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We anticipate limited openings for 6-month positions and will begin accepting
applications in January 2010, please check back then!
The WCC will not be accepting applications for 1-year positions until July
2010 for a start date of October 2010.
Click on the map or location name to find out more about the positions (includes Supervisor contact information).
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Chelan County: CREW: Wenatchee Spike Clallam
County: Grays Harbor and Mason County: Jefferson County: CREW: City of Redmond CREW: Seattle - King Co. Conservation District CREW: Renton (4 crews) CREW: Seattle/Cascade Land Conservancy IP: Seattle |
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Crew
Crew Supervisor: Bob Milner
Telephone: 509-860-1990
Location: Wenatchee
Email: rmil461@ecy.wa.govDescription: The Wenatchee spike crew is one of the primary emergency response crews in the WCC; responding to floods, hurricanes, tornados, oil spills, and wildland fires. In addition to emergency response, the crew works all over the beautiful state of Washington on various natural resource projects including invasive weed removal, exclusionary fencing, planting, trail building and maintenance, and monitoring programs.
Crews
Crew Supervisor: Justin Zarzeczny
Location: Port Angeles
Phone: 360-460-4979
Email: jzar461@ecy.wa.govCrew Supervisor: Kelly Sutton
Location: Port Angeles
Phone: 360-280-1086
Email: ksut461@ecy.wa.govDescription: There are 2 crews based in Port Angeles and they spend all of the year working on a variety of projects in the Olympic National Park – the largest temperate rainforest in the world, oh my! From October through May the work includes road work, campground maintenance, front country trail work and general building/grounds maintenance. During this period we work four 10 hour days, Monday through Thursday. From June through September we work exclusively on backcountry trails throughout the park, adopting the 8 days on 6 days off schedule. The crews are emergency response crews and have been deployed throughout the U.S. Some travel is required for members on these crews. There are sometimes opportunities for housing throughout the park. Please feel free to call Justin or Kelly (contact information above) for any further information regarding these crew positions.
Shelton Crew
Crew Supervisor: Russell Greer
Telephone: 360-584-2756
Location: Shelton
Email: rgre461@ecy.wa.govDescription: This crew, sponsored by the Mason Conservation District and Washington State Parks will implement a combination of natural resource restoration, trails construction and maintenance, and energy efficiency projects throughout Western Washington. Six-months or more of the year will be spent working on direct restoration projects throughout the Skokomish Watershed in Mason County. The rest of the time the crew will be doing work for Washington State Parks and other organizations. Travel should be expected with all hotel and food costs covered during times away from the base of operations (Shelton).
Hoodsport Crew
Crew Supervisor: Shawn Zaniewski
Telephone: 360-407-6077
Location: Hoodsport
Email: szan461@ecy.wa.govDescription: Crews will work primarily for Olympic National Forest performing trail maintenance and construction but work could include campgrounds, habitat restoration, planting, invasive weed removal and disaster relief. Regular work week is M-Th, 10 hours per day. 8 day back-country spikes in summer. Must provide own transportation to Hoodsport. Food and lodging provided on overnight stays.
Elma Crew
Crew Supervisor: Darrell Borden
Telephone: 360-280-1028
Location: Elma
Email: dbor461@ecy.wa.govDescription: The crew has members from Grays Harbor County and Mason County. Work is for Olympic National Forest, Hood Canal Region, and is primarily habitat restoration, tree planting, fisheries work, and bull trout surveys.
Port Hadlock Crew
Crew Supervisor: Owen French
Telephone: 360-407-6077
Location: Port Hadlock
Email: ofre461@ecy.wa.govDescription: This crew is based in Port Hadlock at the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) office. NOSC is one of 14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups in the state of Washington. The crew will complete work for NOSC and 6 partnering organizations. There will be a wide variety of projects and monitoring, all aimed at restoring salmon and trout habitat and improving stocks of salmon and trout throughout seven watersheds critical to listed stocks of salmonids. Projects will include plantings, fish trapping and data collection, and invasive plant control. Work will occur primarily in East Jefferson County.
Position: Habitat Restoration
Description: This position is shared between the Jefferson County Conservation District (JCCD) and the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC). It involves stream restoration work, tree planting and maintenance, surveying, water quality monitoring, macroinvertebrate sampling, fish trapping, salmon habitat monitoring, beach monitoring, educating students about the environment, assisting with the District's annual tree sale, and entering monitoring data on a database. Another important aspect of this position is the recruitment and training of volunteers to assist JCCD and NOSC with the aforementioned tasks.
