RV Volunteer: Visitor Center Ranger Naturalist
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in central New Mexico along the Rio Grande, an oasis in the desert. Well known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks who winter here each year, the spring months are a time of transition! While refuge staff conduct the tasks associated with water management, agricultural work, and endangered/threatened species conservation, volunteers will assist in communicating this and other refuge work to visitors.
Bosque del Apache strives to maintain a Queer/LGBTQA+ and BIPOC-friendly space and work environment. Working and living at this station requires the ability to work with, take direction from, and live near people of all ages, backgrounds, and personality types. Positive outlooks and flexibility are key to success at this large and active station. We welcome RV volunteers of all backgrounds to apply!
We are seeking individuals and/or couples to serve as ranger naturalists for the March 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025, season. All applicants must be available for the entire season; couples will work the same days and may work together in the visitor center and while performing interpretive roving on the refuge. RV pads are the only available housing.
The Visitor Center Ranger Naturalist Position requires that you work 24 hours per week, averaging to three or four days per week (eight hours per day for three days or six hours per day for four days) March 1, 2025, through May 31, 2025. Generally, your work schedule will not change from week to week. Your lunch break will be one hour off duty near the midpoint of your shift. Visitor Center Ranger Naturalists work in the Visitor Center: handing out maps, helping orient visitors, answering phones, and opening/closing/light cleaning the visitor center. A refuge staff person will be your point of contact each work day.
You may be required to have a federal background investigation completed for this position. If you had a favorably adjudicated federal background investigation completed, please indicate the year and agency on your application.
Please list at least two volunteer or professional work references on your application.
Start Date - 2025-03-01
End Date - 2025-05-31
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About U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location:
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS Visitor Services, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA 22041, US
Mission Statement
Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the premier government agency dedicated to the conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats. We are the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is the conservation and management of these important natural resources for the American public.
The agency includes both the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Fish Hatchery System.
The Service's origins date back to 1871 when Congress established the U.S. Fish Commission to study the decrease in the nation’s food fishes and recommend ways to reverse that decline. (More on our history below.) Today, we are a diverse and largely decentralized organization, employing about 8,000 dedicated professionals working out of facilities across the country.
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1001 Highway 1San Antonio, NM 87832
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November 30, 2024
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