Positions are available throughout the year, with the exception of high school volunteer crews that primarily serve during the summer. SCA partners with numerous natural and cultural resources managers including the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and US Fish and Wildlife. We also work with private organizations such as the Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy. In some cases there is a small application fee, but there are no enrollment costs or tuition. This, too, varies by program.
Some participants receive a stipend.
Other volunteers are provided housing plus a living allowance. Still others get free food and camping gear. Youthful participants gain valuable work skills and career-enhancing experience. Resource managers get help accomplishing work that might not otherwise get done. Visitors to parks and other conservation areas enjoy a more pleasurable stay, and the planet is better off, too.