UWP hiring River Corps member

Service Position Summary: The Hydrologist/Hyrdographer Member, supported by AmeriCorps, will work for Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and its partners, assisting with collection, analysis and reporting on streamflow and water quality data for diverse water sources. In this position, the Member will produce technical hydrologic analyses, data entry, content creation, and public outreach designed to support UWP and its partners with understanding water conditions.

Service Site Overview: The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) exists to help protect the natural, scenic, and economic values of the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, from its headwaters to the northern Ouray County line. Among other objectives, UWP is focused on improving the understanding of watershed health and evaluating changes through time by monitoring and analyzing conditions in the watershed. The River Conservation Corps member will be working with UWP staff and volunteers, as well as several of our local partners: Colorado River Watch,  Colorado Data Sharing Network, Ouray County Public Health Office, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and American Rivers.

Program Overview: River Science is the lead organization for River Corps and is a 501c(3) nonprofit located in Canon City, CO. The River Corps program places AmeriCorps members at organizations and agencies throughout Colorado to focus on helping the efficiency, efficacy, and scale or healthy rivers and watersheds. To thrive in these technical positions, Members will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support. Specifically, all members will receive training in water quality sampling, stream flow measurement, on-the-ground project monitoring with GIS, and essential watershed coordination techniques to ensure they are adding valuable capacity to watershed actions and initiatives across Colorado. Some positions will require members to be trained in low-tech process-based restoration (ltpbr).