Summer Conservation Crew Member– AmeriCorps

     

 

Position Title: Summer Conservation Crew Member– AmeriCorps  

Conservation Legacy Program: Southwest Conservation Corps 

Site Location: Four Corners Office (Durango, CO)  

Terms of Service: 


* Start Date: 05/25/2026 (Voluntary Non-AC Orientation Week); Project Start 06/02/2026


* End Date: 8/7/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 300 Hours 

Multiple positions available.

Open until filled.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

 

Purpose: 

Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization, whose mission is to engage future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service.

The SCC Adult Program engages motivated young adults, ages 18-30, to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects. SCC operates out of the Four Corners office in Durango, CO, and out of the Los Valles office in Salida, CO.

SCC is located on the ancestral lands of the Puebloan and Ute people, who continue to survive and thrive on these lands today. SCC-FC serves southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico.   

 

As an AmeriCorps program participant with Southwest Conservation Corps, your office is great outdoors! Each crew consists of 6 members and 2 leaders.

Crews serve and camp for 8 days at a time in either front country (access to your crew vehicle and trailer), or backcountry (hiking all your supplies in with backpacks) locations.   

 

Projects may include trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation, weeding, herbicide treatment, fencing, facility maintenance, and local environmental service projects.

Crews may also complete technical and/or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises.     

 

Schedules consist of 10-hour days that are typically 8-days on and 6-days off. There is a possibility you could serve 4 days on and 3 days off, or a variation of schedules. SCC requires that all AmeriCorps crew members demonstrate flexibility in scheduling.    

We will be hiring the following summer crews during the 2026 season.

We will speak about the service projects that each of these crews completes during the interview and will discuss your preferences at that time.    

 


* Conservation/Trail Crew – A crew for young adults with potential project service including, but not limited to:
+ Front country trail construction/maintenance
+ Backcountry trails (backpacking into camp/complete projects in a backcountry setting without access to a vehicle)
+ Wilderness Restoration
+ Clearing trails with Crosscut saws
+ Mapping, Inventory, or Monitoring
+ Invasive species removal (with the potential to use herbicide) 



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