The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking volunteers to assist with the 2017 Winter Trek Conservation Education Program that begins in January.

Shifts will be a minimum of four hours per day, one day per week from Jan. 10-March 30. Winter Trek takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Volunteers should be able to snowshoe for at least 90 minutes at an elevation of 9,100 feet without difficulty. Snowshoes are provided. 

Experience working with kids is recommended and volunteers should be comfortable speaking to large groups.  Knowledge of Sierra Nevada natural history is a plus. Volunteers must attend the mandatory training session in early January. 

For more information about this volunteer opportunity, contact Jean Norman at jdnorman@fs.fed.us.