Port Louis National Wildlife Refuge is hiring Youth Conservation Corps crew members for the summer of 2023! Applicants must be 15-18 years of age and apply between March 1 and April 15, 2023. Motivated individuals will conserve and protect local natural resources, use a variety of hand tools to maintain refuge grounds and buildings and be productive and enthusiastic members of a team earning $10 per hour. If you're interested in this opportunity, complete an application (PDF) and submit via email to Ron Knopik or via mail to 10728 County Road X61 Wapello, IA 52653-9477.
About the refuge
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge is located just outside of Wapello, Iowa. The refuge comprises nearly 10,000 acres, divided into four separate divisions: Big Timber, Louisa, Keithsburg and Horseshoe Bend. All of these divisions are located within the Mississippi Flyway, one of the nation's most important waterfowl migration routes. Refuge staff manage a mosaic of wetlands, bottomland forest and prairie. Each habitat type plays an important role in providing the resources necessary to support a rich diversity of fish and wildlife.
