Ready to make a real impact on the world around you for generations to come while while learning valuable green job skills? Our paid environmental protection and restoration programs in Alaska give you hands-on experience building trails, restoring natural areas, preventing wildfires and protecting wildlife throughout the state’s 325 million acres of public land equaling more than half of the nation’s wilderness.
Why Join SCA Alaska?
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Our Alaska Corps Teams are placed in the breathtaking wilderness of Alaska, where team members work in some of the most remote and stunning landscapes on Earth.
Whether you’re building trails through the vast tundra of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, preventing forest fires in the wild, or restoring critical wildlife habitats, you’ll be immersed in real-world conservation work in one of the last untamed places in the U.S.
Teams typically live together in tents and work on short-term, focused projects known as “hitches” that are guided by SCA field leaders. Alaska’s diverse ecosystems, from the rugged coastlines of the Kenai Peninsula to the majestic mountain ranges of Denali, provide the perfect setting for developing practical skills in conservation while experiencing the great outdoors like never before.
Check out the open positions below.
As an exciting extension of the SCA Alaska Corps, the Female+ Fire Team has teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service to tackle the growing climate-driven wildfire crisis. This program is vital in Alaska, where wildfires are increasingly threatening the state’s wildlands and communities.
By launching the Alaska Female+ Fire Team, the SCA and the U.S. Forest Service are working to inspire and train more women and non-binary folks to enter the field of wildland firefighting.
This program aims to increase the number of trained female+ firefighters while bolstering the overall firefighting capacity in Alaska.
As a member of this team, you’ll play a key role in fighting fires, protecting Alaska’s wilderness, and helping to shape the future of the conservation field, all while working in some of the most dramatic and remote landscapes in the world.
Check out the open positions below.
SCA offers a variety of conservation internships in Alaska, where you’ll be involved in some of the state’s most vital environmental efforts.
Whether you’re monitoring the iconic salmon runs along the Kenai River, one of the world’s most stunning natural landmarks, or hosting visitor presentations featuring champion Alaska sled dogs in Denali National Park, you’ll gain hands-on experience while exploring some of the most pristine and rugged landscapes on the planet.
This is your chance to contribute directly to preserving Alaska’s wilderness, from its vast forests to its intricate river systems, all while living in some of the most spectacular outdoor environments in the world.
Check out the open positions below.
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The SCA is seeking crew members (age 18+) to join the Tongass National Forest Wrangell/Karta Corps Team. This four-person team will spend six weeks working in the Wrangell Ranger District within the Tongass National Forest and six weeks working in the Thorne Bay Ranger District on the Karta River Wilderness Trail. While living together outdoors for the duration of the program, the crew will complete various service projects, including preserving trails, maintaining cabins and monitoring wildlife.
Expected Dates: May 16 – Aug 23 Pay: $300/wk.
The SCA is seeking crew members (age 18+) to join the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Corps Team based in Soldotna, Alaska. The group will consist of four members and one leader (age 21+) who will work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on trail maintenance, construction, boardwalk repair and vegetation removal on the Swan and Swanson River Canoe Systems. The crew will camp and work together outdoors for the duration of the program. Members should be comfortable traveling by canoe with gear over open water.
Expected Dates: May 18 – Aug. 23 Pay: $300/wk. AmeriCorps Eligibility Required
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking crew members (age 18+) to join the Alaska Roving Corps Team 2. The group will consist of five members and one leader (age 21+) who will conduct an array of duties including vegetation removal, carpentry, facilities maintenance, chainsaw work and other support projects for agency partners. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: May 18 – Aug. 23 Pay: $300/wk. AmeriCorps Eligibility Required
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking crew members (age 18+) to join the Alaska Restoration Corps based in Hope, Alaska. The group will consist of three members and one leader (age 21+) who will work with the U.S. Forest Service to restore the natural structure and function of Resurrection Creek, an important salmon spawning habitat. The restoration project will include rebuilding the degraded stream channel and floodplains, constructing pools, side channels and ponds, installing logs and root-wads and re-vegetating stream banks and riparian areas. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: May 18 – Aug. 23 Pay: $300/wk. AmeriCorps Eligibility Required
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking crew members (age 18+) to join the Alaska Corps Petersburg Ranger District Team based in Ketchikan, Alaska. The group will consist of five members and one leader (age 21+) who will conduct various projects, including building and repairing trails, removing downed trees, building new trail structures, cleaning drainages and performing trail assessments. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: May 18 – Aug. 23 Pay: $300/wk. AmeriCorps Eligibility Required
Apply NowThe SCA Alaska Corps – an AmeriCorps program focused on leadership development, trail maintenance projects and women’s fire teams – provides youth and young adults opportunities to grow competitive skills to prepare them for future careers in environmental conservation.
