Program Specialist

Lone Pine State Park, located just outside of Kalispell, provides many recreation and educational opportunities for locals and visitors traveling through the area. The park has an interactive visitor center, exceptional scenic overlooks, a public archery range, and over seven miles of hiking/mountain biking and horse-riding trails. The Lone Pine District also includes Thompson Falls State Park and Lake Mary Ronan State Park, which also have several miles of trails, along with camping and water access. The primary function of this position will be to promote the wildlife, historical, geological, ecological, and archeological and natural beauty of Lone Pine State Park through the development of interpretive programs.

Specific Position Responsibilities:

• Expand educational and interpretive programs
  • Expand educational and interpretive programs during the evening hours
  • Find new and imaginative ideas to promote activities at Lone Pine, Thompson Falls and Lake Mary Ronan State Parks. 
  • Lead interpretive programs on park trails and in the visitor center
  • Coordinate the summer interpretive program schedules for the parks in the district. 
  • Lead a minimum of one educational fieldtrip each week in the spring and fall, working closely with the education specialist.
  • Work with other organizations to put on events and programs at the parks. 
• Improve Park Land
  • Trail monitoring and maintenance on the 7.5 miles of trails at Lone Pine State Park, 1 mile at Thompson Falls and the 2.5 miles at Lake Mary Ronan.
  • Assist with noxious weeds mitigation for all three parks in the district.
  • Further our disease tree research and monitoring for all three parks.     
• Increase volunteer capacity
  • Recruit volunteers to work at the welcome desk for expanded visitor center hours.
  • Organize volunteer appreciation events and gatherings.
  • Recruit and work alongside Lone Pine State Park volunteers.
  • Participate in job fairs at the local community college.
  • Work with other partners in the community on projects in the park.
• Enhance outreach and awareness of state parks
  • Monitor and add updates to the park Facebook and Instagram accounts, developing informal teachable moments on both platforms. 
  • Do quarterly radio spots discussing park projects and AmeriCorps contributions to the community.
  • Attend local farmers markets and festivals for tabling opportunities.

To Apply:

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks AmeriCorps only accepts applications through the my.americorps.gov portal. To apply, you can follow the link HERE to our application within my.americorps.gov. Please note, there is only one application for all our 1715-hour positions, placement preference will be assessed during the interview process.