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 🔗Watershed Restoration Crew Member

  • Full Time
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • $600 USD / Week
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Summary: Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) and the Cherokee National Forest have partnered to host a Watershed Restoration Crew to perform advanced felling and rigging techniques.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Minimum Qualifications:
    Must be between ages 18 and 30, and up to 35 if a military veteran.
    Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident and provide primary documentation to support this
    Must be cleared through an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry, as well as state and federal Criminal History Checks
    Must have a high school diploma, GED, or agree to work toward attaining either during term of service (this is essential to obtaining and using the AmeriCorps Education Award)

    Preferred Qualifications:
    Current A Bucker USFS recognized chainsaw certification
    General comfort with and prior experience in outdoor environments.

  • How to Apply:

    To Apply: Complete the Application, upload cover letter and resume.

    Any questions can be addressed to:
    Angela Gerstner
    Recruitment Coordinator
    Agerstner@conservationlegacy.org

  • Contact Name: Angela Gerstner
  • Application Email: Agerstner@conservationlegacy.org
  • Application URL: https://jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLegacy/Careers/jobs/5453

Website Southeast Conservation Corps

Southeast Conservation Corps:  Engaging future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service.  Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC), a program of Conservation Legacy, is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization. SECC selects young adults, ages 18-30, up to 35 for veterans, to complete conservation service projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC provides members with impactful opportunities through a unique set of programs that engage people in meaningful education and service to their communities and natural landscapes. SECC serves a diverse population that is representative of the Southeast, including youth, graduates, veterans, and a cross-section of ethnicities and income levels. SECC is also an active member of the AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team (A-DRT), and as such, selected crews may be deployed on Disaster response projects for up to 30 days. 

Service Project:
Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) and the Cherokee National Forest have partnered to host a Watershed Restoration Crew to perform advanced felling and rigging techniques. The crew will be based out of SECCs Chattanooga, TN office and travel to the Cherokee National Forest to primarily focus on the Citico Creek Watershed and other streams in the Cherokee National Forest. The crew will use chainsaws to fell selected trees and then utilize grip hoist rigging techniques to manually place the trees in pre-identified reaches of streams by the Cherokee National Forest Fisheries Biologists and Hydrologists. The crew will collaboratively aid in the restoration of aquatic habitats for native aquatic species by installing large woody habitat structures in streams of the Cherokee National Forest. Although orientations will be implemented, applicants with a strong background in chainsaw felling and rigging are encouraged to apply.