Immerse yourself in environmental projects and cultivate connection to the Northwest, your teammates, and the unique ecological features that define our region. WCC is recruiting AmeriCorps members statewide.
Serving with WCC means spending your days outdoors, in all weather conditions, accomplishing projects that restore and enhance landscapes across Washington. Crew members serve on a crew of five AmeriCorps members, along with an experienced crew supervisor who provides training, mentorship, and development opportunities.
WCC supports a variety of crew types:
- Restoration crews focus on habitat restoration and enhancement projects such as planting trees and shrubs, removing invasive species, and monitoring and maintaining restoration sites.
- Trail crews focus on recreation enhancements such as building and maintaining trails, public camping infrastructure, bridges, boardwalks and more.
- Spike crews travel around the state of Washington to complete both restoration and recreation focused projects. Food and lodging are provided while in travel status. Time on spike projects will vary by crew and may between 25-75% of the service term.
WCC partners with over 100 organizations across Washington State including Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments and non-profits. This includes partners participating in our environmental justice program, where crews serve in areas with high environmental health disparities. Members have opportunities to network with leaders in ecological restoration and recreation access efforts statewide and regionally. WCC also offers multiple affinity group meetings and spike opportunities throughout the term, where people can voluntarily join a group based on shared characteristics, identities, or life experience. WCC prioritizes physical and emotional safety and provides training for all field activities.