Website:
www.jeffersonscd.org and
www.NOSC.org
Complete Job
Description:
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Crews
Crew 1 Supervisor: Jeff Shamansky
Telephone: 425-516-5679
Location: RedmondEmail: pono461@ecy.wa.gov
Crew 2 Supervisor: Perry Onorio
Telephone: 425-577-8524
Location: Redmond
Email: pono461@ecy.wa.govDescription: These crews, sponsored by several partners, including the City of Redmond, King County Housing Authority, and Washington State Parks, will be working on a combination of natural resource restoration and energy efficiency projects. Natural resource work may include a combination of site preparation, native plant establishment, culvert assessments, salmon surveys, and bioengineering projects. Energy efficiency work will take place in a combination of low-income housing units throughout King County, and potentially State Parks.
Crew
Crew Supervisor: Josh Kraetsch
Telephone: 206-940-2786
Location: Seattle
Email: jkra461@ecy.wa.govDescription: This crew, sponsored by King Conservation District (KCD), will be working on restoring wetland and stream buffers on private properties throughout King County. These ‘aquatic area buffer enhancement projects’ are co-operations with private landowners, who install livestock fencing to protect the buffer zone on their property. Our crew then implements plans to restore the bordering aquatic areas by replanting the buffers with native plants and removing invasive species. Sites are scattered throughout the county and include many small hobby farms.
We will install 10 or more new project sites throughout the year and maintain up to 30 sites in the summer. In support of this restoration work, KCD operates a native plant nursery where the crew will spend about a quarter of our time potting, propagating, organizing and weeding plants, collecting seeds and maintaining the facilities. We will then use the plants we have nurtured in our projects. KCD also conducts volunteer events to maintain the nursery plants and assist on some projects, which we will occasionally be asked to lead and participate in, requiring some weekend workdays. In addition we will take on a couple of engineering projects a year, whether it be culvert removal/replacement or installing bioengineered bank stabilization structures.
This is a new crew, though KCD has a long history of working with WCC. We look forward to a positive partnership, doing good work in needed areas and providing plenty of opportunities for training in restoration techniques and power tool use/maintenance as well as on-the-job education in native/invasive plant identification, botany, horticulture, restoration site planning, wetland and riparian science and bioengineering. We will meet in Renton just off highway 405, easily accessible by transit, 2.5 miles from the new light rail station in Tukwila and less than a mile from the Sounder Tukwila station.
Crew Supervisor: Peter Nevin
Telephone: 206-940-3615
Location: Renton
Email: pnev461@ecy.wa.govCrew Supervisor: Andy Quast
Telephone: 206-914-9545
Location: Renton
Email: aqua461@ecy.wa.govCrew Supervisor: Kris Buitrago
Telephone: 206-327-1090
Location: Renton
Email: kbui461@ecy.wa.govCrew Supervisor: Liz Esikoff
Telephone: 206-947-2621
Location: Renton
Email: eesi461@ecy.wa.govDescription: There are four crews (20 crew members total) working for King County's Department of Natural Resources and Parks. These crews work primarily in rural, unincorporated King County -- east of I-405 up to the Cascade foothills and in areas from Duvall down to Enumclaw. The crews work on county-owned property as well as on land with which the county has a conservation easement with the private land-owner. A majority of the time is spent on riparian habitat restoration -- removing invasive species and planting native trees and shrubs along creeks, streams, and rivers. There are some sites that also involve erosion prevention, installation of irrigation systems, fence building, in-stream habitat creation, and a variety of other tasks. Projects vary from 1 to 2 days in length (usually during the summer maintenance season) up to a couple of months on large planting projects (usually during the winter). There is a wide range in the type of work these crews do and the techniques they utilize, many of which are cutting-edge restoration concepts.
The crews meet daily at a compound in Renton, located near Renton Technical College and work 4 ten hours day, Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Most crew members live in Seattle proper and carpool with one another to work, though the compound is also accessible by the Metro bus system. With 4 crews, there are ample opportunities to do intra-King County crew swaps to see a variety of sites, meet with King County staff, and work with different members and supervisors. Our crews enjoy the support network, both professional and social, and the sense of community here. We even fielded a softball team for the second year in a row this past year! As a former WCC supervisor, our Sponsor provides additional formal and informal trainings, along with keeping us supplied with all the tools and materials needed. He not only supports our work, but our organization, our goals, and our crew member development.
