Backcountry horseback Naturalists needed in Yellowstone National Park (USA)

***We will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Description: Experience the best backcountry Yellowstone National Park has to offer! Use your
wildlife and botany knowledge to work as a naturalist for Yellowstone Wilderness Outfit- ters. You
will have the opportunity to view grizzlies, black bears, moose, and wolves all while interpreting
Yellowstone's hottest conservation issues for our guests. Guiding horseback tours in Yellowstone is
the adventure of a lifetime. You are not just a tour guide; you are a Yellowstone ecology expert.
You'll learn all about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and add extensive backcountry experience
to your resume.

Interpersonal skills are vital to interacting with our guests. A guide must be able to field any and
all questions about Yellowstone National Park. Knowledge of wildlife, wildflowers, general ecology,
geology, and history is essential. We will point you toward materials that will help you prepare. You
are essentially naturalists working on horseback. There is also a very physical side to the job. The
job requires lifting 50 lbs or more, working in all weather conditions at altitudes of 6,000 to
10,000 feet, very long hours, and very few days off.

We are based out of Gardiner, MT, the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Housing is
required on-site in a huge, nice camper trailer, shared among other guides, and costs around
$200 per month. Pets and personal horses are not allowed.

This is an outdoor job and you will be required to provide the equipment necessary for working in
the backcountry. At a minimum, this must include: waterproof boots, western wear and hat, rain
and winter gear, headlamp, Leatherman Wave, and a zero degree sleeping bag.
If you plan to spend all your time in the local bars, please don't waste our time (and yours) apply-
ing. We expect all applicants to have a genuine desire to work in Yellowstone National Park.

Qualifications:
• Our 2014 season runs from June through September and you must be able to commit to the ma-
jority of the season (exact contract dates to be determined later).
• Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate that they have worked with horses and have
competent riding skills. Video may be required of applicants.
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
• Previous naturalist and guiding experience is a plus, but not mandatory. Any experience with
the public is beneficial.
• All positions are very labor intensive and applicants must be physically fit.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old and arrive with valid Red Cross First Aid and CPR
certification.
• At this time, we are only able to hire US citizens or those with a U.S. work visa in-hand.

Positions:
Day Ride Naturalist Guide. We run half (3.5 hour) and full (8 hour) day rides in the Mammoth Hot
Springs area. Your duties will include catching, saddling, and loading horses into a trailer;
driving the trailer into the Park to meet your guests for the day; taking care of your guests along
the trail and give info on YNP; serving lunch on the trail; and returning to the barn to unsaddle and
check over horses and tack. You are also responsible for barn chores: basic horse health care,
putting out hay, cleaning water tank, shoveling poop, and truck/trailer inspections.

Backcountry Naturalist/Wrangler. We run trips lasting four to six days every week for 13 weeks in a
row. Pack trips are camping trips into the Yellowstone wilderness on horseback and take place
throughout the Park. We camp in tents and sleeping bags and ride horses 15 miles per day. Your
duties will include saddling horses and mules, setting up our portable electric fence, setting up
camp, assisting with camp and kitchen tasks (tending the fire, fetching water, washing dishes,
etc.), packing food and equipment in panniers, and assisting guests on horseback and around
camp. This position will be filled from our selected day ride guides; June is a trial period to see
who best fits this role.

Backcountry Naturalist/Camp Cook. We run trips lasting four to six days every week for 13 weeks
in a row. Pack trips are camping trips into the Yellowstone wilderness on horseback and take place
throughout the Park. We camp in tents and sleeping bags and ride horses 15 miles per day. Your
duties will include a combination of saddling horses, cooking breakfast and dinner, packing food
and equipment in panniers, and assisting guests on all of our pack trips. This posi- tion requires a
great deal of interacting with our guests. You will help them on the trail and dis- cuss Yellowstone
with them over breakfast.

For application instructions, please visit our website at
http://www.yellowstone.ws/jobs.html
***We will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary: $350.00 per week plus tips.

Website: http://www.yellowstone.ws/jobs.html
Contact: Carrie Byron
E-mail: cbyron@yellowstone.ws