AmeriCorps Crew Member

Ameri Corps Crew Member JOB DETAILS

Actively Recruiting
:
Yes
Position title
:
Ameri Corps Crew Member
Type of Position
:
Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
:
Estes Park
State / Territory
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Colorado
Benefits
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Education Award, Housing – Primarily Camping, Meals/Food Assistance, Public Land Corps Hiring Authority
Project/Program Focus
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Climate Change, Data Collection, Habitat Restoration, Herbicide Application, Historic Preservation, Trails
Attachments/Supplemental Materials
:2026-Ameri Corps-Crew-Member-PD

While Rocky Mountain Conservancy was originally founded in 1931, Rocky Mountain Conservancy – Conservation Corps (RMC-CC) was started in 2003 to take a more active role in stewardship of Rocky Mountain National Park and the surrounding areas. Each year, 40-60 participants work hard to perform essential conservation projects across an array of areas, primarily focusing on trails, vegetation, or historic preservation.

Along with hard work in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, RMC strives to create an inclusive environment where our participants can learn and grow from others in the natural resources space. Through multiple different educational opportunities, RMC hopes to provide individuals with tangible knowledge to further their career goals, as well as to make them more active citizens in their own communities.

RMC-CC offers primarily crew summer programming, operating in line with most colleges on a semester schedule. Each crew is made up of 6-10 individuals who spend the summer serving in or around Rocky Mountain National Park. Members learn valuable leadership, outdoor, and interpersonal skills, and earn a Segal Education Award at the end of their term, coinciding with the number of hours they’ve served.

Crews get the chance to partner with many agencies, from the National Park Service to the U.S Forest Service, as well as several different non-profits in the region. For more information, please visit our website.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy (RMC) Crew members will work with four to eight of their peers and one or two crew leaders to complete conservation, wildfire mitigation, and/or historic preservation projects throughout public lands in Northern Colorado. Projects can include, but are not limited to, trail maintenance and construction, vegetation management, wildfire mitigation, habitat restoration, historic structure stabilization and restoration, and basic carpentry.

Projects are completed alongside the National Park Service and USDA Forest Service staff, along with occasional interaction with several local nonprofits.

Additionally, crew members will participate in orientation and training activities, educational programs, shadowing opportunities and career development workshops. These will include safety protocols, Leave No Trace principles, backcountry preparedness, natural and cultural history, resume workshopping, USAJobs overview, and a review of Ameri Corps policies, expectations, and requirements. The Conservancy will additionally supply a food stipend ($10/person/day while working) in the form of a credit card provided to crew leaders.

Ameri Corps Crew Members must be able to serve effectively on a team comprised of their peers, helping fellow members achieve personal and program success through the principles of teamwork and service-learning. Crew Members must be responsive to instructions and feedback delivered by the Crew Leader, Program Staff, and project hosts from land management agencies such as the NPS and USFS.

Crew members must:

• Actively participate in all training, orientation, education, and career development programs
• Develop personal and professional goals, and create plans to achieve those goals
• Substantially contribute to all service projects
• Abide by safety protocols, including wearing all required PPE during project work
• Follow the direction and guidance of crew leaders, agency staff, and RMC Field Staff

Essential Service Functions: Ability to perform the
* Essential Service Functions 40 hours per week

• Long (10 hour) days of shoveling, digging, carrying equipment, swinging heavy tools repetitively, as well as a myriad of other physical activities
• Heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Walking and working on steep or uneven terrain
• Carrying a 40lb backpack up to 10 miles
• Occasionally having to work in adverse weather
• Working, eating, and camping outdoors in all weather conditions