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SEARCH RESULTS 7 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Location: The Ninemile Ranger District, of the Lolo National Forest in Region 1 is looking for volunteers to staff our Visitor Center. Located in the beautiful Ninemile Valley, our duty station is approximately 30 minutes from the cultural hub of Missoula Montana. History of the Area: We are located at the Ninemile Ranger Station which is the Historic Ninemile Remount Depot. The pace is slow, with roughly 500 visitors a month, but history is alive! We are a working ranch boarding most of Region 1’s horses and mules during the winter, and growing the hay in the summer. The stock continues to assist backcountry and wilderness areas. North of the station has two historic CCC camps where the remnants are still visible today. Foundations and walkways are present, but the buildings, as with most CCC camps, are gone with the wind. The CCC camp closest to the Ranger Station, 1 mile north, was the main training center for the early smokejumper training program from 1941 to 1954. Many traditional activities are still alive at the Remount Depot. We provide trainings teaching people traditional skills such as, how to use and maintain cross cut saws, Animal Packing clinic for beginners and experts, Leave No Trace ethics for back packers and stock, and general mountain man basics using map and compass. More information http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lolo/resources-cultural/index-nwtc.shtml Duties: From our volunteers we expect general visitor center duties. *Office/clerical work such as selling merchandise and keeping tabs on the merchandise on hand, and informing us when we need to reorder. *Accounting skills for keeping our merchandise books in order. *Visitor Information: Interpreting the Ninemile history with the stories of livestock and fires. *Tour Guiding: We have a small loop tour approximately 200 yards in total length at the station. *Stocking brochures at the Visitor Center and at the trailhead at the Discovery Trail. *Other possibilities include some ground maintenance work around the Station depending on the discretion of the Facility Manager. *May have the opprotunity to feed our retired mules in the corrals with the discretion of the Government Animals Manger. Accommodations: The Volunteer will need to provide their own transportation and camper trailer. The Forest Service will provide a campsite location just 1 mile from duty station in the Historic CCC Camp Menard, now a day use area. The volunteers will have a locked gate at their location, keeping their area more secure. Forest Service will provide electricity and sewer at the site. There is no telephone at the campsite, but there are phones in the Visitor Center. Wireless technology has worked with a booster with a few of our volunteers.
For more information please contact Erika Karuzas at the Ninemile Ranger District at 406-626-5201 or ekaruzas@fs.fed.us
Start Date: Wednesday before Memoriol day weekend End date: Wednesday after Labor day weekend
Opportunity Description: Where: Canyon Ferry Reservoir 20 miles east of Helena, Montana When: May 10 through September 13, 2010 Campground Hosts provide information to visitors and to serve as a liaison between visitors and Reclamation staff. Hosts are responsible for cleaning and stocking restrooms, cleaning fire rings, picking up litter and conducting fee compliance checks. Hosts are provided with a campsite with full-hookups for a self-contained trailer or motor home. In addition Hosts are paid a subsistence of $10.00/day, for 5 days of the week with two days off. Contact the Bureau of Reclamation at (406) 475-3925 or (406) 475-3921, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m., to request an application or further information.
Opportunity Description: Downstream Campground Maintenance - Dates: May 1, 2009 – October 26, 2009 and May 1, 2010-October 26, 2010 Schedule is fifteen hours per week working Monday through Friday. Work is to be conducted between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30 pm. Work hours are flexible in that if the volunteer desires they may complete all of the required hours in two days of work. DUTIES: Assist Natural Resource Specialists in sustaining the natural resources at the downstream campground and Kiwanis Park and enhancing the aesthetics for our visitors. Some of the daily work requirements may include ; Planting, mulching, fencing, watering and pruning trees; weeding planter boxes and caring for flowers and plants; Irrigation of grounds; picking up tree limbs; constructing, placing and stocking bird houses; Washing, painting and staining dilapidated, dirty and faded facilities. SKILLS: Need the suitable skills to accomplish all of the duties above. Ability to read and write and keep a daily log of accomplishments and hours worked. COMPENSATION: Volunteers provide their own self contained motor home or camping trailer. A personal vehicle that can run separately from the camping unit is most convenient. One site with electric, sewer and water hookups can be provided from September 7 to October 26. A standard site with electricity will be provided from May 1 to October 26. There are two shower buildings, four double vault toilets and potable water spigots within the park boundaries. There is a sewer dump station located directly adjacent to the park boundary. AREA: The downstream campground is located along the Cotton wood tree lined Missouri River below the Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir. This 86 site campground offers a 10 site group camp area also. All sites have picnic tables and campfire grills. Both the Fort Peck Reservoir and Missouri River provide excellent fishing for Walleye, Saugers, Northern Pike, Rainbow and Lake Trout, and Salmon. The Whitetail Deer and upland bird hunting opportunities are world class. Come in spring or fall and listen to the skies come alive with the sounds of thousands of migratory birds. There are eleven recreation areas located around the Fort Peck Reservoir. Many of these areas have primitive sites with vault toilets, camp fire grills and picnic tables. Some of these sites have shade shelters and boat ramps. The Fort Peck interpretive center and museum is also adjacent to Kiwanis Park and has displays that portray the history of the Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, the prehistoric dinosaurs found in the Hell Creek Geological Formation. The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge surrounds the Reservoir with over 1.1 million acres of land, including the 245,000 acre Fort Peck Reservoir. Live plays are performed throughout the summer at the historic Fort Peck Theater. Temperatures in the summer range from highs in the 80’s and 90’s with a few days in the 100’s and lows at night in the 50’s and 60’s. Yearly precipitation is between 11-13 inches. The community of Fort Peck has a resident population of around 300 in the winter and 500 in the summer. The town has a post office, one hotel, and one motel/gas station/ tackle shop, three bar/restaurants, a recreation hall and a summer theater. One can find most amenities in the town of Glasgow which has a population of around 3,000 and lies 20 miles to the west of Fort Peck. APPLY: Difficulty level; light to moderate. (Listed 08/31/2009) 
