Invasive Plant Management Individual Placement

Title: Invasive Plant Management Individual Placement

Positions: 2

Service Site: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; Dingmans Ferry, PA

Dates of Service: 6/1/2026 - 12/11/2026 (28 weeks) 

Pay: $750/week paid biweekly ($600/week living stipend + $150 additional member benefit) 

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 April 15th.

 

Appalachian Conservation Corps:  

Our Individual Placement (IP) program works to connect young people to conservation 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.  

 

As an AmeriCorps program, participants commit to a term of service at their placement site in order to gain hands-on experience and 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.  

 

Position Summary: 

The National Park Service, in collaboration with Appalachian Conservation Corps, are seeking two Invasive Plant Management IPs to serve with the North Atlantic-Appalachian Invasive Plant Management Team on projects within the Delaware Water Gap NRA and other nearby National Park units.

These members will focus on control of invasive plant species using mechanical and chemical control methods which may include but are not limited to herbicide application via backpack sprayers and gas operated tank sprayers, chainsaws, brush cutters, hand saws, pruners and loppers. In addition, the IPs will be trained on overall resource management, encouraged to attend NPS-sponsored trainings, and to take part in the activities of other resource programs.

While this position is primarily field-based there may be some office-based responsibilities involving the use of GIS and paper and electronic files to conduct invasive plant ranking, evaluate tools for mobile data collection, collect data and/or perform data analysis, contribute to the development of reports, and assist in the development of communication materials.

 

During their terms, IPs will receive training and certifications to be able to identify and treat a variety of invasive plant species.

This position is heavily field based and involves frequent travel and daily physical activity. Low-cost park housing may be available for this position, but local candidates are preferred.

 

Key Responsibilities:


* Implements established natural resource management projects.



* Follows instructions and standardized procedures, collects an...