Title: Resource Management Individual Placement

Service Site: Catoctin Mountain Park, Sabillasville, MD

Dates of Service: May 11th, 2026 – November 20th, 2026 (28 weeks)

Pay: $800/week paid biweekly ($600/week living stipend + $200 additional member benefit)

Status: This is a full-time, temporary AmeriCorps National Service position.

Questions? Contact ACCrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org

Please submit a resume and cover letter via our website, www.appalachiancc.org/individualplacements. Applications will be accepted until March 15th.

Appalachian Conservation Corps:

Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.

As an AmeriCorps program, participants commit to a term of service at their placement site in order to gain hands-on experience and a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.

Catoctin Mountain Park:

The Resource Management division in Catoctin Mountain Park preserves and protects natural and cultural resources including rare plants and cold water streams. We promote a healthy native forest ecosystem that serves as habitat for native wildlife. We also provide for the enjoyment of visitors by maintaining over 25 miles of trails.

We are hiring a Resource Management Individual Placement to support the Natural Resource and Trail Management programs through hands-on fieldwork focused on invasive plant control and trail maintenance. The IP must be able to work up to 8 hours per day outdoors in physically demanding and challenging conditions, including heat, uneven terrain, thorny vegetation, insects, and occasional light rain. Primary duties include working with a small team to treat invasive plants with herbicide to protect forest habitat. In addition, the technician will periodically inspect trail tread to identify maintenance needs, perform trail maintenance such as tread repair, drainage installation, and structure construction, and trim vegetation along park trails.

During the term of service, the member will become a Maryland Pesticide Registered Technician and gain hands-on experience in native and invasive plant identification, integrated pest management, herbicide application, and trail stewardship. They will produce measurable outcomes including treated invasive plant populations, improved trail conditions, and enhanced protection of forest and trail corridor habitats.