Job Opportunities

The Hungry Horse–Glacier View District includes accessible and highly visited stretches of the North Fork (Border to Middle Fork confluence), Middle Fork (Bear Creek to South Fork confluence), and lower South Fork (below Hungry Horse Reservoir). Proximity to surrounding communities and road access creates concentrated recreation pressure.

As visitation continues to grow, agency capacity has not kept pace. This Conservation River Fellow will provide a visible, consistent stewardship presence to reduce resource impacts and improve visitor understanding of river safety and responsible recreation.

This is a public-facing role that emphasizes communication, professionalism, and partnership collaboration. Fellow will work frequently alongside Flathead Rivers Alliance volunteers at river access sites and boost water quality and other citizen science monitoring volunteers as needed.

• Conduct outreach and education at river access sites along the North Fork (Border to Middle Fork confluence), Middle Fork (Bear Creek to South Fork Confluence), and lower South Fork (below Hungry Horse Reservoir)

• Engage recreationists in conversations about river safety, stewardship, wildlife awareness, and regulations

• Support river access site assessments and light stewardship improvement projects

• Collect visitor use observations and report stewardship needs to FRA and agency partners

• Assist with volunteer coordination and community engagement events

In addition to district-based work, the Fellow may help support Flathead Rivers Alliance education and outreach efforts throughout the Flathead Valley as needed.

The Fellow will be supervised directly by Flathead Rivers Alliance staff and receive mentorship in conservation program delivery and nonprofit leadership.

Opportunities may include:

• Training in nonprofit conservation leadership, program implementation, and stewardship metrics tracking

• Experience with grant reporting and partnership coordination

• Applied learning related to Wild & Scenic River corridor management priorities

• First Aid/CPR and other relevant safety or defensive driving trainings (as appropriate)

• Professional engagement with federal and state partners, expanding understanding of conservation career pathways. Opportunities to join resource specialists with Glacier National Park, Flathead National Forest, Montana FWP and other partners on river patrols, fisheries work, etc.

The Fellow remains an FRA team member while benefiting from collaborative exposure to agency partners and resource specialists.

We are seeking someone who is:

• Outgoing and comfortable initiating conversations with the public

• Professional and confident representing FRA alongside agency partners

• Adaptable and self-directed in a dynamic field environment

• Interested in river conservation and visitor use management

• Skilled at balancing education with diplomacy when discussing regulations or stewardship concerns

• Reliable, organized, and a strong communicator

• Comfortable driving on various road surfaces (paved and dirt) in personal vehicle. Work will often be out of cell phone range. *An InReach is provided for emergency communication as needed.

Because this is a front-country position, strong interpersonal skills and professionalism are especially important.

Housing for this position is supported by the Hungry Horse–Glacier View District.

• The District has committed to covering either a bunkhouse housing space (if available) or providing a housing stipend equal to the value of that housing.

• Bunkhouse availability depends on seasonal capacity and cannot be guaranteed at the time of application.

• If space is unavailable, the District will provide a stipend equivalent to what would have been paid for housing.

Rental housing in the Flathead Valley can be competitive, and the stipend may not fully cover market-rate rent in all cases. Final housing details will be confirmed prior to placement to ensure clear expectations.

This position is supervised by Flathead Rivers Alliance but applications must be submitted through Montana Conservation Corps. *Please note in your application if you are applying for Hungry Horse-Glacier View position.

Apply by selecting the Conservation Fellow application at:
https://www.mtcorps.org/joinmcc/individual-placement-programs/conservation-interns-and-fellows.html

This position strengthens front-country stewardship along some of the most visited segments of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River corridor. The Fellow will gain meaningful experience in nonprofit conservation leadership while helping protect river resources and improve visitor experience.

Flathead Rivers Alliance provides close mentorship, meaningful responsibility, and strong professional references upon successful completion of the term.

The Spotted Bear Ranger District encompasses remote and heavily visited headwaters of the Flathead River system. Increased recreation and limited agency capacity have created growing education/outreach and stewardship needs.

The Fellow will serve as a field-based stewardship presence focused on resource protection, public engagement. This position will frequently work alongside Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation’s River Intern along river corridor boosting education/outreach, data collection, and conducting stewardship work (address weeds, campsites, etc as needed). There will be opportunities to join Flathead Rivers Alliance staff and Flathead National Forest River Rangers on river, as available.

This role includes extended time outdoors in remote settings.

• Serve as river corridor liaison/ambassador - this includes being staged out of various ranger stations across the Spotted Bear Ranger District and hiking along river corridor.

• This position will frequently work alongside Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation’s River Intern

• Provide Leave No Trace, river safety, fisheries and bear-aware education

• Support implementation of Comprehensive River Management Plan priorities

• Assist with weed pulls and other improvements along the river corridor as needed.

• Assist in volunteer stewardship days

• Collect visitor use and stewardship data. There may be opportunities to collect fisheries and other resource monitoring data.

• Support FRA outreach events as needed

The Fellow will receive mentorship and training in:

• Wild & Scenic River management

• Interagency collaboration

• Volunteer engagement and public facilitation

• Nonprofit operations and stewardship metrics tracking

• First Aid/CPR, river safety awareness, and bear safety training (as appropriate)

• Professional engagement with federal and state partners, expanding understanding of conservation career pathways. Opportunities to join resource specialists with Flathead National Forest, Montana FWP, and other partners on river patrols, fisheries work, etc.

Seasonal housing is available at the Spotted Bear District.

• Due to remoteness of work position will be housed in Flathead National Forest Spotted Bear Ranger District bunkhouse along with other Spotted Bear based interns, employees, or volunteers.

• Bed will be assigned to position for the duration of their internship.

• Depending workflow position may be asked to camp periodically.

Final housing details will be confirmed prior to placement.

This position is supervised by Flathead Rivers Alliance but applications must be submitted through Montana Conservation Corps. *Please note in your application if you are applying for Spotted Bear District position.

Apply by selecting the Conservation Fellow application at:
https://www.mtcorps.org/joinmcc/individual-placement-programs/conservation-interns-and-fellows.html

Protecting the remote headwaters of the Flathead River system requires a strong stewardship presence. A River Fellow with Flathead Rivers Alliance helps educate visitors, support the Flathead National Forest, Montana FWP, and other resource partners to ensure these Wild & Scenic rivers remain protected for future generations.