Chris Loyd with the U.S. Forest Service digs a trench so a section of wattle can be put in place around Ronquillo Pond near Peña Blanca Lake in 2011. 

Starting Nov. 1 through Nov. 9, the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, will be accepting applications for temporary spring and summer jobs in Arizona and New Mexico.

Positions in the Southwestern Region of the Forest Service are available in multiple fields, including wildland fire, engineering, visitor services, archaeology, recreation management, timber management, range management, wildlife program management, business management, and other fields in natural resource management. Positions will be filled at various locations within the national forests.

Applications must be submitted online at USAJOBS.gov. Interested applicants are encouraged to create a profile within USAJOBS before the open vacancy announcement period. More information on temporary employment in the Forest Service’s Southwestern Region can be found at tinyurl.com/tempforestjobs.


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