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AmeriCorps Environmental Educator Positions
The Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) is accepting applications for AmeriCorps Environmental Educator positions located throughout Maine for 2008-2009. MCC is dedicated to environmental education, outdoor recreation and conservation projects, volunteer opportunities, and developing career and leadership skills.
Qualifications include a 4-year degree or equivalent experience, good organizational skills, initiative, good communication, writing and public speaking skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, computer skills, a valid Driver’s license, and a commitment to environmental issues and community service.
900 hour positions receive a living allowance of $6,035 ($253.50/week for 24 weeks) and if eligible, an AmeriCorps education award of $2,362.50 upon successful completion of the program.
Other benefits include health insurance, childcare reimbursement if eligible, experiential learning, a wide range of training and networking opportunities and a Maine State Park Pass.
The Maine Conservation Corps application is available to download from our website (log on to www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc/ and download our MCC application) OR by contacting the MCC at 207-624-6085 (800-245-5627 in Maine only) or corps.conservation@maine.gov. Send completed applications and reference forms to Brenda Webber, Recruitment Assistant, Maine Conservation Corps, 124 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0124.
The Maine Dept. of Conservation provides equal opportunity in employment and programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available to individuals with disabilities upon request.
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR – 900 hours May 15 - October 25
Baxter State Park, Millinocket
Baxter State Park in Maine is a 200,000 acre mountainous wilderness and home to Katahdin (the highest mountain in Maine). The Park, accessible by a dirt road and over 200 miles of trails, is one of the largest wilderness areas in the Eastern United States and home to four of Maine’s endangered and threatened species. Each year over 60,000 people visit the Park and over 30,000 hike Katahdin.
This six month position will working with the Information/Education division of Baxter State Park. This position will include: assisting the park naturalist; foot patrol and public contact on Katahdin and other designated high use areas such as wildlife ponds for moose patrols, 40%; training and orientation to the Park resources and trails, 10%; children’s nature talks and walks both in the Park and with schools, 20%; natural resource inventory/monitoring, 10%; visitor contact at the visitor information center, 10%; assist with other day-to-day information/education projects as assigned, 10%. Training/Educational opportunities: Wilderness First Aid; Leave-No-Trace; work with researchers who are approved for various projects during the Park’s season; exposure to management of primitive and backcountry facilities and trails.
Typical tasks within the project include:
- assisting the park naturalist
- foot patrol and public contact on Katahdin and other designated high use areas such as wildlife ponds for moose patrols, 40%
- training and orientation to the Park resources and trails, 10%
- children’s nature talks and walks both in the Park and with schools, 20%
- natural resource inventory/monitoring, 10%
- visitor contact at the visitor information center, 10%
- assist with other day-to-day information/education projects as assigned, 10%
Training/Educational opportunities: Wilderness First Aid; Leave-No-Trace; work with researchers who are approved for various projects during the Park’s season; exposure to management of primitive and backcountry facilities and trails.
Required skills, experience, and qualities:
- demonstrated interest and experience in resource protection through public contact
- physical ability to hike extremely rugged terrain
- enthusiasm for working with people
- ability to work well independently
- willingness to live in primitive situation (no electricity in shared living quarters)
- valid drivers license
Desired skills, experience, and qualities:
- Bachelors degree in natural sciences, education or environmental education
- strong oral and written communication skills
- mature, self-motivating personality
http://www.baxterstateparkauthority.com/
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR – 900 hours May 15 - October 25
Maine Department of Conservation – Bureau of Parks and Lands, Augusta
There are two positions with the Bureau of Parks and Lands in Augusta. They will serve to work with and assist BP&L staff with analysis of baseline documentation information and development of an easement monitoring protocol for 35 State held Conservation easements. Baseline documentation for each of the conservation easements will be reviewed to determine if key features have been located on the ground using geographic coordinates and assisting with compiling missing baseline information.
Typical tasks within the project include:
- Assist with compliance monitoring activities to check land use activities against conservation easement restrictions using the individual easement prescribed protocols. This involves three levels of analysis; Level 1 is satellite image analysis which may detect areas where forestry operations have occurred, new roads, and other major land disturbances; Level 2 is further reviewing these detected changes using low-level high resolution air photos and Level 3 – on the ground checking of disturbances that need ground confirmation or measurements to determine compliance, as well as compliance with restrictions that cannot be monitored remotely.
- Writing data-driven compliance monitoring reports using standardized digital reporting forms and loaded data into the State Planning Office database.
- Assist BP&L staff with reviewing land acquisition project reports and document whether the reported conditions are in compliance with the project agreement terms and determine if reports are missing. When the reports indicate that there is potential for non-compliance with the terms of the agreement, perform follow up activities which may consist of contacting the cooperating entity, site inspections or other forms of analysis. Documentation of research findings.
- Inventory 60 of the 350+/- residential and commercial camplot leases and assist with site visits to the leases which will include on site measurements of structures and property lines, recording of observations concerning the structures, GPS location recordings, and taking photos of the structure and lease site. Assist with lease documentation filing by reorganizing and labeling the property files and preparing original "Owner's Policies of Title" and "Project Agreements" for delivery to the State of Maine Archives.
- Assist with performing trail and recreation grant inspections and assist with the required reporting and documentation for the projects. Work on creating a statewide map of all the States Federal Grant projects. The map will be created by downloading acquired GPS coordinates. Assist with site inspections and documentation filing by reorganizing and labeling property files.
Desired skills, experience, and qualities:
- computer skills including Word, GIS Map Info, Excel
- good orientation skills and comfortable working alone in remote areas
- computer mapping
- use of GPS and map reading
- able to drive a vehicle on poor roads
- interpretation of satellite and aerial images
- field inspections for compliance with written conditions
- good writing skills
- detail oriented
- knowledge of conservation easements
http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR – 900 hours May 15 - October 25
Maine Department of Conservation – Bureau of Parks and Lands
The position with the Bureau of Parks and Lands serving with the Seboomook Unit provides key stewardship and management functions at a critical juncture in planning for and implementing significant new recreation opportunities on the Seboomook Unit north of Moosehead Lake. The Seboomook Unit is being removed from the gated North Maine Woods system beginning in 2009, allowing free day use and bicycling and ATV use of these lands for the first time. This AmeriCorps position will provide an education and monitoring presence on the Seboomook Unit, helping users understand the new rules and procedures for use of both the Seboomook Unit and the NMW gated system; will monitor the change in uses; and will document any issues that need to be addressed.
Seboomook Unit: Ensure a smooth transition for users in understanding new opportunities and rules to be implemented in 2009 with removal of the Unit from the North Maine Woods gated system; document level of use and types of use, and associated needs resulting from new opportunities and expected increased use of the Unit; increase the quality of the recreation experience through education; document public perceptions of recreation needs and opportunities at the Unit; develop/improve partnerships with user groups to address issues and needs.
http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/
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