Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000laqVAAQ/campground-hostswilderness-gateway-campgroundlochsa-powell-ranger-district
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ADDRESS: Nez Perce / Clearwater National Forest; 903 Third Street; Kamiah, Idaho 83536
DEPT: Forest Service
DATES: 5/15/2023 – 9/15/2023
DESCRIPTION:
We are looking for volunteers who are enthusiastic about sharing the benefits of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests with visitors!
Wilderness Gateway Campground is one of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest’s premier campgrounds. Located at milepost 122.5 along the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway (US Highway 12), the campground offers 91 sites consisting of RV and tent camping, group camping, stock camping and facilities. The recreation area boasts its very own bird-watching trail, large trailhead parking for access into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, dump station, large picnic shelter and flush toilets, too. The Wilderness Gateway Campground has something for everyone: fishing, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, and don’t forget your camera! The scenery, wildlife and stunning Lochsa River are visions you won’t want to forget!
Host opportunities typically run from approximately mid May through mid September, with a minimum 1 month commitment (3-4 months preferred). Hosts volunteer five days a week, including weekends and holidays, typically working 4-5 hours per day/20 hours per week. Hosts are on duty in the morning and evening, during daylight hours. Days off are taken mid-week on Tues/Wed or Wed/Thurs. Hosts are not required to stay on site during their days off. Start/end dates and schedules are negotiable.
- Wear a volunteer uniform and represent the Forest Service in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner, while conducting visitor contacts
- Conduct daily campground rounds, initiating contacts to share information about recreation opportunities, answer questions and encourage visitors to comply with forest regulations
- Monitor campground sites for fee compliance and record daily occupancy levels
- Manage daily visitor site reservations and assist visitors in locating reserved campsites
- Assist with facility maintenance at campgrounds
- Identify operational/maintenance problems and assist in implementing solutions
- Maintain informational signs in and around the campground
- Provide your own RV or camp trailer. The use of a tent as the only means of housing is not permitted
- Friendly and outgoing personality with good verbal and written communications skills.
- Ability to perform light maintenance work in outdoor conditions.
- Interact with a diversity of visitors while maintaining a positive, helpful, and non-confrontational attitude.
- Ability to serve independently without direct supervision.
- Backpacking/Camping
- Drivers License
- First Aid Certificate
- Hand Power Tools
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
Hosts will be working/living in a remote area with no services or cell signal. A radio and training will be provided to hosts. The campground is roughly 2 hours from Missoula, MT and 1.5 hours from Kooskia, ID.