Part time
AmeriCorps
Grand Junction, CO, USA
The Riparian Restoration Strike Team was developed through a partnership between REW and WCCC to conduct invasive vegetation treatments and perform site maintenance (including follow-up treatments and revegetating with native plants) on riparian restoration sites throughout western Colorado. Sites are located along the Colorado, Dolores, Gunnison, Uncompahgre, and White rivers. Restoration efforts are carried out in collaboration with partners in the Desert Rivers Collaborative (DRC), Dolores River Restoration Partnership (DRRP), and White River Partnership (WRP) and others to cooperatively restore and maintain healthy river corridors. Member Duties : The AmeriCorps Riparian Restoration Strike Team will serve with WCCC to implement initial and follow-up invasive plant treatments. This will involve using chainsaws, hand tools, herbicide, and herbicide application equipment such as hand-held pump sprayers and backpack sprayers. Revegetating restoration sites with...

