Description: Spend your spring or summer serving as an AmeriCorps member along the Truckee River in Reno, NV alongside international volunteers and college students from across the country. The crew will be working with two researchers on implementing an adaptive management and riparian restoration project along the beautiful Truckee River. In partnering with the University of Nevada, this project is located on the Universities Agricultural Experiment Station, just outside of Reno, Nevada. The project will involve the removal of the invasive exotic Lepidium latifolium and the restoration of this degraded site to a system of increased ecological structure and function. This will involve the installation of in-stream bioengineering structures, the use of soil restoration techniques and re- vegetation, including; pole plantings, reseeding, and the installation of potted perennials. Interns will also assist with data collection and analysis for long term and short term monitoring. Will learn and apply long term and short term range land and riparian monitoring techniques. Will learn and apply soil restoration techniques and best management practices.
Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of approximately $3,700 for a 450 hour commitment. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout the entire year. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $1,415 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college. Timeline: March 28, 2011 — June 16, 2011 OR May 16, 2011 — August 11, 2011 Duties: Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times while providing service; Communicating with agency project staff; Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners; Work Schedule: Crew members serve in the field Mon-Thurs each week for 10- hour days. Occasionally the crew will travel to Elko for 8 days on and this will be followed by 6 days off. Training: Members will participate in orientation where they will receive training in technical skills related to the specific crew they are placed on. Members will also be trained in leave-no-trace ethics, CPR/First Aid, and citizenship topics. Qualifications: To qualify, you must be over 18 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. To Apply: Step 1: Click here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do? id=39291 for a March start or here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=39292 for a May start. Step 2: Click “Apply” then register. Step 3: Once registered login and complete the application. Step 4: Click the “Search Listings” link and search under ‘Environment’ and ‘NV’. Step 5: Click on the position then hit the “Apply Now” button at the bottom of the listing. Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Bridget Walden at [email protected]. These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from the Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. This program prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
