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Opportunity Description: RV Volunteers are needed from May 23 - July 15 or July 11 - Sept. 2, 2011 at the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteers work 32 hours per week and must commit to working a total of eight weeks. Enjoy meeting new people and learning about wildlife? Join us! Greet people from all over the world as you learn about the wildlife, habitats, and Native culture of Interior Alaska. This opportunity is to help with our Visitor Center operations or at our Deadman Lake Campground. Tetlin Visitor Center - Milepost 1229 (8 miles from the US/Canada border, 90 miles from Tok) is a beautiful log cabin center which offers a specatular view of the Refuge from its large viewing deck. Inside are new exhibits as of 2009 and 2010 along with Native arts demonstrations. Visitor Center volunteers help with the operation and maintenance as well as giving interpretive programs to visitors. Deadman Lake Campground Hosts - Mile 1249 of the Alaska/ Canada Highway - one of two campgrounds on our Refuge. Campground volunteers conduct visitor contacts, help with campground maintenance, complete small construction projects, and provide evening interpretive programs.
We're looking for friendly, energetic couples to help fill each of these 8 week positions. These opportunities are for couples traveling with their RVs trained in visitor services and maintenance. Each location has an RV site with accomodations for water, power, and sewer. Volunteers work four days/ week for a total of 32 hours and are reimbursed $31.50/day/person while working on site. The couple will also be given a one time travel allowance of $300.00. Applicants should have prior experience in communicating with the public, possess basic maintenance skills, be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs, possess current first aid certification, and have valid driver's licenses. Volunteers will need to work independently and with guidance from refuge staff. All volunteers offered wildlife watching opportunities and an orientation to better acquaint them with the area and the refuge.
Opportunity Description: Park Host - May 19, 2011 to September 09, 2011. Located 15 miles east of Fairbanks, Alaska. Park Host will have duties with visitor assistance, landscaping, litter pickup, mowing and maintenance of bulletin boards. Duties include assisting visitors by providing park/recreation information and distributing Title 36, park maps, and other informational handouts. The volunteers will assist the Ranger staff with a wide variety of other duties throughout the season. Volunteers are provided a full service campsite, including electric hook-up, water, and sewer in return for providing 24-30 hours a week of volunteer service. (Updated 08/23/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: Volunteers are provided a full service campsite, including electric hook-up, water, and sewer in return for providing 24-30 hours a week of volunteer service. 
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Opportunity Description: Starrigavan Recreation Area Summer RV Host Special requirement: Volunteers desiring this position must provide their own self-contained living unit i.e. motorhome, 5th wheel, travel trailer. Location: Starrigavan Recreation Area, 7 miles from downtown Sitka, Alaska 99835 Accessing Sitka with a vehicle: only possible via the Alaska Marine Highway, schedules posted at http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.html Cost of travel on Alaska Marine Highway is responsibility of volunteer. Start Date: Two timeframe choices for this volunteer position: Mid May (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) to mid July. End Date: two ending dates: Mid July (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) to mid September. Contact: r10_sitka_rd@fs.fed.us 907-747-4216 Deadline for application: January 15 Activities: Recreation Host, Visitor Information, General Assistance, Maintenance, Fee Collection Responsibilities: Hosts represent the “eyes and ears” of the Forest Service and are to be courteous, helpful, enthusiastic, positive in conveying the recreation facility rules as necessary and must be visible to the visiting public. Hosts are provided a site for their self-contained living unit and are expected to set a good example by role modeling a clean and uncluttered living site. Training: Hosts are provided a short orientation to the recreation facilities; desired how-to’s of restroom and recreation site cleanup; necessary materials; procedure and guidelines for fee collection and routine maintenance; how-to’s of site monitoring; information on handling the most common situations that arise; landline phones or portable radios to contact police for help or in cases of emergencies. Qualifications: • Host experience and retired couples preferred; no pets. • Enjoy working positively with and being visible to the public. • Provide own self-contained living unit. • Commit to volunteering fulltime for dates specified. • Agree to a possible background check as Hosts handle sensitive information, have access to police frequency on radio and handle cash. • In good health and physical condition (repeated bending and lifting