Student Employment Opportunity: Ottowa National Forest

Here is another opportunity for student employment with the US Forest Service this summer:


The Ottawa National Forest is recruiting for two summer positions at the Ottawa Visitor Center, Watersmeet, MI. These are STEP positions so incumbents need to be students.

The Student Educational Employment Program (STEP) provides Federal employment opportunities to students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as degree seeking students taking at least a half-time academic, technical, or vocational course load in an accredited high school, technical, vocational, 2 or 4 year college or university, graduate or professional school.

• Pay Grade: GS 3
• This position will require weekend and holiday work.
• Housing may be available if we know far enough in advance.
• For more information contact
• Lisa Klaus, Public & Administrative Affairs, Ottawa National Forest: 906-932-1330, ext. 328, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest: 715-362-1336, E-Mail: lklaus@fs.fed.us

About the Ottawa Visitor Center
Located in the heart of the Ottawa in Watersmeet, Michigan, the Visitor Center offers a variety of services, including: environmental education programs for children and adults, maps, area information, interpretive exhibits, accessible trails and an Ottawa Interpretive Association sales outlet.

No fees are charged for admission to the Visitor Center or for interpretive programming. Buses are welcome! The Ottawa Visitor Center has been open to the public since May 1971. The mission of the Center is to foster understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the natural, cultural, recreational, and wilderness resources of the Ottawa National Forest.

Through interpretive programs and displays, our goal is to help build public understanding and appreciation of our natural resources that leads to safe, wise and caring use of the Forest.
In summer, the Visitor Center is open 7 days a week from 8 am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Thursday evenings for interpretive programs.

Services offered at the Visitor Center include:
* Fully accessible facilities * Forest Service information * Visitor information * Interpretive programs * Nature films * Interpretive sales items * Interpretive hiking trails
Special Interpretive programs are offered free of charge throughout the year. Programs are presented in our auditorium and films are shown on our high definition theater equipment.

The position is to work at the Ottowa Visitor Center and is located in Watersmeet, MI. Housing is available in the "bunkhouse" in Watersmeet. It has 6 private dorm style bedrooms (lockable) and two full baths.  The setup is three bedrooms and one bath on each end of the house, separated by the common kitchen and living area. Furniture and kitchen stuff supplied. 

If you are interested or want more information, please contact Mike Dockry. (mdockry@fs.fed.us)