Summer Internships With the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (VT, ME, NY)

The following is an announcement from the Northern Forest Canoe Trail Internship Program:

We are excited to announce that the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is now accepting applications for its 2015 Internship Program.  The NFCT, based in Waitsfield, Vermont, stewards a 740-mile canoe route traversing New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.  The internship positions will run from June 8th to August 14th. Seven interns will be hired this summer:

3 Stewardship Interns will spend their summer in the field, completing trail projects alongside area land managers and community volunteers.  Projects will include campsite maintenance, river access improvements, and signage development.  Interns will play a key role in preparing for and leading a series of volunteer “waterway work trips” throughout the summer in New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine.   Stewardship Interns will receive three weeks of training covering topics of Leave No Trace, trail construction and maintenance, universal trail assessment, group dynamics, and leadership skills.

2 Allagash Wilderness Waterway Interns will train for three weeks in Vermont and spend the next 7 weeks in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway performing in the field stewardship projects throughout the 90-mile state managed Wild and Scenic River corridor. Projects will focus on campsite access step construction, erosion control, and portage trail improvements.

2 Northern Forest Explorer Interns will help coordinate and lead NFCT’s Northern Forest Explorers Youth initiative.  The Interns will be working with children age 10-14 in a program connecting young people to outdoor recreation and nature.  Interns will work with a guide on five-day paddling trips on select parts of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Each intern will spend approximately twenty-days on the water.

Position Benefits:

  • Academic credit can be arranged

  • $2,500 stipend will be provided

  • Variety of trainings including paddle skills

  • Exposure to a variety of land management, recreation, habitat/wildlife professionals

  • Reimbursement for mileage associated with work

  • Leadership experience

  • Great environment for building outdoor, environmental, and group skills

Stewardship and Program Intern questions can be directed to:

Walter Opuszynski

(802)496-2285 x2 

walter@northernforestcanoetrail.org

 Youth Intern questions can be directed to:

Kevin Mack

(802)535-5855

kevin@northernforestcanoetrail.org

Applications are due Friday March 13th.

For more info follow this link:

https://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/GetInvolved-2/Internships-49

Courtesy of Walter Opuszynski, NFCT-Trail Director