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Catoctin Mountain Park Announces

2018 Youth Conservation Corps

Program

The National Park Service is pleased to announce that applications are
now being accepted for the 2018 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program
at Catoctin Mountain Park. This is an exciting opportunity for high school
students to spend the summer doing meaningful work in a national park. The
YCC program is scheduled to last for eight weeks beginning on June 18, 2018
and ending on August 10, 2018.
The program is open to teens, fifteen through eighteen years of age. All
applicants who meet the eligibility requirements listed on the application will
be considered. The position will require daily outdoor labor, working in heat,
and using a variety of hand tools. The work projects include trail maintenance
and construction, exotic plant control and removal, monitoring of rare plant
populations, gypsy moth monitoring, painting and rehabilitation projects.
Enrollees will be selected through a random drawing. Previous enrollees may
only be considered in the event that an insufficient number of new applications
are received. The rate of pay will be $9.25 per hour and increase to $10.10 per
hour after July 1, 2018, to match the state minimum wage in Maryland.
Applications may be obtained at the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center
at 14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont, MD 21788, or by contacting Becky
Loncosky at Becky_Loncosky@nps.gov.
Completed applications may be emailed to Becky_Loncosky@nps.gov or
mailed to Becky Loncosky, Catoctin Mountain Park, 6602 Foxville Road,
Thurmont, MD 21788. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2018. If you have
questions concerning this program, please contact Ms. Loncosky by email or at
301-416-0536.