USDA Forest Service Recreation Technician Individual Placement-AmeriCorps

Position Title:

USDA Forest Service Recreation Technician -

AmeriCorps Conservation Legacy Program:

Southwest Conservation Corps -

Four Corners, Durango Site Location:

Gunnison Ranger District, 216 N. Colorado St. Gunnison

CO, 81230

Terms of Service:

Start Date:

05/04/2026 (Ideal start May 4^th, but flexible for the right candidate)

End Date:

10/02/2026

AmeriCorps Slot Classification:

675 Hours

• Position is dependent on grant funding

Purpose:

This AmeriCorps program partners with the USDA Forest Service staff at local field offices throughout southern Colorado. This AmeriCorps position is under direct mentorship and technical guidance of the Gunnison Ranger District with additional management, support, and administration from Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC). The U.S. Forest Service works in collaboration with local communities and partners to carry out its mission to sustain the health, multi-use, and productivity of the Nation's forest and grasslands to the meet the needs of present and future generations. The values instilled through this mission are service, interdependence, conservation, and safety. Individual Placements (IPs) will be a part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest, Recreation Program. The Recreation Program is tasked with managing over three million acres of development and dispersed recreation opportunities, including but not limited to visitor centers, campgrounds, non-motorized and motorized trails, scenic by-ways designated wilderness and other public recreation opportunities. The GMUG is divided into five ranger districts, Grand Valley, Paonia, Ouray, Norwood, and Gunnison. This AmeriCorps position focuses on enhancing the implementation of the Forest Service mission by improving trails, campgrounds, and facilities for safer and more reliable public recreation experiences. Individual Placements (IPs) located across all five ranger districts will assist with maintaining infrastructure such as roads, bridges and recreation sites. These field-based service projects will ultimately contribute to local economic growth and job creation, personalizing and expanding visitor access through on-site staff volunteer engagement and promoting safe, healthy and responsible outdoor experience for current and future generations on our public lands.

Description of Duties:

• Perform trail corridor maintenance
• Hike, ride, utilize ATVs, and camp in backcountry settings
• Utilize train maintenance tools such as chainsaws, crosscut saws, axes, pulaskis, shovels, etc. to complete trail maintenance projects
• Assist in/ provide stock handling to support backcountry trail activities
• Restore downed and broken trail and informational signs
• Assist in organizing volunteer trail maintenance days
• Assist in rec.

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