Check out these videos made by Max Clendaniel, a 2008-09 crew member, to get more insight in to the lives of the King County crews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vNu3damBU&feature=related
Individual Placement
Position: Habitat Restoration Projects/crew coordination
Location: SeattleDescription: Works closely with area WCC crews, coordinates crew activity and assists when necessary. Also assists department personnel with various projects. Works with ecologists from King County’s Dept. of Natural Resources/Parks (DNRP) in organizing the setup and completion of the restoration projects. This may include pre-site evaluation, stream channel survey, plant orders, planting plan design and implementation, as-built recording, apost site stewardship. Other tasks include monthly time accounting, recruitment, filing, equipment ordering and pick up, project photo log updates, and office assistance to ecologists of DNRP.
Website: http://dnr.metrokc.gov/
Crew
Crew Supervisor: Nancy Toenyan
Telephone: 206-552-4688
Location: Seattle
Email: ntoe461@ecy.wa.govDescription:
The Seattle crew works with Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC), a local non-profit with a progressive agenda to ensure the long-term sustainability and livability of the Puget Sound Region and the Northwest. Most of our work is as an integral part of the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP), a collaboration between CLC and the City of Seattle to restore all 2500 acres of Seattle’s wooded parklands by 2025. Our role is to combat the problem of invasive species and foster the growth of native plants and habitats, thus creating a greener, more enjoyable emerald city for all.
Our goals are ambitious and our work is necessary and rewarding, but it is also often tedious and dirty. The focus is on quality as well as quantity as we work side by side removing common enemies such as English Ivy and Himalayan Blackberry, larger species like Laurel and Holly or smaller suspects like Herb Robert or Garlic Mustard. We use our hands and hand tools most to clear each weed we come across, getting to the root of the problem, literally. This often requires being on all fours as we make our way inch by inch through the forest, though we also use weed wrenches, brush-cutters, chainsaws and herbicide when called for. We often work on steep hillsides in slick conditions and thus install erosion control measures following our initial removal. We then plant, mulch and sometimes water these reclaimed areas. Then, of course, they must be maintained to keep the invaders at bay. This is the majority of our labor, but other possible work opportunities include trail work, nursery work, site planning, disaster response, back-country spikes and others. We will also lead occasional weekend volunteer events, so some flexibility with scheduling is needed and enthusiasm for working with the public is a big plus.
This crew works closely together every day and we will get to know each other well, so bring your skills, desire to learn and your excitement for a great year!
Crew
Crew Supervisor: Ernest Farmer
Telephone: 509-885-4963
Location: Ellensburg
Email: efar461@ecy.wa.govDescription: This crew, based in Ellensburg, completes work throughout Eastern Washington. Work is primarily Habitat Assessment Surveys, riparian restoration, fencing, and site maintenance but could include other natural resource work and disaster relief. Regular work week is M-Th, 10 hours per day. 8 day back-country spikes in summer. Food and lodging provided on overnight stays. Some overnight travel may be required.
Crews
Crew Supervisor: Jessica Asplund
Telephone: 253-306-2148
Location: Tacoma
Email: jasp461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: The Metro Parks Tacoma crew will be working in an array of upland riparian, wetland, and meadow locations all maintained by Metro Parks Tacoma. A typical year with this WCC crew will consist of turf conversions and native plantings in the fall through winter and spring, site maintenance beginning in spring and continuing throughout the summer. We will be visiting many of the parks in Tacoma including Point Defiance and the Snake Lake Nature Center. We will also be working cooperatively with park stewards to complete work in Blueberry Park, Oak Tree Park, along Puget Creek, and even have a chance to do some native meadow plantings at Meadow Park Golf Course.
The crew will also attend New Member Orientation Training (NMOT), native plant identification, endless on the job training opportunities, and two weeks of formal WCC training. Past opportunities have included: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First AID, HAZWOPER, Red Card Wildland Firefighting, Pumps and Saws, Ethno botany, Proper Functioning Conditions in streams, Wetlands informational course, GIS and GPS.Metro Parks
Crew Supervisor: Luis Yanez
Telephone: 253-363-6172
Location: Tacoma
Email: lyan461@ecy.wa.govDescription: Coming soon!
Position: Education Assistant, Research & Monitoring Assistant, and Operations Assistant
Description: (Three positions)
Education Assistant: Presents estuary education program to school and community groups; Develops and maintains educational materials and exhibits; Assists with website development and maintenance.
