For release: Dec 7, 2014
RB-OR-100-FY2015-007
Contact: Cheyne Rossbach (541) 579-0648
Want to Make a Difference with Youth and Public Lands?
Become an Outreach and Education Specialist!
Roseburg, Ore. - The Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in partnership with United
Communities AmeriCorps is seeking a high energy, self-motivated individual interested in working with
youth as an Americorps Outreach and Education Specialist through the United Community Action Network
in Roseburg, Oregon.
As an AmeriCorps Outreach and Education Specialist you would mentor and work with youth on BLM and
Oregon Youth Conservation Corps projects. Duties also include working to expand student workforce
opportunities while helping to enhance outreach for youth based education programs sponsored by the BLM
and other partner agencies. Some examples of these programs include the Resources and People (RAP)
Camp program, Glide Forestry School, National Public Lands Day and more.
The United Communities AmeriCorps engages AmeriCorps members in meaningful service designed to
meet critical community needs in Coos, Douglas, and Josephine counties in Southern Oregon. AmeriCorps
partners with community-based organizations, government agencies and schools to address local community
needs in the areas of education, healthy futures, and economic opportunity.
This AmeriCorps position is for 900 hours which is equivalent to working full-time for about 6 months.
Additionally, AmeriCorps provides an education award of $2,822.50.
A full description of the position and the application to apply can be found at:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=58362&fromSearch=true
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The BLM manages more land – more than 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of
Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700
million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of
the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as
outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other
resources on public lands.
OYCC students gain real-work experiences by helping BLM
biologists complete fish surveys.
Youth develop technical skills while collecting data for
aquatic restoration at the North Bank Habitat Management
Area, managed by the Roseburg District, BLM.