLC. Trails/trailheads are located in the Pecos Wilderness and outside of this wilderness, too. Please contact Jennifer Sublett, Trails and Volunteer Coordinator, for more information. You will be provided with an orientation to your adopted trail or trailhead, plus basic knowledge and training on maintenance and upkeep to get the job done! Typical maintenance includes brushing of overgrown portions, picking up trash, clearing out behind water bars and steps, clearing culverts, and reporting any concerns or hazards to Jennifer (visit your trail at least twice a year). At trailheads you'll remove trash, monitor the signage and add new signage as needed, and report any vandalism or other concerns (visit your trailhead at least once a month) This is a great opportunity for fun, exercise, meeting new people, bonding as a family, getting kids out on the trail, and/or strenghtening your group's committment to caring for your public lands. What are you waiting for? Contact Jennifer and join others who have joined forces to make trails and trailheads more sustainable in the Santa Fe National Forest.
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