Through a partnership with AmeriCorps, the Idaho Corps provides youth and young adults with paid opportunities to gain competitive job readiness skills to prepare them for careers in environmental conservation.
Program participants stationed at the Salmon-Challis AmeriCorps Forest Training Center will have the opportunity to further their passion for the environment and love of the outdoors through hands-on conservation service work. Participants will focus on environmental conservation, natural resource protection, community stewardship and workforce development on public lands throughout Idaho.
Crew members will gain outdoor leadership experience and multidisciplinary training in a variety of land management facets, including front-country and backcountry trail maintenance, historic preservation, fuels reduction, invasive species management, habitat assessments and much more.
Throughout the program, participants are encouraged to make meaningful connections with the community, peers and agency partners and are given many opportunities for career and professional development. Additionally, crew members will often work independently or directly with agency partners and are given several leadership development opportunities throughout the season.
Program participants emerge with increased environmental awareness, technical skills, social responsibility and leadership skills.
Get Paid: Earn while learning valuable green job skills.
Gain Experience: Explore career pathways in conservation.
Make a Difference: Help care for Idaho’s expansive public lands.
Join The Crew!
The SCA is seeking Crew Members (age 18+) for its 2025 Idaho Corps based at the Indianola Ranger Station in Salmon-Challis National Forest. Crew members will complete a variety of conservation service projects, including participation in the Upper Salmon Restoration Landscape Initiative, fence construction and the creation of beaver dam analog structures as well as trail maintenance, historic preservation, fuels reduction, invasive species management and more. Crew members will live off-grid at the historic Indianola Ranger Station in the Salmon-Challis National Forest and will spend significant time camping in backcountry and front-country locations. Crew members must be able to hike up to 10 miles a day with a 50-lb pack.
Program Dates: May 11 – Oct. 11 Pay: $325/wk., $650 travel stipend, AmeriCorps Education Award Eligible
Apply NowThe SCA is seeking Field Leaders (age 21+) to supervise and train the 2025 Idaho Corps based at the Indianola Ranger Station in Salmon-Challis National Forest. The crew will complete a variety of conservation service projects, including participation in the Upper Salmon Restoration Landscape Initiative, fence construction and the creation of beaver dam analog structures as well as trail maintenance, historic preservation, fuels reduction, invasive species management and more. The Field Leader will supervise 4-5 members in the field, train members in technical conservation work skills, mentor personal and professional development, communicate with agency partners and manage the timely completion of work projects. The crew will live off-grid at the historic Indianola Ranger Station in the Salmon-Challis National Forest and will spend significant time camping in backcountry and front-country locations. Crew members must be able to walk 10 miles a day over varied terrain and lift up to 50 lbs.
Program Dates: April 13 – Oct. 18 Pay: $825/wk., $650 travel stipend
Apply Nowthe Idaho Corps provides youth and young adults with paid opportunities to gain competitive job readiness skills to prepare them for careers in environmental conservation.
CPR & Wilderness First Aid Certification
Chainsaw Operator Certification
Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics Trainer Certification
Trail Maintenance
Habitat Restoration
Project Management
Tim Carroll, SCA Senior Program Manager – Pacific Northwest
Phone: (208) 993-3003
Email: tcarroll@thesca.org
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