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Recreation and Public Enjoyment Careers


Whatever your career interests may be, you can most likely work in that field in your community as a Forest Service employee.

Careers in visitor services and operations include Recreation Management, Volunteer Management, Trails and Facilities, Interpretation, and more. Check out the videos below to discover what it's like working for the Forest Service in these fields. More videos are coming soon.

Interpretation

Learn about what it's like working as an interpretation ranger in Alaska.

Rangers in Alaska – Alana

Volunteer Management

Antonio Garcia, Southwest Region Cibola National Forest Volunteer Coordinator, shares his Forest Service career journey.

Trail Crews

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) spans 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada across dozens of national forests in California, Oregon, and Washington. Discover how crews use funding from the Great American Outdoors Act to help maintain the PCT.

After a large rockslide covered the Horsetail Falls trail along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, the trail crew has been working hard to reroute the trail. Learn about building a new trail and what goes into the process with Trail Supervisor Nathaniel.


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