{"id":39300,"date":"2021-04-14T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=39300"},"modified":"2021-04-14T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:20:02","slug":"job-crew-member-wilderness-technical-trail-crew-north-fork-john-day-watershed-council-long-creek-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-crew-member-wilderness-technical-trail-crew-north-fork-john-day-watershed-council-long-creek-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Crew Member \u2013 Wilderness Technical Trail Crew, North Fork John Day Watershed Council (Long Creek, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Job Type Temporary<br \/>\nSalary Details $14.50\/hourly<br \/>\nDeadline Apr 15, 2021<br \/>\nRequired Experience 0 &#8211; 1 years<\/p>\n<div class=\"job-frame-description-content\">\n<p><strong>Anticipated Term: May 24 to October 14, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The North Fork John Day Watershed Council seeks motivated women and men to fill a four-person wilderness trails crew to re-establish and improve the existing trails system in Eastern Oregon. The women and men of the Wilderness Veterans\/Technical Trail Crew will work to improve public access and safety on the wilderness trails system, as well as complete in-stream restoration and habitat conservation benefitting native fish and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel into wilderness areas and perform trail and habitat conservation projects using hand tools through 10-hour, four-day week hitches<\/li>\n<li>Live and work in the backcountry while following low-impact camping practices<\/li>\n<li>Work with the crew to complete recreation and habitat projects on public lands<\/li>\n<li>Perform wilderness trail maintenance and construction to\u00a0<u>USFS standards using crosscut saws and hand tools<\/u><\/li>\n<li>Use chainsaws\/crosscut saws and hand tools to construct large woody structures for flood-plain restoration<\/li>\n<li>Use grip hoists or similar tools for maneuvering of felled trees and structures<\/li>\n<li>Repair\/build riparian fence and plant protection exclosures<\/li>\n<li>Install native riparian plants on restoration projects<\/li>\n<li>Gather data on trails status, infrastructure status, campground use etc.<\/li>\n<li>Assist crew leader in gathering and recording all data<\/li>\n<li>Follow all safety policies and procedures<\/li>\n<li>Other duties as assigned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Position Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must have a valid driver\u2019s license and clean driving record<\/li>\n<li>Must pass a criminal background check<\/li>\n<li>Ability to navigate rugged terrain, carrying a 40-60 pound backpack, hiking an average of 8 miles a day<\/li>\n<li>Self-sufficient in remote locations for extended periods of time<\/li>\n<li>Must have good verbal communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Work well in a team<\/li>\n<li>18 years of age at beginning of employment term<\/li>\n<li>S. citizen, national or lawful permanent resident<\/li>\n<li>Ability to commit to the full term of employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Previous experience backcountry camping and hiking<\/li>\n<li>Experience in trail maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Experience in construction and related tools<\/li>\n<li>Experience handling powered equipment, such as chainsaws<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$150\/hour<\/li>\n<li>$41.25 per diem, during overnight hitches<\/li>\n<li>Boot\/gear stipend<\/li>\n<li>Housing available<\/li>\n<li>Trainings in:\n<ul>\n<li>Red Cross First Aid\/AED\/CPR course<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on Wilderness First Aid overview<\/li>\n<li>Epi-Pen administration<\/li>\n<li>Trauma Informed Care<\/li>\n<li>Chainsaw\/Crosscut use and maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Trail Maintenance, consisting of: repairs to gulley erosion, constructing rock drains, &amp; trail layout\/design 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame-how-apply\"><span class=\"how-apply-header\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Applications Due: April 15, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Complete job description and application instructions at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfjdwc.org\/open-positions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>www.nfjdwc.org\/open-positions<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,7,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39301,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39300\/revisions\/39301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}