Wilderness Intern

The Yellowstone Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest is looking for two interns passionate about Wilderness stewardship.  The Yellowstone District is located in southwest Montana, north of Yellowstone National Park and encompasses approximately  400,000 acres of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness as well as the majestic Crazy Mountains and portions of the Gallatin Mountain Range.  The primary work area will be in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness and the Crazy Mountains which average from 6,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level and are home to large wildlife populations including mountain goat, elk, moose, deer, black and grizzly bear, mountain lion, wolf, and wolverine plus many smaller mammals and birds and differse plant communities.

Interns will participate in orientation and training sessions with local District trail crew members and will work alongside the trail crew during the first portion of the summer preparing trails for summer use.  Later in the season interns will patrol high use areas making visitor contacts, providing Leave No Trace information, naturalizing campsites and conducting wilderness monitoring.  Candidates should be self-motivated and self-sufficient to work in a backcountry setting that requires overnight camping trips of 4 to 8 days in duration.  Interns will be carrying 40-50 lb packs and traveling 5 to 10 miles per day. Housing will be provided either at the Forest Service Big Timber, Montana office or at the Main Boulder Historic Ranger Station 35 miles south of Big Timber.