Visitor Services Intern

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You will provide critical bear safety orientation for visitors, (25%); conduct interpretive programs including guided cultural history walks and bus tours to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, (25%); conduct roving assignments along the Brooks River and at two bear viewing platforms to provide visitor management and to monitor bear activity, (25%); operate a small visitor contact station including information desk, issuing backcountry permits, assisting with cooperating association sales and audiovisual equipment operation, (20%); assist with emergency response functions (EMS, search and rescue, and fire) depending on skill levels, (5%). You will work in close proximity to large numbers of Alaskan brown bears. *Please note: This position is not eligible for an AmeriCorps Education Award.

Quick Facts

Site Name: 
Katmai National Park & Preserve
State: 
AK
Location: 
King Salmon
Headline: 
SCA Intern presents formal and informal programs on brown bears, human history, and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Position Code (PO): 
PO-00199252
Organization: 
Government
Agency: 
NPS Alaska Regional Office
Start Date: 
Mon, 05/06/2013
End Date: 
Sun, 08/25/2013