What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preservation Services Individual Placement- National Capital Regional Office (NPS) position at Conservation Legacy?
Title: Cultural Landscapes Inventory Individual Placement
Service Site: Based out of Washington, DC (remote or hybrid eligible)
Dates of Service: September 14th, 2026 – January 22nd, 2027
Pay: $800/week paid biweekly ($600/week living stipend $200 additional member benefit)
Status: This is a full-time, temporary AmeriCorps National Service position.
Questions? Contact ACCIPrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org
Appalachian Conservation Corps
Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.
As an AmeriCorps program, Individual Placements commit to a term of service in order to gain hands-on experience at their placement site, and ACC supports them through their term, as well as provides a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.
Position Summary
The Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) Individual Placement will support Preservation Services. Preservation Services promotes the preservation of cultural landscapes and historic structures through research, planning, and stewardship to parks and historic properties in the National Park Service (NPS) National Capital Region.
The successful candidate will work with and assist historical landscape architects, historians, and other preservation professionals to complete Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) reports for Prince William Forest Park, a 15,000-acre park in the NPS National Capital Region. This internship opportunity is located in Washington, DC, with options for a remote or hybrid work schedule, and will focus on office work with possible field documentation experience.
The internship involves preparing Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) reports and database entries for three cabin camps at Prince William Forest Park. The cabin camps were constructed as part of New Deal-era Recreation Demonstration Area program and include development and use from their completion, to World War II, to the National Park Service’s Mission 66 and Parkscape USA programs, and extend to the present day. The development of the reports and data entry into the Cultural Resources Inventory System (CRIS) database is critical to meeting requirements of Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This opportunity will allow the intern to learn about and participate in a preservation program by working directly with Federal cultural resource professionals in the National Capital Region – Preservation Services.
Essential Roles And Responsibilities Include
To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award. In addition, applicants must:
Service Site: Based out of Washington, DC (remote or hybrid eligible)
Dates of Service: September 14th, 2026 – January 22nd, 2027
Pay: $800/week paid biweekly ($600/week living stipend $200 additional member benefit)
Status: This is a full-time, temporary AmeriCorps National Service position.
Questions? Contact ACCIPrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org
Appalachian Conservation Corps
Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.
As an AmeriCorps program, Individual Placements commit to a term of service in order to gain hands-on experience at their placement site, and ACC supports them through their term, as well as provides a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.
Position Summary
The Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) Individual Placement will support Preservation Services. Preservation Services promotes the preservation of cultural landscapes and historic structures through research, planning, and stewardship to parks and historic properties in the National Park Service (NPS) National Capital Region.
The successful candidate will work with and assist historical landscape architects, historians, and other preservation professionals to complete Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) reports for Prince William Forest Park, a 15,000-acre park in the NPS National Capital Region. This internship opportunity is located in Washington, DC, with options for a remote or hybrid work schedule, and will focus on office work with possible field documentation experience.
The internship involves preparing Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) reports and database entries for three cabin camps at Prince William Forest Park. The cabin camps were constructed as part of New Deal-era Recreation Demonstration Area program and include development and use from their completion, to World War II, to the National Park Service’s Mission 66 and Parkscape USA programs, and extend to the present day. The development of the reports and data entry into the Cultural Resources Inventory System (CRIS) database is critical to meeting requirements of Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This opportunity will allow the intern to learn about and participate in a preservation program by working directly with Federal cultural resource professionals in the National Capital Region – Preservation Services.
Essential Roles And Responsibilities Include
- Researching secondary sources and developing written narratives;
- Identifying and describing cultural landscape characteristics and features;
- Describing a landscape's historical significance according to National Register criteria;
- Evaluating characteristics and features that contribute to a landscape’s significance
- Participating in landscape condition discussions with NPS staff;
- Photography management with Adobe Creative Suite software;
- Editing maps using GIS and/or Adobe Creative Suite software
To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award. In addition, applicants must:
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- Bachelor's degree in historic preservation, landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, geography, or historic archaeology with a Mid-Atlantic focus
- This position is full-time, 40 hour/week
Salary : $200 - $800