Youth Engagement Coordinator
Quilcene, WA is a small, rural community located along the Hood Canal on the north east corner of the Olympic Peninsula.
The Olympic National Forest is part of an emerald paradise. The Forest covers over 632,000 acres on the Olympic Peninsula in the northwest corner of Washington State (the Evergreen State). The Olympic Peninsula has an incredible variety of environments within short distances. Within less than 50 miles between Mt. Olympus and the Pacific Ocean, the vegetation changes from the lush, temperate rain forests of the Hoh, Queets, and Quinault Valleys to an arctic environment of lichens and mosses above 7,000 feet. We seek an intern to help build and develop youth engagement activities for Forest. Responsibilities will include conducting outreach to community schools, teachers and classrooms; conduct partner outreach and community engagement in support of the program; lead educational classroom and field trips and conservation service projects; develop and implement interpretive programs; work with youth from tribal, inner-city, or disadvantaged rural communities to increase their awareness of the National Forest System and need for resource stewardship; coordinate out-of-school training sessions and field activities introducing students to basic principles of resource management and environmental restoration in order that they are prepared to participate in summer field projects on the Olympic National Forest.
