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SEARCH RESULTS 25 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Make a difference in the world….kill invasive plants! Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument has been invaded by buffelgrass, an invasive plant native to Africa and the Middle East. The volunteers who agree to help us manage this species will be walking (sometimes long distances) in the beautiful backcountry of Organ Pipe, looking for and removing buffelgrass. Sometimes as much as 10 miles are walked in a day. Sometimes days are spent digging up plants with hand tools. You will be using a GPS unit to track your path and record buffelgrass occurrences, so you will need to know or be willing to learn how to use a GPS unit. An accurate, up-to-date work log must be kept. You’ll also need to assist with the care of the project’s work vehicle. Experienced people will train you in GPS, record keeping, and other procedures. Sometimes you’ll pitch in with other resource management projects. You’ll have a work schedule but we hope you’ll be flexible about which days of the week you’ll work. We expect you to work 3-4 days per week. Our preferred candidates will: • Be a couple • Have a positive, helpful and friendly attitude • Be self-motivated and energetic • Feel comfortable working outdoors all day in the backcountry • Be able to hike 5-10 miles per day in uneven terrain • Know how to use a GPS unit or be willing to learn • Develop the ability to distinguish buffelgrass from native grass species • Be able to bend & stoop frequently and lift 10-40 pounds • Have a valid driver’s license and good driving record • Be able to drive on rough dirt roads and operate a 4-WD vehicle • Always practice safe work habits Housing Availability: Available • Housing Type: RV Pads • Housing Description: Volunteers will provide their own RV. The park provides a level concrete pad for RV with full hookups in a small, separate campground for volunteers only. In the VIP campground is a building with laundry facilities, showers, toilet, plus socializing space. 
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Opportunity Description: Pipe Spring National Monument preserves 40 acres surrounding a natural spring and 1870 stone fort in the high desert of Arizona. Now surrounded by the Kaibab Paiute reservation, this area was a tithing ranch for the Mormon Church from 1870 to 1890. The park is located on the Utah/Arizona border, north of the Grand Canyon along AZ state road 389. For more information on the park please visit our website at www.nps.gov/pisp. POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Multiple positions available September 15 through May 15 with a minimun commitment of 12 weeks. DUTIES: Applicants will be trained to staff the information desk, collect entrance fees, provide informal interpretation, present tours of the historic stone fort (30 minutes in length each), and cleaning the interior of the historic house. Assist with special holiday event in December. As time allows work may include special interpretive projects, talks or demonstration, library or grounds work. Volunteer initiates visitor contacts, provides information covering the primary and secondary themes of the park. Subjects covered in the park are varied and include: Kaibab Paiute occupation and culture, Mormon occupation, culture and land use. May dress in period clothing (provided) representing the 1870s and 1880s. SKILLS DESIRED: Good communication skills are essential along with an ability to learn about area history and enjoy sharing knowledge with others. Incumbent must be able to develop a working knowledge of the stories of Pipe Spring and learn interpretive techniques to present those stories to visitors. Ability to speak easily to the public one-on-one or to groups of up to 15 people. Volunteers must have a willingness to work and get along with a diverse variety of co-workers and visitors and be able to deal with the public in an enthusiastic and positive manner. Volunters must demonstrate an ability to work in an organized, dependable, and safe manner. A genuine desire to insure that each visitor has an enjoyable experience at Pipe Spring is essential. Incumbent must be flexible enough to handle variations of routine caused by shifting priorities and visitor needs.
Opportunity Description: AZ opening with RV site or housing. Pipe Spring Nat. Mon. is high desert at 5,000 feet. Interpretive position for experienced versatile volunteer. Join our staff as we provide visitor services and interpretation at this 1870s historic site. Duties include conducting 30 minute guided tours through the 1870 2-story stone ranch house. Four days per week, 8 hours per day. Includes visitor center operation and fees collection 4 hours a day. Apply on line or by mail.
Opportunity Description: The Safford Ranger District is looking for some enthusiastic, friendly, outdoor types to become Volunteer Campground Hosts for an 11-acre trout fishing lake with a busy campground adjacent. Riggs Flat Lake, at the elevation of 8,600 feet, is set among alpine forests and mountain meadows. It's cool waters are stocked during the summer with rainbow, brown, and brook trout, and anglers report that fishing is usually good. The Host will need to provide their own living quarters i.e.:trailer or RV under 22 feet for an agreed upon duration (usually Memorial Day through Labor Day). They should be in the campground and available to the public three days out of each week, plus holidays, according to their individual agreement. Days needing coverage are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Duties to be performed: Greet campgound visitors, provide area and recreation opportunity information. Assist visitors with locating unoccupied campsites, familiarize them with rules and regulations, provide fee envelopes and ask them to return the envelope with the fee to the fee tube (we are not permitted to take the money and place it in the fee tube), log vehicles that occupy each site. You are not expected to perform law enforcement duties; if a law enforcement problem arises, call a Forest Officer. Campground clean-up. Clean outhouses by sweeping them out, wash toilets with cleaning supplies provided, and stock with toilet paper. Pick up litter in the campground. Report maintenance or safety problems to Recreation Area Manager.