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Opportunity Description: We are looking for a couple with their own RV, who are willing to commit 32 hours a week and a minimum of three months, to work alongside interpretive rangers; sharing information with visitors, and leaving them with a greater understanding and appreciation of the open range cattle era. Duties: Duties will include staffing a visitor center desk, orienting visitors to the site and the surrounding area, and developing and presenting a 20 minute tour of the historic ranch house. There are also opportunities to present costumed demonstrations on various aspects of ranch life if you choose. Interpretive training will be provided. We also will provide uniform shirts and period costumes if you decide to do living history programs. Housing: Volunteers are required to work 32 hours a week or 24 hours as a couple. In exchange, we will reimburse you up to $325 per month for a campsite at a local RV park. There are three RV parks in the local area. A KOA is located right in the town of Deer Lodge (406-846-1629; www.koa.com/where/mt/26112/), Indian Creek is located just outside of town (406-846-3848; www.indiancreekcampground.net), and the Riverfront RV park is located in Garrison, MT which is just up the road from Deer Lodge (406-846-2282; www.riverfrontrvparkmt.com). Location Description: Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS is located in Deer Lodge, western Montana. The park encompasses a little over 1600 aces and was established to provide an understanding of the frontier cattle era of the Nation’s history. It is a lesser visited NPS site which receives approximately 20,000-30,000 visitors a year. Given the long winters in Montana, the visitation is concentrated between the months of May-August. The first couple of months (May and June) consist mainly of school groups with as many as 300 children per day. The weather in Montana can be unpredictable. During the summer months it can be in the 90s during the day and drop to the 40s at night. Deer Lodge is a full-service community. For more details on the park please visit our website (www.nps.gov/grko).
Opportunity Description: We are looking for volunteers who are willing to work as a team to help manage our cattle herd and assist with haying. During the months of April-June, you will be working with the resource management division helping with calving and feeding the livestock. In July, you will assist with Beaverslide and tractor haying. Experience working with cattle, horses, and tractors preferred, but not required. Work will mainly be outdoors. Location Description: Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS is located in Deer Lodge, western Montana. The park encompasses a little over 1600 aces and was established to provide an understanding of the frontier cattle era of the Nation’s history. The surrounding mountains shelter the valley from the worst effects of stormy weather. (This is what made it such a great place to raise cattle.) The total average precipitation for the area is 10.6 inches. The weather in Montana can be unpredictable. During the summer months it can be in the 90s during the day and drop to the 40s at night. Deer Lodge is a full-service community. Nearby communities have a rich history. On days off, volunteers are able to take advantage of the many recreational opportunities including, fishing, hiking, camping, hunting, viewing wildlife, touring historic mining towns, ghost towns, and museums, taking scenic drives, and visiting Glacier or Yellowstone National Parks, which are both approximately four hours away. For more details on the park please visit our website (www.nps.gov/grko). Housing: Volunteers are required to work 32 hours a week or 24 hours per week for a couple. In exchange, we will reimburse you up to $325 per month for a campsite at a local RV park. There are three RV parks in the local area. A KOA is located right in the town of Deer Lodge (406-846-1629; www.koa.com/mt/26112), Indian Creek is located just outside of town (406-846-3848; www.indiancreekcampground.net), and the Riverfront RV park is located in Garrison, MT which is just up the road from Deer Lodge (406-846-2282; www.riverfrontrvparkmt.com). Required Shifts: We are looking for people who will be available from April 1st – June 15th during calving season and/or June 1st-August 31st for haying and general ranch help. Willingness to work evenings and nights is preferred. Weekend and holiday work may be required.
Opportunity Description: Position Description: We are looking for a volunteer who would like to assist our staff with the care of the park's original museum collections. This might include routine museum housekeeping in the historically furnished home, entering or updating museum records in the computer, or improving museum storage conditions in our new facility. Other tasks might include transcribing oral histories, scanning historic photographs, library organization, or putting information on the website. Musem handling and cleaning techniques can be easily taught; a basic knowledge of and comfort with computers is helpful. Housing: Volunteers are required to work 32 hours a week or 24 hours as a couple. In exchange we will reimburse you up to $325 for your campsite at a local RV park. There are three RV parks in the local area. A KOA is located right in the town of Deer Lodge (406-846-1692; www.koa.com/where/mt/26112/), Indian Creek is located just outside of town (406-846-3848; www.indiancreekcampground.net), and the Riverfront RV park is located in Garrison, MT which is just up the road from Deer Lodge (406-846-2282; www.riverfrontrvparkmt.com). Required Shifts Work days will be scheduled between 7:30 and 4:00, Monday through Friday. If applying as a couple, it may be possible for each to work different volunteer positions at the ranch.
Opportunity Description: Excellent learning opportunity for those wishing to pursue a career in the Fisheries field or those wishing to work with large trout. Fishery technicians are needed to assist the hatchery staff in sorting and spawing six strains of rainbow trout, shocking, treating, picking and shipping eggs; plus other hatchery activities as needed. Assist in studies for fish culture technology development A bunkhouse is furnished, and a daily stipend for food of $17.05 is provided. The tour of duty is a forty hour week, five days/week. Some weekends or holidays may be worked with days off during the week. Volunteers are needed throughout the year, with peak periods from October through March. Minimum of twelve weeks. Located in the mountains of Southwest Montana near the world famous Madison River and fifty miles from Yellowstone National Park.
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