ACE Conservation Corps Member - Chainsaw​/Crosscut​/WFA , Asheville; NC at Amer

ACE Conservation Corps Member - Chainsaw/Crosscut/WFA Training Provided, Asheville (NC) job at American Conservation Experience. Fletcher, NC.

Office

Location:

Asheville, NC

Projects take place throughout Eastern Region including Great Smoky Mountains National Park- NC/TN, Mammoth Cave National Park - KY, Gettysburg National Military Park- PA, Blue Ridge Parkway- NC, Congaree National Park - SC, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site - GA, Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge - KS, Cumberland Island National Seashore - GA, Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve - FL, and Manassas National Battlefield - VA, among other locations.

Schedule: Project schedules vary, but typically corps members work 5 days on/ 2 days off or 4 days on/ 3 days off. For remote projects, corps members spend off-days nearer to their project location for multiple project schedule cycles. Camping or other accommodations are provided between project cycles while on remote projects.

Member must be willing to commit to the full duration of the Ameri Corps term (1200 hours).

Start Date: March 1st, 2023 (or flexible)

End Date: October 28th, 2023 (or flexible)

Position

Description:

Members serve in professionally supervised teams as they explore future outdoor careers, learn practical field skills, and develop confidence as emerging leaders in the field of conservation. Members are afforded opportunities to learn and train under the guidance of professional mentors within ACE, while gaining invaluable career perspectives working alongside staff from the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and many other stewards of our nation's public lands.

Field work and other duties might include but are not limited to what is listed below. Corps Members get experience working with or in conjunction with the listed tools and equipment, depending on their level of training.

• Habitat restoration; using herbicide backpack sprayers, spray bottles, GPS units, and measuring tools
• Trail construction and maintenance; using pick mattocks, Pulaskis, shovels, single/double jacks, McLeods, single bit axes, rock bars, chisels, crosscut saws, and grip hoists
• Dry and wet stone masonry
• Reforestation
• Forest thinning
• Plant identification
• Fencing
• Invasive species removal
• Swamping
• Historic Preservation

Power Tools and Gas Powered Equipment:
Chainsaws, brush-cutters, drills, saws, and compressors

Preservation Techniques:
Adobe, Roofing, Carpentry

Benefits: Members will receive a Living Allowance Stipend of $240/week, ($480/biweekly).

Corps members obtain an Education Award for the amount of $4,546.50 upon successful completion of service term.

Member will receive two full weeks of training with ACE staff members and on-the-job training to gain skills related to the position. ACE is committed to providing the most educational, rewarding, and challenging experience possible to best prepare participants for future careers in the stewardship of America's public lands.

Skills and training include:

• Leave No Trace Training
• Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification
• Chainsaw training
• Crosscut training

ACE provides corps members with food during all project days; corps members are responsible for providing their own food on off-days.

ACE provides corps members with free housing during their term of service, including weekends. When working in or near the Asheville, NC, corps members spend off days in our hostel-style housing. When working remotely, corps members will be provided housing in those remote locations. Housing may come in the form of campgrounds, bunkhouses, airbnbs, and more. The member will provide their own blankets/pillow/sleeping bag/towels.

Public Land Corps Hiring Authority (PLC): ACE Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a special, non-competitive hiring authority upon completion of their term. Qualifying members who serve a "minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service on appropriate conservation projects as defined in the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 and at least 120 hours were served on a project utilizing the Public Lands Corps legal authority."

Eligible members must meet standard requirements of completing at least 640 hours and utilize their certificate before the age of 30.PLC is a work and education program that allows individuals aged 16-30 opportunities to work on the rehabilitation and restoration of public lands. Successful completion of a qualifying PLC project may qualify applicants for a permanent position in the Forest Service or National Park Service.

Gear: ACE provides each member their own tent, uniforms, and assigns each crew with camp cooking and kitchenware. The member will provide their own sleeping bag, sleeping pad, rain gear, pants, warm clothing, and hiking boots. Upon acceptance to the program, corps members will receive a more extensive packing list and access to discounted prodeals from leading manufacturers in outdoor gear and apparel.

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