AgCorps Adopt-A-Trailhead Specialist
Montana Department of Agriculture
ApplyOpportunity summary
Term length
1/13/2025 - 11/21/2025
Application window
7/1/2024 - 12/15/2024
Location
Helena, Montana
Hourly pay equivalent
$13.60
Project summary
Corps Members will engage young Americans in outreach and education around pollinators and invasive species in the state to encourage community members to become better stewards of the land.
Opportunity description
Maintain all current boot brush kiosks, recruit volunteer groups for new or existing trailheads without adoptees, conduct kiosk installs, run volunteer days at weed pull events, maintain social media and outreach, work with agencies and NGOs to grow the program, and assist the Pull Your Share program in schools around the state. The Pull Your Share program educates the public on how to recreate responsibly and provides an avenue for action.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Healthcare
- Mental and behavioral health benefits
- Child care
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
High school diploma. Valid driver's license. knowledge of design editing software. ability to recruit, coordinate, and organize volunteer groups. comfortable installing boot brush kiosks. ability to speak publicly in schools and the community.
Preferred qualifications
Understanding or willingness to learn about noxious weeds in Montana. Familiarity with social media.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Natural resource preservation and conservation
- Biodiversity protection and restoration
- Waterway restoration
- Outdoor recreation access improvements
- Volunteer recruitment and management
Work environment
- Individual placement
- Traveling
- Indoor
- Outdoor