to clean restrooms and fire rings, litter pickup, splitting firewood and pulling (sometimes cutting) undesirable vegetation, monitoring site use on foot throughout the recreation area multiple times daily). • Able to wear a backpack leafblower. • Able to negotiate wood rounds for splitting and moving; able to handle split firewood. • Maintain a valid driver's license. Duties (under direct supervision) include: • Fee collection. • Posting campsite reservations. • Picking up litter in and around campsites, along roadways, pathways and in parking lots. • Cleaning campsites, fire rings and restrooms to a required standard. • Opening and closing gates daily at 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. • Providing light maintenance i.e. brushing, thinning, pruning or pulling vegetation; filling potholes in roadway, staining, replacing signs, etc. • Monitoring use of trails, trailheads, campsites (involves keeping mandatory handwritten records). • Providing split firewood for campers (cut rounds are already provided, a commercial log splitter assists with splitting the wood). • Keeping information current on information boards. • providing information to visitors as needed • and other necessary duties as assigned. To apply: Applications accepted October through January 15th or until position is filled. Requires commitment to be in Sitka Mid May through mid July or Mid July through mid September. Provide own self-contained living unit i.e. motorhome, fifth wheel or travel trailer. In return for volunteer work, electric, water, sewer vault and phone hookups are available. Passenger type vehicle necessary for transportation within recreation area and to Sitka 7 miles away. Prefer applicants use host application found at http://fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/sitka then click on volunteer host positions. Submit application information requested via email to r10_sitka_rd@fs.fed.us OR complete application and snail mail to USDA Forest Service ATTN: Sandy Russell, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, AK 99835 before deadline date. Sensitive information requested on application may be withheld until contacted for a phone interview. Reimbursements- Volunteers must commit to serve in Sitka for the specified dates above to qualify for certain reimbursements. Mileage reimbursements are available for wear and tear on personal vehicle for projects assigned away from Starrigavan Recreation Area. Volunteers must have sufficient finances to carry them through the first six weeks and to supplement daily reimbursements thereafter. Reimbursements do not cover daily living expenses and are made through direct deposit.
Opportunity Description: Starrigavan Recreation Area Summer Cabin Host Location: Starrigavan Recreation Area, 7 miles from downtown Sitka, Alaska 99835 Accessing Sitka with a vehicle: only possible via the Alaska Marine Highway, schedules posted at http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.html Start Date: In Sitka, Alaska by April 1 each year (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) End Date: First week of October each year (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) Contact: r10_sitka_rd@fs.fed.us 907-747-4216 Lodging: See Reimbursement Section below. Deadline for application: December 15 Activities: Recreation Host, Visitor Information, General Assistance, Maintenance, Fee Collection Responsibilities: Hosts represent the “eyes and ears” of the Forest Service and are to be courteous, helpful, enthusiastic, positive in conveying the recreation facility rules as necessary and must be visible to the visiting public. Hosts are provided on site living quarters but must furnish their own passenger vehicle for access to Sitka, 7 miles away and for use within recreation area and other assigned recreation facility sites. Training: Hosts are provided a short orientation to the recreation facilities; desired how-to’s of restroom and recreation site cleanup; necessary materials; procedure and guidelines for fee collection and issuing permits and routine maintenance; how-to’s of site monitoring; information on handling the most common situations that arise; landline phones or portable radios to contact police for help or in cases of emergencies. Qualifications: •Host experience and retired couples preferred; no pets; non smokers. •Enjoy working positively with and being visible to the public. •Provide own passenger vehicle transportation. •Commit to volunteering fulltime for dates specified. •Agree to a background check as Hosts handle sensitive information, have access to police frequency via handheld radio and handle cash. •In good health and physical condition (repeated bending and lifting to clean restrooms and fire rings, litter pickup, filling potholes, splitting firewood and pulling undesirable vegetation, climbing a ladder for staining purposes; monitoring site use on foot throughout the recreation area multiple times daily). •Able to wear a backpack leafblower. •Basic computer and recordkeeping skills. •Working experience with wood splitter, leafblower, brusher. •Able to negotiate wood rounds for splitting and moving; able to handle split firewood. •Maintain a valid driver's license. Duties (under direct