Backcountry Ranger Outreach Coordinator (Intern) 2025

WHO: Applicants should have experience and interest in the duties described. This physically arduous job is often exposed to mountain weather. The ideal applicant is passionate about stewardship of wild lands, interested in a career in natural resource management, and comfortable in public situations, including presentations.

WHAT: The Backcountry Ranger’s primary duty is to patrol the Scotchman Peaks Recommended Wilderness Area to educate visitors and protect the area’s wild character. They will receive training and education in natural resource management from an interdisciplinary, field-based perspective. This is a shared position between the Cabinet Ranger District of the KNF and FSPW. Work will also occur in the Three Rivers Ranger District of the KNF and in parts of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Cabinet RD is on the cutting edge of backcountry stewardship.

WHEN:10-12 week program from June through August.

WHERE: Trout Creek, MT. Government housing is available

APPLY: Send resume and cover letter combined into one pdf file to all three of these contacts: 

• Phil Hough, phil@scotchmanpeaks.org
• Kip Morrow, kip@scotchmanpeaks.org
• Caleb Matthew, caleb.matthew@usda.gov

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; please submit by Jan 13th, 2025 to ensure consideration.