Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000VrwwAAC/battle-ridge-campground-host
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ADDRESS: Custer Gallatin National Forest; 3710 Fallon Street Suite; Bozeman, Montana 59718
DEPT: Forest Service
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DESCRIPTION:
The Bozeman Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest, in Bozeman, Montana is seeking a motivated volunteer Campground Host at Battle Ridge Campground. If you enjoy public service and outdoor recreation, talking with the public, and wish be a crucial member of an experienced and supportive Recreation Management team this is the opportunity for you! The Battle Ridge Campground rests in the beautiful Bridger Mountains north of Bozeman, Montana.
The popular Battle Ridge Campground, elevation 6,500 feet, is located a quick 23 miles north of Bozeman via MT Hwy 86. The campground has 12 sites. The campground is fairly rustic in nature with four outhouses and picnic tables and fire rings provided at each campsite. There is no water or electricity available at the campground but see below for host site accommodations.
Battle Ridge Campground lies just across the road from the Battle Ridge Trailhead which offers an ATV/OHV/Motorcycle/Mountain Bike trail system that tours the north side of the Bridger Mountains.
The campground host is expected to provide exceptional public service by greeting and welcoming visitors to their public land and encouraging a positive and rewarding experience during their visit to the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Volunteers will professionally represent the United States Forest Service.
The campground hosts are expected to perform the daily cleaning of the campground facilities which include cleaning the outhouses, cleaning out the fire rings, and picking up litter. Hosts may assist with annual maintenance, minor carpentry and landscaping activities.
Hosts are expected to help monitor this campground. With respect to that, Campground Hosts will keep accurate logs of the vehicles and campers and will remind visitors of the campground rules such as keeping campsites clean, leashing pets, and the maximum number of nights a camper may stay. Hosts will also promote bear awareness and the importance of proper food storage. Campground Hosts will communicate visitor conflicts or campground issues to Forest Service staff and will not perform any law enforcement activities. The hosts will monitor a nearby dispersed recreation area and will communicate any issues to District staff.
Campground hosts are expected to be on site five days a week, usually Thursday through Monday with at least two scheduled days off (which are typically Tuesday and Wednesday).
- Conservation Education
- Drivers License
- General Assistance
- Map Reading
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
The Forest Service provides a RV pad for our hosts (sewer connection, water, propane). Hosts must provide their own RV (motorhome, trailer, or camper). Please, no tents as your primary residence. The host RV pad & campsite site can accommodate up to a max 40-foot RV and towing vehicle. There is no other housing available for this opportunity. Water, exclusively for the hosts to use, will be provided by the Forest Service in a portable cistern (there is no water supply in the campground). Solar and gasoline generators are provided at no cost to the volunteers. There is limited cell phone service nearby (depending on the cell phone service provider, T-Mobile may work best).