“I  learned just how much work goes into protection and conservation. From funding, to planning, to the hours required for implementation, I think about and have more respect for every trail built, every rock moved, every tree felled, every fence built” -Kelly McCracken, 2016 member 

  Crew Member: 450 hours

• Spend your summer exploring the mountains and valleys of Wyoming completing conservation projects with 7 other amazing people on your crew!
• Earn an AmeriCorps Education Award
• Learn about careers in natural resources around Wyoming
• Living stipend
• Earn your Wilderness First Aid Certification and one upper-division credit from the Environment and Natural Resources college of the University of Wyoming at no cost to you
• Be a part of something bigger than yourself as you learn about the history of the Conservation Corps, AmeriCorps and the beauty of Wyoming

Application Requirements:

• Employment: late May – mid August
• Minimum age of 18 and able to lift 50lbs
• High School Diploma or GED
• US Citizen and eligible to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
• Click here for application materials

Crew Leaders: 900 hours

• Earn your USFS S-212 Chainsaw Certification
• Earn your Wilderness First Responder
• Earn 2 upper-division undergraduate course credits from the Environment and Natural Resources college of the University of Wyoming at no cost to you.
• In depth leadership training and close relationships with the project sponsors

 Application Requirements:

• Employment: January – mid August
• Minimum age of 21 and able to lift 50lbs
• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum experience with Microsoft Word
• US Citizen and eligible to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
• Click here for application materials

Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew

Crew Member/Leader: 900 hours

• Spend your summer and fall traveling Wyoming designing, building, and maintaining recreation trails with 7 other military veterans.
• Earn an AmeriCorps Education Award
• Living stipend
• Earn your Wilderness First Aid Certification and one upper-division credit from the Environment and Natural Resources college of the University of Wyoming at no cost to you
• Be in a team environment again
• Learn technical skills about trail work and building with stone and wood

Application Requirements

• Employment:
  • All: 5 days of S-212 training in April, Colorado Fire Camp
  • Leaders: May 1 – October 13
  • Members: May 15 – October 13
• Must have served or serving in US Armed Forces and have a DD 214
• Age 18-35
• Able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly
• High School diploma or GED
• Familiar with hand tools
• Ability to hike in rugged terrain carrying heavy packs and tools
• Click here for application materials