Campground Host
ORGANIZATION: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
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Thank you for your interest in the Campground Host program at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge!
We have a very busy summer season and seek friendly, excited and capable hosts to welcome our visitors to the campgrounds here on the Refuge. This is dry camping at its finest. Wildlife abounds and fishing opportunities are excellent in the nearby Kenai River. Our camp host sites are roomy and comfortable with access to potable water hand pumps and nearby dump station. There is no electricity and limited cell phone service in the area.
Responsibilities: Hosts help visitors in a variety of ways. They share Refuge wildlife, recreation, and regulatory information with visitors. They maintain campground facilities including cleaning restrooms, litter pick up, and facility maintenance. Hosts also sell firewood bundles. Hosts work a five-day work week with days off on weekdays (usually Tues./Weds.). Often, work day shifts are split with hosts working mornings and evenings when visitors are most frequently in the campgrounds. Host hospitality in refuge campgrounds leaves a lasting positive memory for Refuge visitors.
The refuge has two fee-collection campgrounds, Hidden Lake and Upper Skilak. These are the campgrounds our hosts manage.
More opportunities with Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Location:
P.O. Box 2139, Soldotna, AK 99669, US
Mission Statement
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will serve as an anchor for biodiversity on the Kenai Peninsula despite global climate change, increasing development, and competing demands for Refuge resources. Native wildlife and their habitats will find a secure place here, where Refuge staff and partners work together, using the best science and technology available, to ensure that biological health is maximized and human impacts are minimized. Visitors will feel welcomed and safe by means of a wide variety of wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities, facilities, and interpretive and educational programs that encourage informed and ethical use of the Refuge’s natural resources. The Refuge will achieve excellence in land, water, and Wilderness stewardship; and--with careful planning, forethought, and human determination--an enduring legacy of abundant plant, fish, and wildlife populations will be ensured for people to enjoy today and into the future for this phenomenal land we call "The Kenai."
Description
Alaska is a land of awe-inspiring beauty and fish and wildlife spectacles, and the Kenai Refuge is a microcosm of all this wonderful state has to offer.
Your opportunities for outdoor adventures here extend year-round and include world-class fishing, hunting, hiking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and camping. Whether you choose to fish or float the emerald waters of the Kenai River or experience wilderness solitude canoeing in lowland lakes or hiking high into the alpine tundra, you are sure to create life-long and indelible memories. I encourage you to take a few moments to reflect on the spirit of this wild place. It is the spirit of Alaska, it is endless, and it will inspire and enrich you.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1 Skihill RoadKenai National Wildlife RefugeSoldotna, AK 99669
DATE POSTED
November 1, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Dates Needed: Mid-May to Labor Day each year.
- Compensation: Each host receives a reimbursement of approved subsistence expenses up to $150 per week per person. Mileage is paid for one round trip each week to Soldotna for supplies. A free campsite is provided.