supervision) include: •Fee collection and fee processing. •Accessing campsite reservations from contractor online. •Issuing picnic shelter permits. •Maintenance of living quarters and exterior surroundings. •Picking up litter in and around campsites and picnic sites, along roadways, pathways and in parking lots daily. •Cleaning campsites and picnic sites, fire rings and restrooms daily to a required standard. •Opening and closing gates daily at 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. •Providing light maintenance i.e. brushing, thinning, pruning or pulling vegetation; filling potholes in roadway, staining, replacing signs, etc. •Monitoring use of trails, trailheads, campsites and picnic sites (involves keeping mandatory handwritten records). •Providing split firewood for campers and picnickers (rounds are already provided and cut, a commercial log splitter assists with splitting the wood). •Keeping information current on information boards. •Providing information to visitors as needed. •and other necessary duties as assigned. To apply: Applications accepted October through December 15th or until position is filled. Requires commitment to be in Sitka April 1st through October 5th. Passenger type vehicle necessary for transportation within recreation area and to Sitka 7 miles away. Prefer applicants use host application found at http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/sitka then click on volunter host positions. Submit application information requested via email to r10_sitka_rd@fs.fed.us OR complete application and snail mail to USDA Forest Service, ATTN: Sandy Russell, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, AK 99835 before deadline date. Sensitive information requested may be withheld until contacted for a phone interviw. Reimbursements - Volunteers must commit to serve in Sitka for the specified dates to qualify for certain reimbursements. In return for volunteer work, volunteers have the privilege of living in a new one bedroom log cabin within the Starrigavan Recreation Area with electricity, indoor plumbing, sewage vaults and phone service. Mileage reimbursements are available for wear and tear on personal vehicle for projects assigned away from Starrigavan Recreation Area. Volunteers must have sufficient finances to carry them through the first six weeks and to supplement daily reimbursements thereafter. Reimbursements do not cover daily living expenses and are made through direct deposit.
Opportunity Description: Volunteers will be trained in sled dog care, dog training, sled driving, backcountry travel using snowshoes and/or cross country skis, navigation, winter camping, and winter wilderness survival skills. Daily duties in the dog yard include care, feeding and training of approximately 30 sled dogs, yard cleaning, maintenance of all dog yard structures and mushing equipment. While on patrol volunteers will assist with all aspects of dog care, camping, cabin maintenance, cooking, and patrol projects which may involve establishing dogsled trails, monitoring visitor use and education/ outreach, as well as transporting large, heavy objects by dog team. Patrols last from one day to 5 weeks in length. Please be mentally and physically prepared for traveling and camping in extreme winter conditions. Applicants need to have backcountry experience, be physically fit and be able and willing to perform physically demanding work in often extreme winter conditions. Winter recreation skills such as skiing, snowshoeing and winter camping are highly desired. A good work ethic and a self-reliant attitude are a must. Applicants must be able to work independently, have good decision making skills, and be safety conscious. Good communication skills and the ability to work well with others are essential. Applications will be accepted until July 17, 2010. Applications must be either hand delivered to the Denali National Park Kennels c/o Kennels Managers or sent or emailed to the addresses below: Denali National Park Kennels Jennifer Raffaeli P.O. Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755 Jennifer_Raffaeli@nps.gov *For additional questions contact Jennifer Raffaeli at 907-683-9586. *Selections will be made by August 1st and applicants will be notified at that time.
1) Skill in winter wilderness travel including winter camping, dog mushing, skiing, snowshoeing, avalanche training, survival in extreme cold, and wilderness survival skills. Give examples of winter trips you have taken and equipment you have used.
2) Describe your experience traveling in remote and isolated areas and with route finding in trail-less terrain.
3) Describe your experience with dogs or other animals. Do you have any canine first aid or veterinary training?
4) Describe your level of self-sufficiency (e.g. ability to work independently and efficiently in situations where you have to think quickly and consider the safest option).
5) Describe your experience living and/or working with coworkers on extended wilderness trips.
6) Describe why you would like this position.
7) Please supply the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references who are knowledgeable of your skills and abilities.
8) Please include a current resume with previous 5 years work history.
