Backcountry Volunteer - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Assists the USDA Forest Service to manage the Desolation Wilderness & backcountry National Forest lands & resources administered by the LTBMU. Volunteer activities will include providing the public with information about resource conditions, safety awareness (including advisories involving the concerns about the COVID-19 virus). Including the need for social distancing & ethics such as Leave-No-Trace, along with picking up litter. Volunteer activities will include hiking with a backpack & using hand tools such as shovels and loppers to perform light trail maintenance. Each Volunteer is responsible to work safely, following established risk assessment mitigations (just like employees), including wearing appropriate PPEs. Volunteers will not confront the public on observed regulations violations as they have no enforcement authority. Their primary role is to educate and assist the public & resource agency safely. Note that Volunteers may also choose to work at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, providing public environmental education. Difficulty Level is noted average however some field work volunteers might choose to do may be considered strenuous such as cross-cutting trees that have fallen across trailways. Some hiking may be considered physically challenging.

Start Date - 2022-06-01

End Date - 2022-10-30

Activities include: Back Country/Wilderness;Trail/Campground Maintenance;Visitor Information

Difficulty_Level: Average

Hosts Housing Amenities: No Housing/Amenities Available;N/A