“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 crew member
Crew Leader: 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 18 and able to lift 50lbs
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum experience with Microsoft Word
- AmeriCorps is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
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
- AmeriCorps is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew Leader: 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
- Earn an AmeriCorps Education Award
- Be in a team environment again
- Learn technical skills about trail work and building with stone and wood
Application Requirements
- Employment: January – mid August
- 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
Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew Member: 450 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
- 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
All-Women’s Crew Leader: 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 18 and able to lift 50lbs
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum experience with Microsoft Word
- AmeriCorps is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
All-Women’s 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
- AmeriCorps is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens to earn AmeriCorps Education Award
Wyoming Conservation Corps 
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