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Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000013ckz
ADDRESS:
691 Scenic View Rd.
Page, Arizona, 86040
DATES: 10/1/2024 – 2/28/2025
DEPT: National Park Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
This volunteer position has a term-of-service from October 2024 – February 2025 (approx. 5 months).
Incumbent will assist with upkeep and maintenance of a historic orchard, located in the Lonely Dell Ranch, within the Lees Ferry District at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Lonely Dell Ranch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and protects a historic ranch and homestead landscape. The current orchard includes nearly 250 trees, which are maintained using historic care techniques to contribute to the historic landscape. Fruit in the orchard is available for visitors to pick in the summer months. Pruning takes place in the winter when trees are dormant, while spring and summer work includes watering, weeding, additional pruning, and maintaining irrigation ditches. Volunteer work may assist with all aspects of tree care according to season, including pruning using hand tools, watering using a gravity fed irrigation system, weeding and mowing to reduce weed cover, and deepening or cleaning out irrigation ditches. Additional work may include trash clean up, minor repairs to irrigation systems, and minor building and grounds repair such as painting. The volunteer will also provide informal information to visitors to the Lonely Dell Ranch. An RV parking space is available in the Lees Ferry Campground, for a volunteer willing to work a minimum of 32 hours/week. Amenities include water, electrical, and septic hook-ups. Laundry is not available. Lees Ferry does not contain Wi-Fi, and cell signal in Lees Ferry is present, but somewhat limited.
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