Opportunity Description: Starrigavan Recreation Area Winter Host (Individual Only) Location: Starrigavan Recreation Area, 7 miles from downtown Sitka, Alaska 99835. Accessing Sitka with a vehicle: only possible via the Alaska Marine Highway, schedules posted at http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.html Start Date: In Sitka, Alaska by last week in September each year (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) End Date: First week of April each year (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) Contact: r10_sitka_rd@fs.fed.us 907-747-4216 Lodging: See Reimbursement Section below. Deadline for application: June 30. Activities: Recreation Host, Visitor Information, General Assistance, Maintenance, Fee Collection Responsibilities: Hosts represent the “eyes and ears” of the Forest Service and are to be courteous, helpful, enthusiastic, positive in conveying the recreation facility rules as necessary and must be visible to the visiting public. Hosts are provided on site living quarters but must furnish their own passenger vehicle for access to Sitka, 7 miles away and for use within recreation area and other assigned recreation facility sites. Training: Hosts are provided a short orientation to the recreation facilities; desired how-to’s of restroom and recreation site cleanup; necessary materials; procedure and guidelines for fee collection and issuing permits and routine maintenance; how-to’s of site monitoring; information on handling the most common situations that arise; landline phones or portable radios to contact police for help or in cases of emergencies. Qualifications: • Host experience and retired individuals only (no couples); no pets; non smokers. • Enjoy working positively with and being visible to the public. • Provide own passenger vehicle transportation. • Commit to volunteering fulltime for dates specified. • Agree to a background check as Host handles sensitive information, has access to police frequency via handheld radio and handles cash. • In good health and physical condition (repeated bending and lifting to clean restrooms and fire rings, litter pickup, filling potholes, splitting firewood and pulling undesirable vegetation; monitoring site use on foot throughout the recreation area multiple times daily regardless of weather). • Able to wear a backpack leafblower. • Basic computer and recordkeeping skills. • Working experience with ATV (for snowplowing), leafblower. • Able to move and handle split firewood. • Maintain a valid driver's license. Duties (under direct supervision) include: • Fee collection and fee processing. • Accessing campsite reservations from contractor online. • Issuing picnic shelter permits. • Maintenance of living quarters and exterior surroundings. • Picking up litter in and around campsites and picnic sites, along roadways, pathways and in parking lots daily. • Cleaning campsites and picnic sites, fire rings and restrooms daily to a required standard. • Opening and closing specified gates daily (during daylight hours which vary from fall into winter). About 5-6 hours of daylight December-January. • Providing light maintenance i.e. brushing, thinning, pruning or pulling vegetation; filling potholes in roadway, etc. • Snow removal from access driveway and pathways immediately around cabin; experience with ATV snowplowing useful, but manual snow removal works if kept up daily. • Monitoring use of trails, trailheads, campsites and picnic sites (involves keeping mandatory handwritten records). • Providing split firewood for campers and picnickers. • Keeping information current on information boards. • Providing information to visitors as needed. • and other necessary duties as assigned. To Apply: Applications accepted April through June 30th or until position is filled. Requires commitment to be in Sitka last week in September through first week in April. Passenger type vehicle necessary for transportation within recreation area and to Sitka 7 miles away. Prefer applicants use host application found at http://fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/sitka ; then click on Volunteer host positions. Sensitive information requsted may be withheld until contacted for a phone interview. Reimbursements - Volunteers must commit to serve in Sitka for the specified dates to qualify for certain reimbursements. In return for volunteer work, volunteer has the privilege of living in a new one bedroom log cabin with paid utilities (electricity, indoor plumbing, sewage vaults and phone service). Mileage reimbursements are available for wear and tear on personal vehicle for projects assigned away from Starrigavan Recreation Area. Volunteer must have sufficient finances to carry them through the first six weeks and to supplement daily reimbursements thereafter. Reimbursements do not cover daily living expenses and are made through direct deposit.
Opportunity Description: As a volunteer employee of the Alaska Public Lands Information Center, the Interpretive Assistant (IA) serves as a front-line interpreter of the center. IA will be assigned to helping with visitor services at the information desk.IA will assist with preparing and facilitating groups to the center. Duties may include setting up field trip materials and guiding groups though the center. The center maintains a collection of education kit boxes containing resource materials and hands-on objects. IA will assist in checking kits in and out of the facility and maintaining contents of the boxes.
