Chesapeake Gateways Ambassador - National Park Service

 

Title: Chesapeake Gateways Ambassador at the National Park Service 

Location: Based out of Annapolis, MD 

Internships: 2 positions available 

Dates of Service: 1/5/2026 - 12/18/2026 (50-week term commitment) 

Pay: $720/week ($600/week stipend + $120/housing allowance) plus benefits 

Status: This is a full-time, temporary, AmeriCorps National Service position. 

Questions? Contact ACCrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org  

 

Please submit a resume and cover letter via our website, www.appalachiancc.org/individualplacements.

Applications will be accepted until November 30th. 

 

Appalachian Conservation Corps:  

Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to AmeriCorps service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.  

 

Individual Placements gain hands-on experience at their placement site, and ACC supports them through their term, as well as provides a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.  

 

National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways: 

The National Park Service convenes and coordinates the Chesapeake Gateways Network to connects people to experiences of the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers to help conserve special places important to visitors, residents, and the nation, for this and future generations. The network includes over 300 parks, refuges, museums, historic communities, and water trails in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Additionally, NPS Chesapeake Gateways provides financial and technical assistance to the network in support of their collective goal to enhance conservation, recreation, and interpretation throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

 

Position Summary: 

Appalachian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service are seeking two Chesapeake Gateways Ambassadors to work with National Park Service staff to work on projects to specifically address Chesapeake Gateways’ core function of coordinating and convening Chesapeake Gateways Places & Experiences – the foundational partnership network created by the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998. The intern will support the development and implementation of communications and digital experience products to assist Chesapeake Gateways places and partners in engaging the communities of the Chesapeake watershed. 

 

The intern will complete two weeks of formal training at the NPS Chesapeake Gateways office to learn basic operations, skills in interpretation, and the natural/cultural resource stories that guide our collective work. In addition to the standard train...