Deadline: Sat, 01/28/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation Job Field: Fisheries Forestry Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Wildlife Job Type: Seasonal, Temporary, Internship Location: Idaho Location Detail: Nez Perce-Clearwater, Bitterroot, Salmon-Challis, or Payette National Forests Job Description: The SBFC Wilderness Ranger Fellow (WRF) program provides an immersive experience in Wilderness conservation and management through hands-on stewardship. Your Fellowship will provide you with wilderness conservation and management training, Wilderness-focused education, experience living in the wilderness for up to 9 days at a time, personal mentoring and employment development opportunities while helping SBFC and the US Forest Service accomplish priority Wilderness work. You will learn to live and work as part of a wilderness stewardship crew in remote landscapes and forests. WRF’s will receive three weeks of training by SBFC staff and professional Forest Service Wilderness managers. Training will include: ● Wilderness First Responder certification ● USFS Crosscut Bucking certification ● Fundamentals of maintaining trails to Wilderness specifications ● Wilderness Act of 1964 history and significance ● Conducting Wilderness Stewardship Performance (WSP) Monitoring ● Leave No Trace principles and ethics ● Backcountry nutrition and safety ● Introduction to horsemanship and stock packing ● Leadership development and government job application training Fellows will work in teams of three to five members. These teams, or crews, will be led by a professional SBFC Lead Wilderness Steward and/or a United States Forest Service Wilderness Ranger. You will spend your season working together in either the Selway-Bitterroot or the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, on one of the four forests. From June until August, WRFs will typically operate on a hitch schedule of 80 hours. This means you will work 8-9 consecutive days and live and work in the backcountry, followed by 5-6 days off. During the 5-6 days off, housing will be provided at a Forest Service bunkhouse or a campground. Qualifications: Minimum Required Experience & Education ● Applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or university or have graduated between fall 2022 and spring 2023. Military veterans must be within two years of being discharged. ● Coursework in conservation, land management, sciences and related is encouraged but other disciplines are welcome ● Effective communication skills and ability to be open to new experiences ● Willingness to participate fully as a team member for up to 9 days at a time in remote backcountry ● Willingness to live in a remote FS bunkhouse without Wi-Fi and cell service ● Previous strenuous outdoor experience ● Willingness to live and work outdoors for up to 9 days at a time ● Physical requirements: o Ability to hike 10+ miles a day for several days at a time, in difficult terrain with a 50+ pound backpack and hand tools ● Ability to lift up to 35 pounds repeatedly and use hand tools. ● Willingness to work long, hard hours in all weather conditions. Salary: $1400/Month plus additional $200 at close of service Benefits: Benefits: ● Fellows will receive a total award of $5,600 paid monthly for their 14 weeks of service. ● Housing will be provided: FS bunk housing or camping on your assigned forest and campsites during training ● Federal mileage reimbursement rate of .625/mile for personal vehicle use for work ● Wilderness First Responder or Refresher training ● $200 travel reimbursement at close of service ● 2 SBFC uniform shirts ● 3 weeks of wilderness conservation training and 11 weeks of experiential learning and living in the Selway-Bitterroot or Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas and surrounding wildlands How to Apply: For more information and to apply: --please visit the SBFC website: https://www.selwaybitterroot.org/fellowship --contact SBFC Program Director Josh Page joshpage@selwaybitterroot.org
