Natural Resources Job Board

The Research Associate Program at GBI, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management at Piedras Blancas Light Station in San Simeon, CA, is recruiting 2 AmeriCorps members to serve as Visitor Services and Education Technicians.  Under the direction of the BLM, the selected candidates will support the light station’s operations with daily interpretive tours, maintain trails, and minor maintenance of the Piedras Blancas Light Station.

Members will support Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural area by serving with BLM staff on a variety of projects and goals. These placement opportunities open the door in the fields of cultural resource management, visitor services, interpretation, and other public land management projects to foster professional growth in public land management disciplines. The members will be provided with opportunities to expand their skillsets in natural and cultural resource management and gain valuable insight from working side-by-side with BLM’s resource professionals. 

AmeriCorps members will be on site at the Piedras Blancas Light Station and Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) in San Simeon, CA, but may participate on interpretive projects at public outreach events at other locations within San Luis Obispo County. Placements will also attend meetings and/or trainings at the BLM field office in Bakersfield, CA, and may travel to other BLM sites as needed. 

The successful youth applicants will assist the Piedras Blancas Light Station Staff with the day to day operations of the Light Station. This opportunity is multi-faceted, adaptable, and geared at supporting the maintenance, interpretation, and restoration of the Piedras Blancas Light Station and its surrounding landscape. 

Members will fulfill the following responsibilities:

**You may contact Jodie Nelson at BLM with any questions about the position or site, but all applications must go through Great Basin Institute. 
Do NOT email resumes or applications to Jodie Nelson or other BLM staff. ***