**The SCAs NH Conservation Corps Program:**

The SCA NH Corps is a collaboration between the SCA, the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and AmeriCorps. Since 1994 the SCA NH Corps has provided over one million hours of service to the great little state of New Hampshire while training young adults to do valuable conservation work. Each year young adult volunteers contribute thousands of service hours, Interpretive Rangers providing environmental education programs to the states residents and visitors and Field Crew Members completing conservation service projects to improve and protect the states natural, cultural, and recreational resources from the Atlantic Coast to the White Mountains and beyond.

**Training Season:**

This season runs from April - mid June. Throughout the training season you will learn from experienced staff and trainers as you engage in:

* SCA, AmeriCorps, and NH State Park policies and protocols;

* Leadership development and teamwork discussions and scenarios;

* Camp skills and Leave No Trace;

* Trail Maintenance and Construction;

* Carpentry skills;

* Chainsaw or trail rigging training;

* Advanced Wilderness First Aid, and more!

**Conservation Season:**

This season runs from mid June-October. During this time members will serve in the field on hitch crews of their peers for periods of 11 days (10 service days with 1 day off). Hitches consist of high priority conservation projects with a focus on public lands access, visitor experience and safety, and recreation site protection such as erosion control and revegetation*.* NH Corps crews use traditional trail skills, restoration techniques, carpentry skills, and physical labor to complete an array of projects while camping for the duration of each project period. Locations for these service projects vary from frontcountry campgrounds to backcountry sites in the White Mountain National Forest and Great North Woods. The service you will be completing may include:

* Building bridges (native timber and lumber)

* Rock work; (staircases, stepping stones)

* Cruising trails to address maintenance needs

* Building camping shelters and kiosks

* Constructing new trails

* Installing trail structures to limit erosion

* Backcountry site assessments

* Invasive species management

* Historic preservation and more!

Through this 7 month commitment you will serve communities throughout New Hampshire while contributing as active members of the SCA NH Conservation Corps program. For more general information about this and other positions with the SCA NH Corps please visit, .

**Position Benefits:**

* Stipend $6,181 $206.06/week

* AmeriCorps Education Award $4,441.50, for qualifying educational expenses and loans, upon completion of 1200 hours of service

* All food is provided estimated value is $1500

* Housing is provided estimated value is $4,000

* Health Insurance $360/month

* Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) and CPR Certification - $475

* Game of Logging Chainsaw Certification* - $400

* Rigging and Griphoist Use for Trail Work* - $400

* Leave No Trace (LNT) Outdoor Ethics Training - $150

* You will receive one of these trainings.

**Requirements in Order to Serve:**

* Needs to demonstrate full vaccination status for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine; OR Receive from SCA a reasonable accommodation granting an exemption from vaccine requirements based on a medical disability or because of a sincerely held religious belief. Additional information and instructions regarding how to request a reasonable accommodation will be provided at the time of selection.

* US citizenship is required.

* Ability to pass required state and federal background checks.

Location Description Bear Brook State Park:

This position is unique in that service takes place all over the state. However, the programs home base, which includes rustic camp cabins is Spruce Pond Camp within Bear Brook State Park (BBSP). BBSP is the largest developed state park in New Hampshire with over 10,000 acres and 40 miles of trails. Whether you are headed from here to do service or just have fun recreating you will certainly enjoy the trails, ponds, wildlife and other gems this park and state have to offer. Conservation Service Locations:

During the program you may have the opportunity to serve in the alpine zone of the White Mountain National Forest, at the Atlantic Seacoast, among the spruce-fir forests of the Great North Woods, or beside one of NHs picturesque lakes or rivers.

Training Provided Advanced Wilderness First Aid & CPR

Trail Maintenance and Construction

Camp Skills

Carpentry

Trail Rigging or Chainsaw Certification

Leave No Trace

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Leadership and Teamwork Skills

Risk Management

And More! Professional Development Opportunities NH Conservation Corps members will have an abundance of opportunities to learn many skills, volunteer with environmental and other local nonprofit organizations throughout NH, and learn from one another.

Members will learn leadership and teamwork skills while co-leading their hitch teams or being active participants during field projects throughout conservation season.

Program partners work in a variety of fields. These career fields include, but are not limited to, education, youth development, land management/stewardship, land conservation, outdoor recreation, and forestry to name a few. Serving alongside and learning from these professionals is an invaluable experience that will help you jump-start your career. Education, Training & Skills Expected Biology some coursework or experience Recreation Management some coursework or experience Camping some experience Construction some experience Hand Tools some experience Leadership Experience some experience Community Engagement some experience Volunteer Coordination some experience