Hampshire Conservation Corps – Field Crew Member

New Hampshire Conservation Corps – Field Crew Member

Address: 1310 N. Courthouse Rd, Suite 110, Arlington, Virginia 22201

Actively Recruiting: Yes

Position title: New Hampshire Conservation Corps - Field Crew Member

Final date to receive applications:

Type of Position: Corps member (Crew)

Locations: Monadnock, White Lake, Franconia Notch, Crawford Notch, NH

Benefits: Education Award, Housing – Primarily Camping, Meals/Food Assistance

Have you ever wanted to live in a park where you can explore thousands of acres of prime New England Forest? Does the chance to learn conservation and leadership skills and start your career off with a one‑of‑a‑kind experience sound exciting? If you said yes to either of these questions, then the New Hampshire Conservation Corps is the place for you!

SCA NH Conservation Corps:

The SCA NH Corps is a collaboration between the SCA, the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), and Ameri Corps. Since 1994 the SCA NH Corps has provided over 1.4 million hours of service to New Hampshire while training young adults to do valuable conservation work. Each year young adult volunteers from across the US contribute thousands of service hours.

This position serves throughout NH, from the Atlantic Coast to the White Mountains and beyond.

The Field Crew Member position is dedicated to hands‑on, outdoor conservation projects ranging from trail construction and maintenance to habitat restoration and invasive plant species removal. Each service project trip, or "hitch", is 11‑days in length requiring collaboration as part of a five or six‑person crew. Each member will serve as a crew leader for at least one 11‑day field project.

Upon completion of each hitch, crews return to Bear Brook State Park for a three‑day break between hitches. To prepare for field/hitch season members attend trainings to learn the necessary skills needed for the service term and for a career foundation in the conservation field. Additionally, communal living is a large component of this program with simple rustic accommodations at Bear Brook State Park and camping in tents while on hitch.

What makes SCA NH Conservation Corps a unique program:

• NHCC is the SCA’s oldest residential corps program, beginning in 1994.
• Based out of 40+ acre summer camp located in the largest NH state park.
• This is the only SCA corps program to serve with local, state, federal, and non‑profit partners.
• Only SCA corps program in the northeast serving with the U.S. Forest Service and in designated wilderness.

Training Season:

This season runs from the start of the position in May through mid‑June. During the training season you will learn from experienced staff and instructors as you engage in a wide-ranging curriculum that covers the hard and soft skills needed for a career in outdoor/recreation management. Training includes SCA orientation, carpentry, conservation work skills (trail skills), driver (12 passenger vans and trucks) and trailer training, and Leave No Trace (LNT).

Conservation Season:

This season runs from mid‑June through October. During this time members will serve in the field on “hitch” crews of their peers for periods of 11 days (10 service days with 1 day off). Hitches consist of high priority conservation projects with a focus on public lands access, visitor experience and safety, and recreation site protection. NH Corps crews use traditional trail and land management techniques, carpentry, and physical labor to complete an array of projects while camping for the duration of each project period.

Service locations vary from front‑country campgrounds to back‑country sites.

You will have the opportunity to serve at several of NH’s beautiful state parks and National Forests. These parks may include Monadnock, White Lake, Franconia Notch, and Crawford Notch. In addition to federal and state partnerships, the NH Corps works with towns, counties, and non‑profit organizations to assist with the management of their public lands. These partnerships allow NH Corps members to experience a variety of projects and settings while working alongside professionals representing a wide array…