Now Hiring for the following positions!

Internship position 1: Park Ranger in Silt, Colorado

Description: Position acts as an intern Park Ranger for the Recreation Program.  This position performs visitor patrol and makes public contacts to inform visitors of regulations and answer questions; monitors outfitters, guides, and events for the Special Recreation Program; inspects and cleans facilities and recreation sites and checks for compliance with regulations pertaining to fees, parking, campfires, sanitation, safety and camping; and performs Wilderness Study Area monitoring and complete associated reports.

Please submit resume and list of references to Kimberly Miller at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Jenny Holcomb at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by May 11^th!

Internship position 2: WRFO Recreation Planning Intern 

Description: Position acts as a Park Ranger Intern for the Recreation Program. This position will assist the Outdoor Recreation Planner and the Park Ranger and will perform various functions necessary to the effective and efficient performance of a comprehensive outdoor recreation program in the White River Field Office. The outdoor recreation office is responsible for four resource areas within the WRFO including: recreation, wilderness, visual resources, and travel management.  

Please submit resume and list of references to Chad Schneckenburger to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Jenny Holcomb at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 18^th!

Internship position 3: WRFO Range and Vegetation Monitoring Intern  

Description: The White River Field Office, in Meeker, CO, is currently advertising for two positions which act as interns for the Range, Wild horse, and T&E Plant Programs.  Intern will be hired to work as part of a team (with a more experienced person) in the range program doing a variety of work including vegetation monitoring, project inspection and compliance monitoring.  Intern may also help with threatened plant surveys, to set up and sample trend monitoring plots, and potentially establish vegetation monitoring (transects) on reclamation sites.  Transects will estimate the percent cover of shrubs, grasses, litter, canopy and bare ground.  Plant ID to species will be required for all surveys.  

Please submit resume and list of references to James Roberts at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Jenny Holcomb at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by May 18^th!

Internship Position 4:  Recreation Planner Internship in Craig, CO

Description: The intern would be involved in collecting field data for route inventory, in support of the travel management planning process. The work would be conducted in the Great Divide Area of the Little Snake Field Office. Candidate will gain experience Geographical Information Systems and the use of GPS units and software.  The candidate will inventory routes using established field office protocols. Work dates would be June 4 to August 28. The intern will work a total of 520 hours at a rate of $10 per hour. No housing will be provided.

Please submit resume and list of references to Shane Dittlinger at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Jenny Holcomb at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

RMYC's Executive Director, Gretchen Van De Carr, visits our advocate, Senator Udall during the national Corps Network Director's Forum in Washington, DC in February 2012.

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For Imediate Release! 

Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Bill Supporting Youth Corps and Forest Restoration

Bill Promotes Jobs, Training, and Education for Colorado’s Young People

April 3, 2012, Denver, Colo. – Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill (CO HB 12-1032) that extends existing forest restoration programs for five years. The bill encourages local wildfire protection groups to contract with accredited Colorado youth corps to provide labor for these projects. Colorado youth corps have been involved in 30 of the 68 total projects that have been funded thus far.

Forest restoration projects include fuels mitigation work for wildfire, removal of beetle kill trees, and replanting in burned areas. The objective of the program is to protect water supplies, wildlife habitat, homes and communities, and infrastructure from the damaging effects of wildfire. Community wildfire protection planning is an important component. Sponsored by State Rep. Millie Hamner (District 56) and State Sen. Jeanne Nicholson (District 16), the bill received bipartisan support from Colorado’s legislators.  Gov. Hickenlooper signed it along with several other bills on March 24.

 “We are grateful to the legislators and the governor for supporting forest restoration jobs for young people,” said Jennifer Freeman, executive director of Colorado Youth Corps Association. “Utilizing youth corps members to preserve and protect our forests is good for everyone, especially the young people who gain marketable job skills, experience, and education opportunities while doing meaningful work.”

Youth corps teaches job readiness and leadership skills with the goal of preparing young citizens to be productive and ready for the work force.  It also gives young people important time in the outdoors and educates them about a range of stewardship issues, including water conservation, land use, fire danger and the impact of invasive species. While in the corps, members can receive high school or college credits or prepare to take their GED. They are also eligible to receive AmeriCorps education awards for college, trade school or student loans. Corpsmembers also earn a full-time wage.        

The bill provides job opportunities for a segment of the population with high unemployment. The national unemployment rate for 16-to-24 year olds is currently 25 percent.

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About Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA)

The Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) is a statewide coalition of 10 accredited youth conservation corps that employ and train youth and young adults on land, water and energy conservation projects. Youth corps is a proven strategy for engaging young people in service to their communities and stewardship of their environment while cultivating valuable skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century. For more information about CYCA or the statewide youth corps coalition, visit www.CYCA.org.

Media Contact:

Jennifer Freeman, Colorado Youth Corps Association

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