Roving Crews
Roving Crews offer Corps Members the opportunity to travel throughout the state of Vermont for three or four weeks while completing a variety of conservation projects.
Roving Crews learn new technical skills such as watershed restoration, trail building, historic preservation, and backcountry bridge construction. Because these crews move around the state between projects and multiple campsites, they offer a great opportunity to experience and learn about different parts of the state.
Crews typically spend part of their time camping in a state park and may spend the rest of their time living in a backcountry location where they will learn to filter their own water, live without electricity, and preserve and prepare food in the backcountry.
Roving Crews typically consist of eight Corps Members and two Crew Leaders and complete projects for state and federal agencies, as well as local community sponsors. On weekends crews explore their local surroundings and may participate in educational or recreational activities such as canoeing, hiking, or visiting a swimming hole.
- 2008 Roving Crew Details
- Session 1: June 14th - July 13th
- Session 2: July 26th - August 17th
- Travel around the state of Vermont to commplete projects in multiple locations
- Camp with your crew in a state park or a backcountry location for the duration of your session
- Participate in recreational or educational activities such as canoeing, hiking, or swimming on weekends
Roving Crew Leaders must train, manage, counsel, and educate the crew in both work and communal living in the backcountry. Therefore, they must have a strong desire to train Corps Members in basic living skills and to foster a strong sense of community and environmental stewardship. Roving Leaders must be self-reliant and able to drive a passenger van each day to the worksite or on recreational trips. To become a leader visit our Crew Leader Positions page.