Research and Monitoring Assistant: Assists with estuarine and watershed monitoring and research projects (in the field, office, laboratory and on boats); Field support on small boats; Assists with data entry (includes GIS data entry and maintenance), summary statistics, summary graphs, and report writing; Sets up/maintains remote water quality or quantity monitoring equipment.
Operations Assistant: Maintains landscaping and nature trails; Assists in public relations and community service projects; Assists with boat operations and upkeep; Monitors water quality (collect samples, process lab work, and equipment maintenance); Assists in aquarium operations and maintenance.
Website:
www.padillabay.gov
Job Description:
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Crew
Supervisor: Rob Crawford
Telephone:
360-770-9091
Location: Mount Vernon
Email:
rcra461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: The Skagit County crew works for the Nature Conservancy for 7-8 months out of the year. This work involves hiking the tributaries of the Upper Skagit and Sauk River drainages searching for Japanese Knotweed, clematis, yellow flag iris, purple loosestrife, and butterfly bush. We use GPS units to mark the patches and return to spray the patches in the fall. We also spend some time at other TNC properties at Port Susan and Waldron Island.
For the remaining 4-5 months of the year, we are a mobile crew which travels throughout the state working for various sponsors, though much of this work will be with the Skagit fisheries Enhancement Groups. The work includes stream restoration work, site preparation for native planting, invasive species removal, and other restoration activities. this work may also include spawner surveys.
This is also an emergency response crew and has responded to several natural disasters, including floods in Western Washington; hurricanes in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana; and tornadoes in Florida. A flexible lifestyle is a pre-requisite for being on this mobile crew. Since we are an emergency response crew, we may be called away from our normal duties to respond to any local or national emergency.
Position Description: Individual in this position will work with restoration technicians and volunteers to conduct riparian vegetation and habitat monitoring of restoration projects, perform salmon spawning surveys and conduct other monitoring tasks as needed; work with volunteers to manage native plant nursery; use computer programs to manage data and create presentations; work with staff to conduct environmental outreach programs such as field trips with local schools and community groups; perform other field and office duties appropriate to monitoring, restoration and environmental education programs.
Website:
http://www.skagitfisheries.org/
Complete Job Description:
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Crew
Supervisor:
Vic
Bryant
Location:
Everett/Lake Stevens
Telephone:
425-315-3088
Email:
lbry461@ecy.wa.gov
Crew Supervisor:
Meghan Kermott
Location:
Everett/Lake Stevens
Telephone:
425-367-1097
Email:
mker461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: These crews meet in Lake Stevens at the County’s native plant nursery, and are sponsored by the Snohomish County Surface Water Management team. Much of their time is spent streamside; planting in the winter, maintenance in the spring, and site prep in the fall. The crew’s sponsor is very generous with varying their work schedule with a variety of different projects. One opportunity unique to the Snohomish County crew is their participation with the Salmon Plants for Kids program. The goal is to teach children from the ages of 8-14 about the importance of caring for the riparian zones and understanding their value to the native salmon. The crew’s sponsor also supplies them with numerous educational opportunities to learn more about restoration. Through one on one instructional support in the field to participation in work related conferences, each Corps member gains an immense amount of knowledge by the end of their contract.
Individual Placement
Position: Native Plant Program Assistant
Description: Coordinates volunteer projects, creates outreach material, and maintains Native Plant Nursery. Also works closely with the Snohomish County WCC crew.
Website: http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/
Snohomish County Marine Resources Program
Individual Placement
Position: Marine Resources Program Assistant
Description: Primary duties include assisting Surface Water Management staff with project planning and implementation, targeted public education and volunteer outreach, recruiting and coordination. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with Marine Resources Steward, Outreach Planner and Associate Planners, Marine Resources Committee, project partners, citizen & student volunteers. The position requires a combination of office and field work.
Website:
http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/Work_Areas/Habitat/Marine/default.htm
Complete Job Description:
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Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Group
Crew
Crew
Supervisor:
Lauren Waters
Telephone:
(425) 213-6827
Location: Everett
Email: lwat461@ecy.wa.gov
Position:
Environmental Education and Habitat Restoration AssistantDescription: This position will work with the Education Program Director, salmon habitat restoration staff, and volunteers to conduct riparian restoration projects and monitoring of project sites; work with volunteers; use GPS, GIS, and other computer programs to manage data and create presentation; work with staff to conduct environmental outreach programs such as in-class lessons and field trips with local schools and community groups; and perform other field and office duties appropriate to monitoring, salmon habitat restoration and environmental education programs.
