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Prime Hook offers youth conservation corps summer employment

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Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, located near Milton, is looking for highly energetic individuals interested in participating in the National Youth Conservation Corps work program from mid-June to mid-August.

The purpose of die YGC program is to further the development and maintenance of the natural resources of the United States by America's youth, and, in so doing, to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the future.

This year's YCC group will be involved in trail maintenance, landscaping, controlling invasive species, sign posting, filing, copying, answering phones, and a variety of other worthwhile projects that contribute to the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The work is planned, directed and executed in such a way as to give me en-rollees an understanding of their tasks and how to do them, their part in die overall management plan and how their work contributes to the enhancement of the refuge.

The YCC program is an eight-week, nonresidential summer program lasting from mid-June through mid-August 2011.

Environmental education is also an important part of die YCC program. Each week a certain amount of time is set aside for educational activities to enhance their understanding of this area's natural resources and how they're managed.

Prime Hook will be accepting applications for two enrollee positions. Enrollees include young men and women who must be at least 15 years of age before or on the first day of work and not have reached 19 years of age during the duration of the program. Enrollees will be required to work a 40-hour week for a total of eight weeks. Enrollees will receive $7.25 per hour, including paid federal holidays. If under the age of 18, enrollees must have a parent or guardian signature of approval. Requirements for the position include an interest in outdoor work and the ability to use common hand tools and to perform arduous physical labor.

All applicants must be citizens

of the United States, its territories, possessions, or trust territories. Applicants must possess a Social Security card and have a work permit (if required) before the first working day of the program and must possess transportation to the work site. All applicants are eligible for employment without regard to social, economic, racial, or ethnic backgrounds.

Applications must be received or postmarked by Friday, April 29. To learn more, call the refuge office at 684-8419 between the

hours of 8 a.m and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. To obtain an application, visit

primehookfws.gov and click on YCC or pick one up at die office. For more information about refuge system or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service visit fws.gov.





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