Opportunity Description: The candidates selected for the positions will conduct backcountry patrols during the fall hunting season in Denali National Park and Preserve. They will be stationed in backcountry patrol cabins or spike camps throughout the park for extended periods of time (10 days or more) carrying all necessary equipment and food. Patrols will be conducted in teams of 2 or more people with volunteers being paired with park employees or other volunteers. Travel to and from field locations may be via small fixed wing aircraft or helicopter. Incumbents will be expected to patrol for, recognize, document, and report to Law Enforcement staff observed hunting activities & violations of State and Federal wildlife law. This is not a law enforcement position and volunteers will not initiate contact in the field with hunters Duties will involve working in isolated outdoor environments conducting surveillance work for extended periods with the possibility of exposure to difficult weather conditions, including below freezing temperatures, high winds, rain, sleet, and snow. The Denali Wilderness is a trail-less environment that requires good navigation skills & backcountry travel skills. The position may require camping in a tent in bear country. Patrols are conducted primarily on foot, however there is the possibility of also utilizing four-wheel drive vehicles, ORVs, motorized and non-motorized boats, and small aircraft. Adherence to specific safety procedures and other precautions is required. Although appointed candidates will not initiate any contacts in the field and operational plans and procedures are designed to minimize potential risk, there is a possibility of chance encounters with hunters or violators in the field. Volunteers will be provided with a $10.00 /day stipend. Volunteers are responsible for travel arrangements and costs to and from Denali National Park, food costs and menu planning for their patrols. . PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Rigorous field work requires above average physical performance, endurance and superior conditioning. This includes prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and recurring bending, reaching, lifting and carrying of items weighing over 50 pounds and shared lifting and carrying of heavier items, and similar strenuous activities requiring agility and dexterity. TIME COMMITMENT: Due to the nature of the extended patrols and the logistical considerations of inserting teams into remote backcountry areas, candidates must commit to specific time periods for their volunteer work. Candidates that can commit to multiple operational periods will be given priority for selection. OPERATIONAL PERIODS: 8/1-14, 8/15-28, 8/29-9/11, 9/12-25, 9/26-10/9 HOW TO APPLY: Contact information (name, address, phone number, e-mail address) What qualifications/skills/experience/education do you have in the following subject areas;Navigating in the backcountry utilizing maps, compass, and GPS, Hiking and camping in bear country, Hiking in remote trail-less environments, First Aid / Medical training Conducting and documenting backcountry patrols / surveillance, Knowledge of common hunting practices, Knowledge of Federal and Alaska State fish and game laws, How many and what operational periods would you be able to commit to? What are some of your objectives for working as a volunteer?
Please email applications to; scott_pariseau@nps.gov
All applications must be submitted by June 15, 2010.
Opportunity Description: Goal: Provide on site information to visitors, serve as a contact person for communicating routine and emergency messages to or from visitors staying at the campground, performing light maintenance. Educate visitors about park regulations with primary focus on proper food storage. Duties: Rove campground in mid morning to ensure that visitors comply with food storage regulations and that visitors have vacated campsites in a timely manner. Roves campground in the evening ensuring proper food storage. Interfaces with park Concession Company regarding bus transportation information and campgroundsite purchase/extensions and maintains campground bulletin board. Contacts the park communications center or ranger on patrol regarding emergencies or requests for assistance. Keeps supervisors advised of problems and makes suggestions to improve the host operation. Qualifications: Must enjoy working with people, talking with visitors and assisting park staff. Host should be moderately active and capable of walking or bicycling the equivalent of several blocks. Must become knowledgeable of park regulations and information commonly needed by visitors. Work is primarily outdoors in a variety of weather conditions typical of the Alaska Range during the summer. Time Commitment: A minimum of one month and 32 hours per week. Preference will be given to applicants who wish to volunteer for the entire summer. An average of 5 days per week is generally required. Days off may be flexible and extended when arranged in advanced. Training & Benefits: Initially hosts will receive an orientation packet and may attend a campground host training session. Hosts will be provided with uniforms, which will be worn while performing park duties. A meal stipend of 10.00 per day will be issued to each person. One campsite will be provided. Propane, fuel for RV generator and water will be provided at no cost to the host. Host will be issued a park radio FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DAN FANGEN-GRITIS AT 907/683-9596. APPLICATIONS WILL BE HELD ON FILE AND SELECTIONS MADE IN MARCH/EARLY APRIL. DUE TO THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES ARE NOT POSSIBLE.
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