Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000017MCe
ADDRESS:
Tularosa, New Mexico, 88352
DATES: 10/1/2024 – 4/1/2025
DEPT: Bureau of Land Management
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Spend a season enjoying the solitude and beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert! Apply today to be a site host at Three Rivers Campground and Petroglyph Site in New Mexico!
The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site has more than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans, animals, fish, insects and plants, as well as numerous geometric and abstract designs are scattered over 50 acres of New Mexico’s northern Chihuahuan Desert. The petroglyphs at Three Rivers, dating back to between about 900 and 1400 AD, were created by Jornada Mogollon people who used stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock. A small pueblo ruin is nearby and Sierra Blanca towers above to the east. A detailed petroglyph guide is available at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.
Three Rivers is a developed recreation site that has hiking, camping, and picnicking amenities. The site offers five shelter sites with picnic tables and cooking grills (one is handicap accessible); one group site that has three picnic tables under a shelter and two grills; two RV sites have covered picnic tables and grills and water and electric hookups. Five locations are also established for tent use, within defined boundaries. One of the tent locations is at the handicap accessible site. Restrooms and drinking water are available. Pets are allowed in the campground (on leash) but are not allowed on the trails.
The campground hosts will reside at the campground host site. They will be in a fenced in yard that includes: a 30/50 amp RV electrical system, large and shaded pad for RV, water, sewage, washer, dryer, refrigerator, and freezer. There is also extra storage space in the fenced-in area for use by BLM employees to store equipment and supplies. If a couple, one host will be reimbursed at $27 per day and the other host will be reimbursed at $12 per day. If only one individual, they will be reimbursed at $27 per day. Reimbursements are paid out once a month, but there can be extended delays subject to the workload/availability of employees processing it. Reimbursements are not stipends or salaries/wages.
Expect hot summers with temperatures usually in the high 90s and occasional thunderstorms during our monsoon season. Winters range from a low in the 30s to a high in the 60s. In the summer, you may encounter a rattlesnake within the developed site. We ask that you relocate or kill it in a humane manner.
Area Attractions: White Sands National Monument, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument, Lincoln National Forest, Trinity Site, Ruidoso, and Cloudcroft.
We are looking to fill a position for the following dates: October 2024 thru April 2025. Couples encouraged to apply.