Backcountry Ranger Intern
Categories:
Serve as a backcountry ranger intern during the 2013 fall field season working with other SCA interns and volunteers in the Red River Gorge (RRG). Patroling backcountry areas of the RRG you will make visitor contacts, providing one-on-one education to visitors on topics such as Leave No Trace principles, wilderness values, and basic rules and regulations of the area. You will help rehabilitate areas of the RRG impacted by heavy recreational use, remove fire rings from campsites, block visitor created trails, install signs and remove trash, monitor visitor use through the use of road and trail counters as well as personal observations.
Quick Facts
Site Name:
Daniel Boone National Forest
State:
KY
Location:
Stanton Headline:
Come work in the rugged Red River Gorge as a wilderness ranger! Educate visitors on Leave No Trace ethics & wilderness values, rehab impacted areas, and make the RRG a better place.
Position Code (PO):
PO-00197963
Organization:
Government
Agency:
USFS Southern Region (R8)
Start Date:
Wed, 08/07/2013
End Date:
Tue, 11/19/2013 