Overview
Vegetation Management Intern
Summary
American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking 1 Member to contribute to resource management projects alongside NPS Staff.
For more information about ACE, please visit our website.
Start Date: June 1, 2026
Estimated End Date: October 16, 2026
*a 20-week minimum commitment is required. Start date can be flexible*
Location Details/Description: On March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park for all to enjoy the unique hydrothermal and geologic features. Within Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain about half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Home to more than 1,500 plant taxa, the vegetation communities of Yellowstone National Park include overlapping combinations of species typical of the Rocky Mountains as well as of the Great Plains to the east and the Intermountain region to the west. Forests made up of lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, whitebark pine, and limber pine cover roughly 80% of the park.
For more information about Yellowstone National Park, please visit the NPS website.
Position Overview: This ACE member will become part of a coordinated vegetation management program at Yellowstone National Park. Member will be selected to work with vegetation management staff. This is a developmental position in the biological sciences, working closely with NPS vegetation staff and learning directly from other practitioners. The ACE member will be provided direct technical training in safe park operations and then in vegetation management practices. Most field work will involve hiking to research plots and restoration areas, use of field equipment, and recording of data on forms and digital tablets that use GIS databases. The intern may also assist with public outreach regarding efforts to protect and recover park vegetation resources. This position is approximately 80% field work and 20% office work.
This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.
For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.
https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1282556-338780.html
About American Conservation Experience - EPIC
American Conservation Experience (ACE) is a conservation corps focused on teaching valuable job skills in conservation field work to members while actively working to conserve and rehabilitate our public lands. ACE offers positions through both our Crew and Epic programs, as well as provides many staff opportunities for those looking to build a career in conservation. ACE is based in Flagstaff, Arizona, but has regional crew bases in Sacramento, CA, Ridgecrest, CA, Hurricane, UT, Flagstaff, AZ, Corpus Christi, TX, and Asheville, NC. ACE's Epic program offers positions for members nationwide.