Website:
www.stillysnofish.org
Complete Job Description:Click here
Kenji ToelkenCrews
Crew Supervisor:
Crew Supervisor: Josh Estelle
Telephone: 509-413-9162
Location: Spokane
Email:
joes461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: Spokane WCC crew works in very remote areas of Eastern Washington encompassing 13 counties within the boundaries of Idaho, Oregon and Canada building exclusionary fencing to keep livestock out of surface waters not meeting minimum water quality standards set forth by the State of Washington. Routine project activities require working in extreme temperatures during winter months and extreme temperatures during summer months. Camping, over night and/or weekly travel is required as well as travel out of state for up to 30 days at a time on disaster response missions. Previous outdoor work experience is highly recommended although not required to qualify for a crew position.
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Thurston County positions:
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Dale RahierCrew
Telephone:
360-280-1064
Location: Olympia
Email:
drah461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: The crew does maintenance and construction work on the main Nisqually refuge and smaller refuges in Thurston County and Grays Harbor County. Additionally, the crew has been involved in some refuge events, including large volunteer planting projects with area school children and the Shorebird Festival.
Coastal monitoring and analysisIndividual Placement
Position:
Description: This IP position involves the collection of beach and nearshore morphology data that will help Ecology and other science and
management organizations understand the physical changes of the southwest
Washington coast. In addition, we are performing work on Puget Sound beaches
to help develop strategies for habitat restoration and bluff stabilization
techniques that enable environmental enhancements. All of our work is used
to support sound coastal and land-use decision-making with an aim toward
environmental protection or restoration. The person in this IP position will
spend approximately one third of their time in the field and the remainder
of the time doing project support work (e.g., data processing, equipment
maintenance, sediment lab analysis, volunteer projects, database work,
GIS-support, and project documentation) at Ecology Headquarters in Lacey,
WA.
Website:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/research/change/monitoring.htm
Complete Job Description:
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Crew
Supervisor:
Courtney Irby
Telephone:
360-701-4372
Location: Olympia
Email:
cirb461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: This crew is based out of Tumwater, Washington and works directly with The Nature Conservancy, South Sound region. Our focus is on prairie and oak/savannah restoration. Our project areas include Ft. Lewis, Mc Chord A.F.B., Mima Mounds natural area, as well as with private land owners. Our tasks entail planting, invasive weed removal, brush cutting, herbicide application, prescribed burning, and nursery work. All crew members are trained in the proper use of hand tools, backpack sprayers, tractors, ATVs, chainsaws, brush cutters, as well as other various power tools. The Nature Conservancy is a science-based group, so we are also involved in a number of cutting edge research projects.
Crews
Olympia spike - roaming
Melody AbelCrew Supervisor:
Description: This crew is a traveling crew. Six months of the year are spent building and maintaining hiking trails on Mt. Rainier. The remaining months are spent building skills and performing various job activities related to environmental restoration. You will see, learn and experience much. Feel free to call for a detailed discussion of the work we perform, the lifestyle of a WCC Corps member, or any other questions.
The months of October and March through September:
The months of November through March:
Requirements:
Crew Supervisor: Dave Coffey
Telephone: 360-280-1034
Location: Olympia
Email:
dcof461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: Based in Olympia, this spike crew travels throughout the state performing a variety of Natural Resource projects. Project work varies greatly and may include large riparian planting projects to backcountry invasive weed control at Lake Chelan. Must be available to work 4 and 8 day spikes.
Crew Supervisor: Vanessa Lott
Telephone:
360-870-4661
Location: Olympia & Mount Rainier
Email:
vlot461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: This crew is a spike crew based out of Olympia. A spike
crew means that you will be working out of town the majority of the time
through out Washington State. On occasion, the crew may be based locally.
Hotels, tents, hostels, park housing, or bunkhouses are just some of the
places you will be calling home for the duration of your workweek. Lodging
and food are provided while on spike and transportation from the meeting
location is provided. There is no set schedule for a spike crew and the
workweeks differ in length frequently, sometimes with very little notice.
You might be working a normal four-day week consisting of nine hours a day,
Monday through Thursday, with three days off, or an eight-day week, Thursday
to Thursday, with six days off. Persons applying for this position must be
very flexible and willing to adjust to this. Personal planning for extra
curricular activities can prove to be difficult since the schedule changes
back and forth frequently.
This crew spends 6 months out of the year doing backcountry trail work at Mt
Rainier National Park (April until snow prevents us from working). This type
of work is probably the most physically demanding out of all the types of
work performed in this program. Individuals must be willing to handle
extremes in weather, terrain, and workload with a positive attitude.
