Urban Forestry Student, Great Onyx CCC
USDA Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
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Term length
6/1/2024 - 6/30/2027
Application window
4/1/2024 - 4/15/2026
Location
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Hourly pay equivalent
$17.20
Project summary
Conduct conservation in a wide variety of projects on public lands, and prepare for federal or private hiring. Projects can include wildland firefighting, support and fuels reduction, timber management including surveys, removal, and pruning, invasives mitigation, watershed rehabilitation, and developed and dispersed recreation, among others.
Opportunity description
Learn natural resource management in both forest and urban environment, tree identification, tree climbing, tree pruning and felling, and operation of heavy equipment such as fellerbunchers. Learn safety. Use this to clear roads, maintain public areas, maintain tree and forest health and mitigate invasive species; operate and maintain specialized tools and equipment. There are as many as 10 openings.
Benefits
- Living stipend
- Paid time off
- Housing
- Healthcare
- Meals
- Uniforms
- Transportation
- Counseling
- GED or High School Diploma education (if applicable)
- Driver's licensing
- Trade certifications
- Federal hiring preference
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
Must meet income limitations and be between 16 and 24 years old or have a disability. The next step will take you to an eligibility screening. This trade includes significant outdoor activity and physical training, hiking with a pack, and requires strength to use tools. Those who are not able to meet physical requirements are nonetheless encouraged to apply as there are other trades which also are conservation focused. Please ask. There is no requirement for a high school diploma or GED.
Preferred qualifications
Urban Forestry requires an interest in working out of doors, protecting the land and serving people. The CCCs offer many other trades that also support conservation and public lands, such as heavy equipment operation, welding, construction and maintenance, office administration, and culinary. Please apply if you are interested in any of these, or other trade training.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Forestry
- Wildland Firefighting and fuels reduction
- Reforestation or afforestation
- Outdoor recreation access improvements
- Forestry
- Natural resources preservation and conservation
- Biodiversity protection and restoration
- Waterway restoration
- Environmental justice
- Local ecosystem restoration
- Disaster preparedness, recovery and response
- Soil and water conservation
- Environmental education and training
Work environment
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Small group settings
- May include living for short periods outside in a camp