Opportunity Description: The Safford Ranger District is looking for some enthusiastic, friendly, outdoor types to become Volunteer Campground Hosts. Arcadia Campground, at the elevation of 6,700 feet is a pleasant area well shaded by stands of tall ponderosas interspersed with Gambel oaks, Arizona walnuts and other deciduous as well as coniferous trees. This diverse habitat attracts a variety of bird species. The Host will need to provide their own living quarters i.e.:trailer or RV under 22 feet for an agreed upon duration (usually Memorial Day through Labor Day). There are no hook-ups or water on site. They should be in the campground and available to the public 3 days out of each week, plus holidays, according to their individual agreement. The days needing coverage are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Duties to be performed: Greet campgound visitors, provide area and recreation opportunity information. Assist visitors with locating unoccupied campsites, familiarize them with rules and regulations, provide fee envelopes and ask them to return the envelope with the fee to the fee tube (we are not permitted to take the money and place it in the fee tube), log vehicles that occupy each site. You are not expected to perform law enforcement duties; if a law enforcement problem arises, call a Forest Officer. Campground clean-up. Clean outhouses by sweeping them out, wash toilets with cleaning supplies provided, and stock with toilet paper. Pick up litter in the campground. Report maintenance or safety problems to Recreation Area Manager.
Opportunity Description: Contact Sue Walter, Chief of Interpretation, Sue _Walter@nps.gov, 520-387-6849 x 7301 for detailed information. Job Description: Volunteers make all the difference in providing visitors with an enjoyable experience in the park. Volunteers staff the visitor center and greet visitors, provide orientation and assist with book store sales. Some volunteers help with fee collection activities. Volunteers provide opportunities for visitors to understand why Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a special place through conducting interpretive programs. Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of two months with a work schedule of four 8-hour days each week and are provided with an RV site with full hook-ups. Couples may split the time requirement between them. Housing Availability: Available • Housing Type: RV Pads • Housing Description: Volunteers will provide their own RV. The park provides a level concrete pad for RV with full hookups in a small separate campground for VIPs only. In the VIP campground is a building with laundry facilities, showers, toilet and socializing space.
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Opportunity Description: For information contact Sue Rutman. sue_rutman@nps.gov 520-387-6849 ext. 7115
Job Description: Make a difference in the world….kill invasive plants! Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument has been invaded by buffelgrass, an invasive plant native to Africa and the Middle East. The volunteers who agree to help us manage this species will be walking (sometimes long distances) in the beautiful backcountry of Organ Pipe, looking for and removing buffelgrass. Sometimes as much as 10 miles are walked in a day. Sometimes days are spent digging up plants with hand tools. You will be using a GPS unit to track your path and record buffelgrass occurrences, so you will need to know or be willing to learn how to use a GPS unit. An accurate, up-to-date work log must be kept. You’ll also need to assist with the care of the project’s work vehicle. Experienced people will train you in GPS, record keeping, and other procedures. Sometimes you’ll pitch in with other resource management projects. You’ll have a work schedule but we hope you’ll be flexible about which days of the week you’ll work. We expect you to work 3-4 days per week.
Opportunity Description: Located in the pines, 6 miles South of Prescott, Arizona on the Senator Highway. Prescott offers shopping, rodeo and various festivals. This is an equestrian campground designed for the exclusive use of "Horse Campers" There are 6 "First Come, First Served" sites in loop A, and 31 "Reservation Only" sites in Loops B and C. The Custodian will need to provide living quarters, i.e. RV or trailer (not a tent), for an agreed upon duration. Custodian should be in the campground and available to the public five days out of each week, plus holidays, as per individual volunteer agreement. Site amenities include: a packed dirt parking spot for RV, 30/50 amp electrical hookup and water. Sewer is not available. Personal horses are not allowed on a full-time basis - no corral is provided for personal use. Agreement-specified quantities of propane will be provided, as will tools, supplies, materials, and cleaning solutions to perform duties, and required training in First Aid, CPR, and Blood-Borne Pathogens. There will be on-the-job training, and specific certifications in FS radio use, cleaning restrooms, grounds maintenance, hand tools, and, if applicable, power tools and/or driving a golf cart. Duties include: Be an identifiable, visible, and positive representative of the FS; Maintain a groomed appearance and wear a clean volunteer vest, name tag, and cap (provided) when in public view; Assist the Camp Host to greet visitors and provide information; Display a cheerful, courteous, and helpful demeanor when rendering assistance or when responding to visitor questions; Maintain facilities, features, and fixtures; Perform daily maintenance tasks and identify maintenance needs; Perform custodial tasks on toilets; Scrub picnic and food preparation table surfaces; Clean and sanitize drinking water fountain, hydrant, and hand washing fixtures; Pick up litter and trash from camp and/or picnic sites and from general grounds; Clean steel fire rings and/or pedestal grills; Fill out forms as required (Recreation Site Daily Occupancy Log, Maintenance Request, Supply Request, Incident Notification System, and Volunteer Timesheet); Adjust or move steel corrals; Perform minor maintenance on corrals; and Muck out corrals when users fail to do so.
Opportunity Description: Volunteer Campground Host: West Fork of the Black River and other locations throughout the Alpine Ranger District. Duties include: practice "Good Host" qualities to the visiting publics and recreationists. Performs light maintenance duties such as cleaning the bathrooms daily or as needed, to include removing ashes from fire rings, raking areas of concentration, and removing any trash, litter or anything that would make for an undesirable experience at the campground. Tools, gloves and cleaning supplies provided. Makes numerous and courteous contacts and provides general information and regulations pertinent to the area. Also track visitation numbers on provided form. Opportunity to fish All Summer Long in a river stream stocked regularly by Arizona Game and Fish. Enjoy a cool White Mountain Summer! Vault toilets are available on location. Potable water and sewage dump are a 20- minute drive from the camp.
Opportunity Description: Volunteers greet visitors, answer questions and provide orientation to the park and area. If interested volunteer may present interpretive programs. In addition the volunteer would assist with the history association bookstore sales. Training will be provided with an orientation to the park. Minimal requirement is 32 hours per week for no less then two months. Housing is available or an RV site is provided with full hook-ups. For more information call Kenya Finley, at 928-524-6228 ext 233 or email kenya_finley@nps.gov.
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