NPS-RTCA- Community Planner Fellow Individual Placement

• Job Category Conservation , Ameri Corps
• Industry Conservation, Community Planning
• Employee Type Ameri Corps

Position Title: National Park Service
- Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance
- Community Planner Fellow Individual Placement-Ameri Corps

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Individual Placements Program

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 08/03/2026
• End Date: 08/06/2027
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1700 hours

No housing or relocation stipend is available. Local applicants are highly encouraged to apply! Applicants may be able to work out of Albuquerque, NM, El Paso, TX or Austin, TX, reporting to a local NPS office.

Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Mission

Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well‑being by engaging underrepresented Indigenous youth and young adults in conservation service programs that reconnect participants to the land, their cultural heritage, and their traditions. We work to remove barriers to participation, education, and employment by partnering with local community organizations, agencies, and institutes of higher learning to create paid service and career training opportunities, personal and professional development, and pathways to postsecondary education and employment.

Information is available to all tribal communities in the regions we operate. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.

Native American applicants are encouraged to apply.

The National Park Service preserves natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The NPS cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

The NPS operates programs in communities throughout the nation to connect people to their parks, trails, rivers, and other special places. This fellowship position is within the NPS
- Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program, which helps community groups, nonprofits, state and local governments, and tribes plan parks and trails, conserve and improve access to rivers and natural areas, and create recreation opportunities through locally‑led partnerships.

RTCA’s goal is to ensure that the program supports access to conservation and outdoor recreation for all communities across the identified states, regions, and the nation. Because RTCA works closely with multiple communities, stakeholders, and partners, this fellowship can reconcile and build bridges for communities through outdoor recreation, conservation, and stewardship projects.

This fellowship is a meaningful endeavor to help the National Park Service better engage and collaborate with communities in New Mexico, Texas and potentially other states. Specifically, these target efforts are part of NPS' mission statement to "extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country." The NPS‑Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program is tasked with accomplishing this portion of the NPS mission.

The selected candidate (“member”) will support RTCA project managers in a diverse set of projects through assistance in coordination and collaboration, communication and reporting, collection of data, and project organization in New Mexico and Texas.

The fellow will be expected to engage with multiple partners (as appropriate) to support the development of projects and ensure that projects meet conservation/recreation/stewardship goals.

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