Transform Your Future With SCA Alaska!

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?

  • Get Paid: Earn while learning valuable green job skills.
  • Gain Experience: Explore career pathways in conservation.
  • Make a Difference: Help create a healthier, more sustainable Alaska.

Program Overview

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  • Alaska Conservation Corps

    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.

  • Alaska Wildland Fire Corps Team

    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.

  • Alaska Individual Placements

    SCA offers a variety of individual placements 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.

Current Opportunities: Individual Placements & Staff Positions

Join The Crew!

  • Alaska Individual Placements

    Each year, the SCA employs dozens of individual placements in the great state of Alaska, working on everything from visitor services and interpretation, to field biology, invasive species management and sled dog training.

    Click below for a complete list of available placements.

    Work In Alaska

Current Opportunities: Alaska Corps Field Leaders

All 2025 positions are filled. Check back for the 2026 season!

Current Opportunities: Alaska Conservation Corps

All 2025 positions are filled. Check back for the 2026 season!

Current Opportunities: Alaska Wildland Fire Corps Team

All 2025 positions are filled. Check back for the 2026 season!

SKILLS & TRAINING

Professional Development

Alaska 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 Certification & First Aid Icon CPR & First Aid
Environmental Education Icon Environmental Education
Habitat Restoration & Planting Trees Icon Habitat Restoration
Wildlife, Animals Monitored Icon Leave No Trace

Outdoor Ethics

Chainsaw Certification Icon Chainsaw Certification
Trail Skills Icon Wilderness Navigation

KEY PARTNERS

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.

CONTACT US

SCA Alaska
725 Christensen Drive, Suite 6
Anchorage, AK 99501
Email: recruiting@thesca.org

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