NVUM and Recreation Placement Job at Student Conservation Association
The National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program has two concurrent goals. First, to produce estimates of the volume of recreation visitation to National Forests and Grasslands. Second, to produce descriptive information about that visitation, including activity participation, demographics, visit duration, measures of satisfaction, and trip spending connected to the visit. Interns will travel to various parts of the island to conduct these surveys - often with another intern but occasionally alone. Safe driving and strong organizational skills are essential. On the work days that no surveys are scheduled the interns will do basic trail and campground maintenance, which may involve living and working out of backcountry camps for up to 10 days in inclement weather.
This position is located in the Cordova Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest, based in Cordova, AK.
Compensation Amounts:
- $1,115 - one time RT travel allowance
- $600 - weekly living allowance ($15 per hour equivalent at 40 hours per week)
- $325 - monthly housing allowance to pay for USFS bunkhouse costs ($1,625 total - you are expected to use this to budget for your USFS housing which you will pay the USFS for)
- All allowances subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes
- Please note this position is NOT eligible for an AmeriCorps education award
- For SCA’s COVID-19 guidance, please refer to www.thesca.org/covid
- Location Description
The Chugach National Forest is a 5.4 million acre forest in south central Alaska. It is located in the mountains surrounding Prince William Sound including the eastern Kenai Peninsula and the delta of the Copper River. It is the second largest forest in the U.S. national forest system, and is the northernmost national forest. The Chugach National Forest envelops Prince William Sound and is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains. Cordova is a small fishing community situated on the southeast shore of the Prince William Sound in south central Alaska and is accessible only by air and water. Aside from being your typical Alaska hunting and fishing paradise, the Cordova District has a number of unique resources. Included in these is the 700,000 acre Copper River Delta, one of the largest contiguous wetlands in the northern hemisphere, a number of spectacular glaciers, over 40 miles of developed hiking trails, and approximately 90 miles of primitive trail, 16 public recreation cabins, and a wide variety of fish and wildlife resources, trumpeter swans, dusky Canada geese, grey wolf, moose, brown and black bear, mountain goat and all species of salmon and trout. In addition, the phenomenal marine resources of Prince William Sound are located at Cordova’s doorstep. Approximately half of the uplands in Prince William Sound are managed by the Cordova Ranger District. Cordova is located at the extreme northern zone of the Pacific Northwest temperate rain forest. Summer temperatures average between 55 and 75 and total precipitation averages 168 inches annually.
- Training Provided
Chainsaw operation; ATV operation; snowmobile operation; vehicle safe operation; boat passenger; bear behavior; bear spray; first aid/CPR/AED
- Handicap Accessible?
Yes
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