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🔗Pathways to Historic Restoration and Conservation Crew Member – Fall 2024
Website Appalachian Conservation Corps
Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC) works to connect young people to critical conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania. As a corps program, ACC partners with public land managers to identify, plan, and complete projects that improve public access, habitat quality, and economic development. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation service organizations. Our programs focus on service, place-based learning, life skills development, appreciation of diversity, civic responsibility, and career development. ACC also provides an opportunity for members to learn about the local environment and issues affecting it and introduces individuals to recreation and resource management careers. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.
Position Summary:
The Women in Trades cohort creates a safe space for participants to learn, grow, and build their careers in historical restoration and conservation, although all applicants are encouraged to apply.
Members in this position will provide vital project support in both a training capacity and providing additional support to each project team while gaining hands-on skills in the field. This position would be a good fit for a recent graduate looking for a well-rounded experience in the traditional trades and preservation field that includes hands on skillsets, field safety, logistics, operations, project planning components, and project management.
Project Work:
This project will take place at Shenandoah National Park. During their time in the field, crew members camp overnight and work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, performing heavy manual labor related to historical restoration projects. These hands-on projects include historic restoration, re-mortaring stonework, stone masonry, painting and rehabbing wooden structures, trail construction and maintenance, visitor access improvements, and much more. Most projects require hiking out to remote work sites for the day with tools, equipment, and day pack.