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Spend your days in the beautiful Mojave Desert of Desert National Wildlife Refuge!

Volunteers needed for the Summer 2025. This opportunity comes with free housing or an RV site!

Position opens, closes and staffs the Corn Creek Visitor Center, the main gateway to the 1.6 million acre refuge. The Visitor Center has a wonderful exhibit hall, small store, and classrooms, plus modern administrative facilities. It provides access to an accessible front-country trail system and has excellent birding and wildlife viewing opportunities. To learn more about the refuge go to www.fws.gov/refuge/desert. There is also a film about the refuge (https://vimeo.com/86424950).

As the resident host, you provide orientation, interpretation and answer visitor questions at the main information desk. You would also cover topics regarding the refuge, local natural and cultural resources, safety precautions, rules and regulations, recreational opportunities, and area services. You would also assist staff with operations and maintenance of facilities, including cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash containers, ensuring refuge is free of litter and other more complex maintenance and visitor facility projects within your abilities.

Schedule is typically 4 days on and 3 days off. Day-to-day schedule varies. Couples will work the same days, but may not have the same daily schedule.

Location of refuge is about 30 minutes north of Las Vegas, NV. Nearby recreation includes 20 minutes to Mt. Charleston (Spring Mountains NRA), and 45 minutes to Lake Mead NRA. Grand Canyon (North & South Rim), Zion, Bryce Canyon and Death Valley National Parks are all less than a half day's drive.

Housing is a bedroom (single) in a shared bunkhouse. RV site with hookups is also an option. Hosting requires 24-32 hours a week per resident. Exact start and end dates negotiable.

When applying please provide contact information for three references. Two references should be professional. If applying as couple please provide both applicant names.