Conservation Corps

7 03, 2024

Umbagog NWR Refuge Maintenance Assistant

2024-03-07T14:57:09-05:00March 7th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Description Position: Maintenance Assistant Location: Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge - Errol, NH Job Description: The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is partnering with the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Center to provide a Maintenance Assistant for the summer of 2024. One full-time assistant will assist Refuge Staff with general maintenance duties including, but not limited to:  performing minor electrical maintenance and repairs; installing and repairing cabinets; performing general woodworking activities (e.g., cutting boards to length, shaping, sanding); painting interior and exterior building surfaces; and cleaning/maintaining machinery in safe working order. Additional tasks may [Read More...]

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1 03, 2024

Sharpening Skills

2024-03-06T14:24:35-05:00March 1st, 2024|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Workshop teacher Larry Walters measures crosscut blades. The Conservation Corps team had fun this February attending a two-day Cross Cut Sharpening and Maintenance course hosted by Larry Walters of Rutland, VT, a former U.S. Forest Service employee. Larry was a wealth of knowledge in the realm of crosscut saws, their maintenance, and the precision-based tools that are involved in the process of sharpening them. Larry was very happy to host Corps team Dusty, Blase, and Charles and pass this lost art form on in hopes that NorthWoods will steward and [Read More...]

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15 02, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Members

2024-03-27T12:21:17-04:00February 15th, 2024|Corps Employment, Employment, Youth Employment|

Position Overview: Crew members (ages 14-18) are hired each year to work on Conservation Corps crews at the location closest to them. They are selected through a competitive application process and supervised by a trained leadership team. Successful candidates receive a weekly wage plus hands-on education and employment experience. Members must be willing to meet the challenges of working in the outdoors by demonstrating maturity, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic. A commitment to the environment and to their local communities is essential. Crew members work on local crews in [Read More...]

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15 02, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader & Assistant Crew Leader

2024-02-21T13:39:54-05:00February 15th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview: The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is seeking Crew Leaders (CLs) and Assistant Crew Leaders (ACLs) for its Youth Conservation Corps Crews. The CLs and ACLs will lead a crew of high school age individuals (ages 15-18) in conservation projects on locations throughout New England. CLs and ACLs are responsible for inspiring and motivating crew members while completing priority conservation projects in the field. Projects vary each year but generally include trail maintenance and construction, addressing water quality issues, removing invasive species, and improving wildlife habitat. Prior to the season, CLs [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Charles Hill

2024-03-20T20:09:14-04:00January 9th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Charles Hill was born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut in the town of Clinton. His love for the outdoors started when he was in the Boy Scouts where hiking and camping became hobbies that he enjoyed outside of the Scouts. After graduating high school in 2013, not really knowing what to expect, Charles had taken a summer job working at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge with the YCC as a crew member. This is where Charles discovered that he wanted to work in the outdoors; he changed [Read More...]

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8 01, 2024

Dusty May

2024-03-20T20:07:04-04:00January 8th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Dusty May was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, but has lived in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont for 8 years and has discovered that he is a Vermonter at heart. He moved here to join his Vermont wife on an old hippie commune where they remodeled a house together, and he fell in love with the state and the Northeast Kingdom. Dusty graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He grew up in the outdoors camping, hunting, and fishing. In addition to this [Read More...]

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19 12, 2023

Professional Trail Crew Leader

2024-02-20T16:13:27-05:00December 19th, 2023|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview:   The NorthWoods Pro Crews are designed for people who are looking to build their skills and experience. This year’s Pro Crews will be performing trail maintenance in the White Mountain National Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, and other remote locations and trails in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire.  Traditionally, these crews work on the most challenging and technical trail-building projects in the region, all while living in a “spike camp” during the week close to their project location. Projects generally are a range of high priority natural resource and [Read More...]

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7 12, 2023

Professional Trail Crew Members

2024-01-16T16:46:00-05:00December 7th, 2023|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview:   The NorthWoods Professional Trail Crew is designed for people who are looking to build their skills and experience. This year’s Pro Crew will be performing trail maintenance in the White Mountain National Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, and other remote locations and trails in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire.  Traditionally, this crew works on the most challenging and technical trail-building projects in northern Vermont and New Hampshire, all while living in a “spike camp” during the week close to their project location. Projects are generally a range of high-priority [Read More...]

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28 09, 2023

Pro Crew Provides Expertise on Historic Old Bridle Path

2023-11-30T13:30:07-05:00September 28th, 2023|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps Pro Crew, whose season extends through the autumn, has been hard at work in the Whites for the past three weeks, restoring the Old Bridle Path on Mt. Lafayette in partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club and the US Forest Service. This is a multiyear effort to bring the Old Bridle Path up to sustainable trail standards as part of a collaborative effort to restore the Franconia Loop Ridge Trails — one of the most popular loops in the White Mountain National Forest which sees thousands [Read More...]

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21 02, 2023

NVU Announces Sustainable Trail Building Education Partnership

2023-02-22T11:33:59-05:00February 21st, 2023|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Lyndonville, VT – Northern Vermont University’s Center for Professional Studies announces a collaboration with the NorthWoods Stewardship Center to offer a hands-on Sustainable Trail Building Certificate program of study at the conservation organization’s site in East Charleston, Vt. The program will begin September 10, 2023. “The creation of this innovative program around trail construction and sustainability standards is another indication of Vermont State University’s bright future,” said President Parwinder Grewal. “The new Sustainable Trail Building certificate was developed as a practical solution for working adults who want to start or grow [Read More...]

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