Maryland Conservation Corps Recruiting for September Class

Stewardship and Real-World Job Training for Young Adults

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now recruiting members for the Maryland Conservation Corps, an award-winning AmeriCorps program that engages young adults aged 17-25 in extensive conservation, environmental, and natural resources management projects across the state.

The department seeks to hire 35 full-time members who will work on seven teams for an 11-month period, beginning in late September 2019.

In an average year, Maryland Conservation Corps members will:

• Conduct interpretive state park programming
• Help preserve rich historical heritage sites
• Improve park nature centers
• Maintain hundreds of miles of trails
• Plant thousands of trees
• Provide environmental education programming for Maryland students
• Restore wildlife habitat
• Support the improvement of the Chesapeake and coastal bays
• Work with schools to plant bay grasses
  

“The Maryland Conservation Corps provides young adults hands-on, real-world experience in a team-based environment that supports community service and conservation stewardship,” Maryland Park Service Superintendent Nita Settina said. ”This outstanding program is a win for our state parks, the Chesapeake Bay, and our youth.”

To be considered, interested individuals must submit an online application. Placement will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Maryland Conservation Corps program is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.