Work in the Great Outdoors; Angeles National Forest Wants You

By Terry Miller

The drought is far from over despite the recent rains but there has been new growth in the San Gabriel Mountains which is cause for concern for the upcoming fire season in California.

In preparation. the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument hosted a career fair recently in Arcadia designed to showcase and recruit for seasonal wildland firefighting positions recently.
There are a variety of opportunities (both paid and unpaid) that may be available later this year, ranging from volunteer and student programs to seasonal and full time employment, for those seeking an exciting and fulfilling career path associated with the outdoors.
Forest Service officials are able to provide assistance in navigating through the application process, and how to research other outdoor career opportunities.
The Wilderness Act of 1964 established a National Wilderness Preservation System intended to preserve the unique wild and scenic areas of America’s public lands. The Act defined “Wilderness” as – “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.”
“Wild” areas can be found within an hour’s drive of downtown L.A. These are areas set aside by Congress to remain untouched – where people can experience the solitude of some of the nation’s most beautiful country.

“We simply need that wild country available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and look in. For it can be a means of reassuring ourselves of our sanity as creatures, a part of the geography of hope.”
Wallace Stegner

For more information about the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, please visit:
http:/ Angeles National Forest
701 N. Santa Anita Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Voice (626) 574-1613
/www.fs.usda.gov/angeles/

The sky above the road to Chantry Flat Tuesday was filled with cumulus clouds that helped accent the natural beauty of the Angeles National Forest – Photo by Terry Miller

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