Individuals also must keep the safety of his or herself, and others in mind
at all times. Working and living at high altitudes in some of the most
beautiful areas can present pleasant days, or a torrent of weather systems
that bring rain, snow, wind, ice, even in the summer months. Swarms of
biting insects that test your sanity should be expected, and often takes
place on a daily basis. We work in all these conditions. The work performed
is exciting and arduous, challenging an individual’s strengths every day.
Hiking 8 miles with a pack that weighs 60-70 plus pounds is not uncommon.
Individuals must possess a huge amount of fortitude and perseverance for
this position because it demands a large amount of it. Corps members will
gain knowledge in the various aspects of trail construction and maintenance.
Corps members will also learn how to live comfortably in a backcountry
setting. Our program can outfit you with some outdoor gear. Corps members
must be willing to purchase additional gear. A list will be presented to you
in the beginning of the AmeriCorps year so that you will have time to
accumulate some of this gear over a six-month period. If you are interested
in working for the Park Service this job will give you a foot in the door.
There are many opportunities to network with in the park and perform job
shadows with various park employees.
This crew may also be deployed at any time for an emergency response
situation in any part of the country. The duration of these deployments
varies from two weeks to thirty days. We respond to wildfire, oil spills,
hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and ice storms just to name a
few.
When this crew is not on the mountain (Nov.- April) you will be indulged
with a variety of environmental enhancement projects. We will most likely
work on riparian planting projects along one of the Northwest's many salmon
inhabited rivers or streams. Involvement in the ongoing and honorable battle
of removing invasive plant species from our intricate and various
eco-systems is also a likely project. You may also be sporting some rubber
boots, and planting sedge plugs in a wetland restoration site or placing
large woody debris in a recently restored stream channel. I could go on and
on about how many different project opportunities there are in this program.
It is up to the individual to join this program with the intent to learn and
take advantage of all of the diverse environmental work opportunities that
are offered at the prestigious Washington Conservation Corps. What are you
waiting for! Come join the fun! I can only show you the door; it is up to
you to open it.
Crew
Supervisor: Justin Lamb
Telephone: 360-739-5715
Location: Bellingham
Email:
jlam461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: Working in conjunction with Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (http://www.n-sea.org), this crew is dedicated to restoring sustainable salmon habitat. Tasks include, but are not limited to, the planting and upkeep of native vegetation, the establishment of in-stream habitat structures, removal of fish passage barriers and the caretaking of an on-site nursery. Additional opportunities include environmental education outreach programs directed at local school children, water quality monitoring, survey work and direct community involvement through volunteer work events, all while exploring (and experiencing) beautiful Whatcom County.
Crew Supervisor: Andrew Wargo
Telephone:
360-739-5736
Location: Bellingham
Email:
awar461@ecy.wa.gov
Crew Supervisor: Kevin Clarke
Telephone: 360-739-5734
Location: Bellingham
Email:
kecl461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: The goal of the City of Bellingham crew is to improve the habitat of traditional salmon runs that have suffered from increasing urbanization. This is accomplished primarily by prepping and planting worksites in the fall and winter and then removing invasive species from the worksites in spring and summer.
There are also a great many small projects that pop up throughout the year. These other projects include installation of large woody debris, fence construction, culvert removal, bank stabilization, erosion control, excavator operations, debris removal, mulch spreading, smolt trap installation and monitoring, various construction projects and more. There are also opportunities to help out with environmental education and to participate in biological surveys of amphibians, birds, spawning salmon and vegetation.
Crew
Supervisor: Kelli Carmony
Telephone:
509-480-2403
Location: Yakima
Email:
ksan461@ecy.wa.gov
Description: The Yakima crew works with two conservation districts; the North Yakima Conservation District (NYCD) and the Kittitas County Conservation District (KCCD). The crew's primary projects involve salmon habitat recovery. Each district has numerous projects going on throughout their respective regions. Here are some examples of duties and responsibilities of the Yakima County Crew positions:
Construction: nursery upgrade and maintenance, environmental education facility maintenance, in-stream structure and channel construction
Restoration and Enhancement: riparian and forest re-vegetation, roadway erosion control, salmon recovery, native plant horticulture, plant installation and maintenance
Emergency Response: Flood control, forest and brush fires, oil spill clean up, search and rescue
Community Service: Food/toy/clothing drives, firewood distribution, play ground construction, fundraisers.
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