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The SCA is seeking female-identifying crew members (age 18+) to join the Alaska Female+ Fire Corps Team based in Anchorage, Alaska. The group will consist of two leaders (age 21+) and eight crew members who self-identify as women. Cis and trans women, as well as non-binary and gender non-conforming people, are welcome. This team will travel to multiple National Parks to complete training and perform fuel reduction work. The team will be employed by the National Park Service directly during their training to obtain their Red Card, and during one fire assignment consisting of 14-16 days of work. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: May 18 – Aug. 23 Pay: $300/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking two female-identifying Field Leaders (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Female Fire Corps team based in Anchorage, Alaska. The group will consist of two leaders and eight crew members (age 18+) who self-identify as women. Cis and trans women, as well as non-binary and gender non-conforming people, are welcome. This team will travel to multiple National Parks to complete training and engage in fuel reduction work and a fire assignment. Leaders must be experienced in chainsaw use and safety as they will supervise chainsaw work daily. Field Leaders will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. During Guard School training, leaders will be employed directly by the National Park Service to obtain their Red Card. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk., WG-3 salary through the NPS during Guard School and a fire assignment
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The SCA is seeking a Field Leader (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Corps Petersburg Ranger District Team based in Ketchikan, Alaska. The group will consist of one leader and five members (age 18+) who will conduct various projects, including building and repairing trails, removing downed trees, building new trail structures, cleaning drainages and performing trail assessments. The Field Leader will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking a Field Leader (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Restoration Corps based in Hope, Alaska. The group will consist of one leader and three members (age 18+) who will work with the U.S. Forest Service to restore the natural structure and function of Resurrection Creek, an important salmon spawning habitat. The restoration project will include rebuilding the degraded stream channel and floodplains, constructing pools, side channels and ponds, installing logs and root-wads and re-vegetating stream banks and riparian areas. The Field Leader will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking a Field Leader (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Roving Corps Team 1 based in Anchorage, Alaska. The group will consist of one leader and five members (age 18+) who will conduct an array of duties including vegetation removal, carpentry, facilities maintenance, chainsaw work and other support projects for agency partners. The Field Leader will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking a Field Leader (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Roving Corps Team 2. The group will consist of one leader and five members (age 18+) who will conduct an array of duties including vegetation removal, carpentry, facilities maintenance, chainsaw work and other support projects for agency partners. The Field Leader will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking a Field Leader (age 21+) to supervise and train the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Corps Team based in Soldotna, Alaska. The group will consist of one leader and four members (age 18+) who will work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on trail maintenance, construction, boardwalk repair and vegetation removal on the Swan and Swanson River Canoe Systems. The Field Leader will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. The crew will camp and work together outdoors for the duration of the program. All members should be comfortable traveling by canoe with gear over open water.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking two female-identifying Field Leaders (age 21+) to supervise and train the Alaska Female Fire Corps team based in Anchorage, Alaska. The group will consist of two leaders and eight crew members (age 18+) who self-identify as women. Cis and trans women, as well as non-binary and gender non-conforming people, are welcome. This team will travel to multiple National Parks to complete training and engage in fuel reduction work and a fire assignment. Leaders must be experienced in chainsaw use and safety as they will supervise chainsaw work daily. Field Leaders will train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners, complete administrative tasks and manage work projects. During Guard School training, leaders will be employed directly by the National Park Service to obtain their Red Card. The crew will live and work together outdoors for the duration of the program.
Expected Dates: April 13 – Aug. 30 Pay: $800 – 900/wk., WG-3 salary through the NPS during Guard School and a fire assignment
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The SCA is seeking a full-time program assistant for our Alaska Corps Program. The Student Conservation Association is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and young adults. The Alaska Program Assistant helps with the logistical tasks of executing corps programming in Alaska, with a focus on managing the tool and equipment cache. This position will work with a team of Alaska Corps Program staff, ensuring that teams are properly equipped with the gear, food and tools needed to achieve their project goals safely and responsibly.
Salary Range: $40,000-$45,000 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking an intern to work with the Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage, Alaska. This internship will be focused on cultural resource preservation in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act with primary focus on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, the Campbell Tract WWII Historic District and the Carter Spit Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
The intern will help survey and document sites in these areas and prepare determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The intern will also work on file management for the Bureau’s digitization effort.
This internship will be based in Anchorage but will also involve fieldwork in remote areas of Alaska, dependent on funding. Small plane and helicopter travel are expected. The intern will prepare survey and monitoring reports during these trips. Candidates must possess basic archaeological and Geographic Information System skills. Advanced research and writing skills are also required.
Expected Dates: Feb. 3 – Nov. 8 Pay: $700/wk.
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking an intern to work at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on the Kenai Peninsula in Soldotna, Alaska.
This intern will serve as an assistant coordinator for the environmental education program, assisting with a variety of visitor service programs. As part of the visitor service team, duties will include organizing and facilitating K-6 school field trips; supporting summer camps, special events, and educational/interpretive programs; and providing information to Refuge visitors.
Expected Dates: Feb. 9 – Nov. 15 Pay: $300/wk. (AmeriCorps Eligible)
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking two interns to assist the Technical Information Specialist within the Pipeline Monitoring and Environmental Compliance Section at the Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office in Anchorage, Alaska.
The interns will participate in a comprehensive inventory of Trans-Alaska Pipeline records in accordance with defined metadata requirements for transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration for storage.
Candidates must have high-level organizational skills, attention to detail, effective communication and problem-solving skills.
Expected Dates: Nov. 18 – May 18 Pay: $600/wk. (AmeriCorps Eligible)
Apply NowAlaska program participants will complete hands-on service projects with various federal, state and local agencies across Alaska while gaining career readiness skills and nationally recognized certifications.
CPR & First Aid
Environmental Education
Habitat Restoration
Leave No Trace
Outdoor Ethics
Chainsaw Certification
Wilderness Navigation
Thanks to the generous support of local and national parks, environmental organizations, educational institutions, youth development organizations, corporations, tribal councils, government agencies, and community foundations, the Student Conservation Association continues to provide vital conservation opportunities across Alaska.
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