GIS Cartography and Data Management Steward-AmeriCorps (NPS Midwest Regional Office)

                                                        

 

Position Title: GIS Cartography and Data Management Steward – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Dr, Omaha, NE 68102 or alternative office in Duluth, Minnesota; St.

Paul, Minnesota; or Van Buren, Missouri.

 Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 06/01/2026


* End Date: 11/13/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 Hours

 Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with AmeriCorps service and career internship opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health.

Stewards in partnership with the NPS GIS office is hosting a cohort of GIS stewards.

In addition to protecting and managing America’s national park sites, the National Park Service (NPS) also operates programs that extend throughout the nation to connect all Americans to their parks, trails, rivers, and other special places.

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program helps community groups, nonprofits, state and local governments, and tribes plan parks and trails, conserve and improve contact to rivers and natural areas, and create recreation opportunities through locally led partnerships.

This GIS steward will provide technical GIS support for a variety of RTCA community assistance projects.

The steward will gain hands-on experience in geospatial analysis, data management, and cartographic design while contributing to projects that enhance conservation and recreation across the 13-state Midwest Region.

This position has duty station options at the Midwest Regional Office (Omaha, NE) or at field offices in the region (Duluth, MN; St.

Paul, MN; or Van Buren, MO) where the steward could work alongside NPS staff.

This position may offer a remote telework option with occasional travel to an office or project site as needed.

Park housing is not available.

Description of Duties:

Duties of the GIS Intern position include, but are not limited to the following:

·       Cartographic Map Production.

Creating visually appealing map sets depicting existing and proposed parks and trails to the specifications of project partners.

·       Data Organization and Integration.

Refining attribute data for an extensive inventory of multiuse trails along the Great Lakes in support of a larger vision of a connected network of shoreline bicycle and pedestrian trails.

·       Project Coordination.

Communicating effectively with RTCA project managers across the Midwest to deliver geospatial and cartographic products that move projects forward for our partners.

·       GIS Suppo...