Idaho Panhandle National Forest – Forestry Technician; Recreation AmeriCorps Member

Address:
5657 Warm Springs Ave
Boise, Idaho
83716

Actively Recruiting:
No
Position title:
Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Forestry Technician (Recreation) Ameri Corps Member
Type of Position:
Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc:
St. Maries
State / Territory:
Idaho
Benefits:
Education Award
Project/Program Focus:
Forestry
Attachments/Supplemental Materials:

Idaho Conservation Corps (ICC) provides opportunities for youth and young adults to learn, grow, and experience success through conservation—regardless of experience or background. ICC, a statewide program of Northwest Youth Corps (NYC), applies a combination of service, education, and career coaching to help youth and young adults protect, restore, and enhance public lands and waterways in the Gem State and our Northwest neighbor states.

Annually, NYC crews carry out 180,000 hours of projects such as wildfire fuels reduction, invasive plant removal, riparian planting, stream restoration, tree planting, and trail maintenance for a variety of federal, state, and local partners.

Participants leave Idaho Conservation Corps knowing that they can overcome obstacles, make friends, and succeed in their chosen career path.

The Idaho Panhandle National Forest, St. Joe Ranger District is recruiting
one

680 Hour
(17 Week) Forestry Technician (Recreation) members beginning May through September 2025. Incumbents will primarily serve in a frontline visitor contact position serving the public at the Emerald Creek Garnet Area, answering questions, and assisting forest visitors. The Emerald Creek Garnet Area is a unique forest recreation site that allows visitors and families to dig for Star Garnets. They are a rare gem found at the Garnet Area and only one other place in the world, India.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties will include ensuring that visitors have a fun, safe, and educational visit. This is accomplished by orienting visitors to the site, explaining procedures, assisting diggers, and administering the reservation system. This work also involves site maintenance and facility improvement. (60%)

Working alongside district recreation staff on completing regular duties. This will include recreation site maintenance, campground checks and visitor contacts, patrols, trail projects, assisting during wildland fires, and other duties as assigned by recreation staff. These assignments will enable the members to be introduced to the wide variety of work performed in the recreation branch of the forest and provide and excellent overview of working for the U.S. Forest Service.

(40%)