AmeriCorps Assistant Crew Lead- Chainsaw Crew

Conservation Corps New Mexico (CCNM): 

Conservation Corps New Mexico, an AmeriCorps Program, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. CCNM crews are typically based in Las Cruces, NM and all project work will take place on public lands in New Mexico and surrounding states. 

• This is an AmeriCorps position aiming to engage future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our public lands through community-based service. 

• You’ll learn new skills, but it will take sweat: this program is designed to be rigorous. You will complete conservation service projects and learn many skills through experience. Service as an AmeriCorps member is an introduction to a new and exciting lifestyle - over the course of the season you will live, learn, train, and work to protect and preserve America’s public lands. 

Crew Models 

CCNM's Field Crew program engages motivated young adults, ages 18-30 (35 for veterans), to complete challenging and impactful conservation service projects throughout southern New Mexico and surrounding states. CCNM's Field Crew program engages motivated young adults, ages 18-30 (35 for veterans) to complete challenging and impactful conservation service projects throughout southern New Mexico and surrounding states. Crews work with a variety of land management agencies, spending up to 8 days in the field camping. Projects can be front country or backcountry, with limited to no access to showers and running-water toilets. Backcountry projects involve carrying out all personal supplies (tent, sleeping bag, clothing) as well as group camp supplies (food, water, gear) to the campsite and worksite.     

Chainsaw Crew:  

This crew will serve primarily in front-country settings, specifically in the greater Albuquerque metropolitan area. The work will focus on sustainable forestry, fuels reduction, or invasive species removal (with the potential to use herbicide). Crew members will go through USFS (or equivalent) chainsaw training (Thinking Sawyer) and may earn an A-faller certification upon completion.   

Project Work for All Crews: 

CCNM works with a variety of land management agencies in New Mexico and surrounding states, such as US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Municipal, State and Non-profit organizations that work on our nation's public and tribal lands. 

Project work may vary due to seasonality and environmental safety concerns, and can change at any moment, regardless of what is scheduled. Projects that crews typically work on may include, but are not limited to: 

• Trail construction and maintenance 

• Invasive plant management and removal, including pesticide application 

• Habitation restoration 

• Fence installation/repair 

• Land Management Inventory and Mapping 

• Fire fuels reduction 

• National Disaster Relief 

• Community Service 

• Recreation and facilities maintenance and construction 

• Trash removal