Natural Resource Management Assistant AmeriCorps

POSITION DETAILS

• Position (s): 4366
• Position Title:
  
  Natural Resource Management Assistant - Ameri Corps
• Conservation Legacy Program:
  Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements
• Site
  
  Location:
  
  Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Astoria, Oregon
• Number of positions available: 1

• Duration: 12 Weeks (not flexible)
• Flexible
  
  Start Date:
  
  Yes
• Start Date:
  
  05/18/2026
• End Date: 08/10/2026
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 450 hours – the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve during the 12‑week term

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award: $1,956.35 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $700.00 per week, fixed rate
• Relocation Allowance: $450.00 (distributed as a one‑time lump sum with first paycheck)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by My Ameri Corps , directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through My Ameri Corps , directly)

Preference is given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, February 15, 2026. Applications will be reviewed after the Final date to receive applications passes. Positions will close after receiving 60 complete applications, or at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 15, 2026, whichever occurs first.

forests, data management, natural resource management

This Natural Resource Management Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. In 2005, Lewis and Clark NHP acquired approximately 1,000 acres of industrial second and third‑growth forest lands within the Fort Clatsop Unit. The park developed a long‑term plan to restore and rehabilitate the forests, including a monitoring plan to help inform management. The strategy includes variable‑density thinning, snag creation, and planting of native species to accelerate the forest’s conversion from tree farms to mature forest.

The park continues to monitor the effectiveness of these changes before and after restoration through the monitoring protocol, characterizing understory vegetation, coarse woody debris, canopy structure, tree age classes, and species ecological variety within each stand type. This position supports staff in the field to collect data for the second revisits of the forest monitoring plots. The SIP participant will complete an analysis of the datasets so far to help inform management of the forests and potentially include additional monitoring, inventories, and further research into how to best accelerate forest maturity.

The report and data publication will achieve Goal 3 of the LEWI Forest Restoration Plan, “communicate results to stakeholders.”

The Natural Resource Management Assistant will play a key role supporting forest restoration effectiveness monitoring efforts through accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting. They will collaborate with the natural resource team to complete the forest restoration effectiveness monitoring project measuring coarse woody debris, tree recruitment, canopy structure, and species abundance in the Fort Clatsop unit. This position includes hiking off‑trail in uneven terrain in the temperate rainforest to collect data.

The SIP participant will be tasked with entering forest monitoring data into the established Access database, publishing the dataset to the NPS IRMA datastore with support from park staff, and analyzing the dataset to discover trends and help inform future management actions, summarizing those results in a report.

The selected candidate will be responsible for entering and performing QA/QC on data within the established forest monitoring database to ensure accuracy and integrity. They will assist in preparing datasets for publication to the Integrated Resource Management Applications (IRMA), collaborating closely with the Program Manager and network staff to meet data standards. As part of their analytical projects, the SIP will complete a comprehensive analysis of the monitoring dataset and compile a synthesis report summarizing key findings and trends.

To enhance professional development and science communication skills, the SIP will be encouraged to share their completed projects with park staff…