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SEARCH RESULTS 8 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center is a partnership between Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Kachamak Bay Research Reserve 'dedicated to understanding and conserving the marine environment'. Position: Visitor Center Docent. Docents staff the visitor center desk. Answer questions about the refuge, reserve, wildlife, history and local recreation opportunites. Operate the booksotre cash register. Special Projects include: Gardening, Shorebird Festival, Marketing. When: 12wks: 4/20-7/12; 6/15-9/6 Dates may be flexible. Logistics: RV site with full hook-ups provided for a couple volunteering 32hrs/week each. 50% of site cost provided for single volunteer. A daily allowance and some additional expenses may be reimbursed. All volunteers offered bird, whale, and other wildlife watching opportunities as part of their training to better acquaint them with the area and Refuge. Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Alaska Islands & Ocean, 95 Sterling Highway, #1, Homer, Alaska 99603. Phone: 907-235-6961, Email: info@islandsandocean.org Visit www.IslandsAndOcean.org for more information on volunteering!
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: Artists from the visual, performing, and tradition arts are invited to apply for a two-week residency in the rugged wilderness of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Up to four positions may be chosen on their demonstrated ability to interpret the landscape, the natural and cultural history, or the traditional arts and crafts of the region. The competitive process is open to accomplished artists in a wide range of disciplines who submit complete applications by the November 16 deadline. A joint community-park panel will evaluate applications based on the criteria listed below. Each artist will provide two public programs, the use of an image or copy of their work from their stay-though the copyright will remain with the artist-and a brief final report. Artists will be enrolled in the Volunteer in Parks (VIP) program as part of their stay. Who May Apply: Artists in the visual, performing arts, traditional artists Application Deadline: November 16, 2009 Length of Stay:Up to two weeks between June 1 and August 31, 2010 Goal/Selection Criteria:To interpret the natural and/or cultural resources of Wrangell-St. Elias NP/P Awards:Artists will receive rent-free lodging in one of the Park’s facilities and a travel stipend Number of Residencies:Up to two local artists and two artists-at-large each season Requirements:Two public programs and the use of one work from the resident Contact:Glenn Hart, Education Specialist (907) 822-7238 Email:Glenn_Hart@nps.gov How to Apply: Applications must include the following items contained in a single envelope 1. A resume of no more than 2 pages, including a summary of your creative work 2. Up to five digital images of your recent work, accompanied by a list of the sizes and media depicted 3. A statement of no more than one page detailing how your work will further the understanding and appreciation of Wrangell-St. Elias NP/P and how the residency will further your work 4. Mail your application packet to: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway P.O. Box 439 Copper Center, AK 99573 Attn: Glenn Hart Selection Process: Participants will be chosen based on the following criteria: 1) Ability to inspire and inform the public about Wrangell-St. Elias NP/P natural and/or cultural heritage 2) A body of work that demonstrates the quality of the artist 3) Ability to connect effectively with the local audiences 4) Overall ability to benefit and enhance the significance of Wrangell-St. Elias NP/P The successful applicants will be notified in early December 2009. They will be provided an allowance for travel to and within the Park, as well as lodging at one of the several park facilities. Successful artists may be asked to donate the use of their work of art inspired by their residency for display or publication. Participants must provide their own food and supplies and be willing to meet the requirements of the Volunteer in Parks (VIP) program. For further information about these requirements and the Artists-in-Residence Program, please contact Glenn Hart, Education Specialist at 907-822-7238 or email Glenn_Hart@nps.gov. Local residents are especially encouraged to bring their knowledge of the arts, crafts, and cultures of the area to the Wrangell-St. Elias Artist-in-Residence Program.
Opportunity Description: Park Host-May 20, 2010 through September 10, 2010. 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 08/28/2009)
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 Start Date: In Sitka, Alaska by mid May (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) End Date: Mid August (dependent on Alaska Marine Highway Ferry schedules) 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 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, filling roadway potholes, splitting firewood and pulling (sometimes cutting) 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. • 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 May 15 through August 15th. 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 may be available depending on funding. 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: About 12,000 calendar years ago, during the Last Ice Age, the water level of the oceans were lower, exposing land that today is under the Bering and Chukchi Seas. During the last glacial epoch this was part of a migration route for people, animals, and plants. The Preserve's western boundary lies 42 miles from the Bering Strait and the fishing boundary between the United States and Russia. The cold but beautiful landscape is striking, ranging from the cold North Pacific ocean waters, to sparse, mountainous territory. DUTIES: Organize, maintain and enter information into digital database for the Preserves library. Use computer databases to catalog books and videos in Preserve's library. Shelve books, keep books organized according to library system and accession new books into the library collection. Organize digital photographs into a database. Enter critical information such as photographer, copyright, keywords for search, quality and other pertinent information. Answer visitor information requests for information about the Preserve and requests for digital images. SKILLS: Experience with computers and databases is required. Organizational skills are beneficial. Photoshop experience is a plus. COMPENSATION: Housing may be available and is dormitory style. A cash partial-reimbursement for some expenses may be available. This is a six week volunteer opportunity.
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 may 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.
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