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NV Conservation Corps seeks Americorps Restoration Crew Members

Closing Date: open

Description: Spend six months (900 Hours) working and camping at some of NevadaÕs premier natural areas. Serve alongside international volunteers and college students from across the country while making a lasting contribution to NevadaÕs natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and local and state agencies. Provide a national service with your environmental restoration efforts and come work all of the state in a diverse and beautiful array of desert, mountain and alpine habitats.

Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $6,121 for the six month period (less for the 3 month period). This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout the entire year.Upon completion of AmeriCorps service, members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $2,362 (less for the 3 month period) that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.

Timeline: March 5, 2007 Ð August 17, 2007 (900 service hours) or May 21 - August 17 (450 service hours) Duties: Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times; Communicating with agency project staff; Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners; Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking, cleaning and organizing crew equipment

Training: Members will attend a 4-day orientation session where they will receive training in chainsaw use, trail building, leave-no-trace ethics, CPR/First Aide, and effective citizenship. Locations: Lake Tahoe; Great Basin National Park; Lake Mead; Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge; Ely, Nevada

Qualifications: To qualify, you must be over 17 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED (or be willing to receive one), have an interest in conservation and outdoor recreation, and be willing to commit to accomplishing project goals.

For consideration, please fill out the on-line AmeriCorps application on the AmeriCorps Website (https://recruit.cns.gov/applyform.asp). Program ID# 98ASCNV0290501-1 Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Maria Rodriguez at ncc@unr.edu.

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