Opportunity with the Forest Stewards Youth Corp

Do you like the outdoors? Are you looking for seasonal employment? Then you should apply to be a Forest Stewards Youth Corps (FSYC) Crew Member!

FSYC is a program of the Forest Stewards Guild that provides employment and job training for youth in rural communities around New Mexico. “The FSYC program is great in developing youth into the next generation of community leaders,” stated Sandra Imler-Jacquez District Ranger for the Española Ranger District. FSYC has summer and fall programs with crews based in the Jemez Pueblo Natural Resources Department and the Mountainair and Española U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts.

Crew Members will be employees of the Forest Stewards Guild and the program runs for 12 weeks from August 21st until November 10th. Crews will complete natural resource management projects and participate in prescribed fire operations when conditions and weather permit. The fall Forest Stewards Youth Corps (FSYC) Fire & Fuels program will include a comprehensive training component that will include wildland fire classes, CPR and First Aid, and defensive driving. FSYC participants will also receive on the job guidance and mentorship from U.S. Forest Service, Pueblo, and Forest Stewards Guild staff.

For more information on this exciting job and how to apply visit www.foreststewardsguild.org/ESYC.

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