Multi-Watershed Monitoring Crew Member-AmeriCorps

                                  

Position Title: Multi-Watershed Monitoring Crew Member- Americorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Southwest Conservation Corps

Site Location: Four Corners Office- Durango, Colorado

Terms of Service:


* Start Date: May 25, 2026


* End Date: November 13, 2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 900

 

Purpose:

The Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) is an AmeriCorps Program of the non-profit service organization, Conservation Legacy.

It is built on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that operated from 1933 – 1942. SCC provides youth and young adults opportunities to complete conservation projects on public lands.

While serving with SCC, members receive training of job skills, conflict resolution, leadership, teamwork, and environmental stewardship.

Programs are developed using a step ladder approach to provide a progression of skill development based on a member’s needs.

Members receive a weekly living allowance, training, and an AmeriCorps Education Award. 

SCC’s Watershed Program engages motivated young adults, ages 18 - 30, to complete challenging and impactful vegetation monitoring and restoration projects on multiple watersheds in the Four Corners region.

SCC’s Watershed Program is based in the Four Corners office in Durango, CO.

SCC’s Multi-Watershed Monitoring Crew will work with watershed groups across the Southwest to perform vegetation surveying along streamside habitat in 3 watersheds in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.

Watershed groups include the Dolores River Restoration Partnership, Escalante River Watershed Partnership and Friends of the Verde River.

Vegetation monitoring is crucial to informing river restoration efforts across these watersheds that have been severely impacted by invasive species and other stressors. The crew will also engage in riparian restoration work in the Summer or Fall. 

Description of Duties:

This is an AmeriCorps position. The crew member will participate on a 2-person crew (1 leader, 1 member).

While working (i.e. on-hitch), the crew will camp together, prepare all meals together, and work together as a team to complete all projects and chores.

Hitch schedules will vary between 4 days on, 3 days off or 8 days on, 6 days off depending on the watershed the crew is working in. SCC does not provide off-hitch accommodation and crew members will be responsible for their own accommodation during that time.  

The primary responsibility of this crew is to collect vegetation monitoring and species inventory data according to each watershed’s rapid monitoring protocol. This crew will tie in and work closely with field staff from each watershed group in order to collect data. This crew is designed to be flexible to meet the evolving needs of each partnership.

Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work in remote areas are essential for this crew member position.

 
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