an email describing a job my cousin just got… at times i get a bit jealous of her random life and jobs. this sounds like a great summer .
Hi Lacey, hope you are well. We would like to offer you a position as a crew leader for our Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Recovery Corps in PA running from June 30-August 29. These are the student dates- we would like crew leaders to be available from 6/25-9/1. Here’s a little about the site and the programs:
The Delaware Water Gap is just that- a gaping hole in the Appalachians through which the Delaware River flows. This craggy, spectacular gap, on the border of northwestern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania, is more than a mile wide. Yet the National Recreation Area that surrounds the gap offers much more than a break in the rock; it’s 40 miles of the middle Delaware River and almost 70,000 acres of land along its shores. The Delaware River itself, with beaches and boat launches, serves as the centerpiece of recreation-but the surrounding area offers much more. Rocky cliffs stretch straight up, offering great climbing. Wooded hills pepper the landscape, making for awesome hiking and biking. Wildlife? You bet: Deer, beaver, and otter scamper through these woods and waters, while hawks and bald eagles visit. Streams, ponds, waterfalls, and mountain overlooks make for incredible scenery. And though four million people visit each year, that doesn’t mean you can’t carve out your own stretch of solitude.
This program is composed of 5 crews working out of a camp at the DWG on flood recovery work- basic tread and drainage, trail clearing, bridge building, etc. The crews are made up of older high school students and younger college students that will receive a small living stipend and an Americorps Education Award upon completion of service. You will be joined by 11 other crew leaders, a camp cook, and a Program Coordinator on site.
This is a really exciting program and we would love to have you on for it! Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to accept this exciting program.
sweet eh? … here are some images of the Deleware Water Gap.
