PARK RANGER INTERPRETATION Job in Ajo, Arizona US
PARK RANGER INTERPRETATION
DUTIES: MAJOR DUTIES: The ranger will be required to prepare and present programs throughout Pima County as part of the Junior Ranger Program. The monument has partnered with 14 county recreation centers to present programs to three groups: toddlers, youths and adults. The duties include researching, planning, preparing and presenting interpretive programs at each of the recreation centers. In addition the monument provides a major role in a partnership with other agencies to provide Outdoor Adventure Camp to 4, 5 and 6 grade students in the local community of Ajo, AZ. This is also part of the Junior Ranger outreach activities provided by the monument. The ranger may at times be asked to assist in staffing the visitor center information desk. Ranger will give out information about park facilities and recreational opportunities, provide directions, answer general questions about the monument and surrounding area, dispense free publications, and refer all questions of law and policy to appropriate park officials. Ranger will periodically need to operate the park radio, answer telephone calls, provide written responses to general inquiry letters, and distribute Division mail. Ranger will assist with Cooperating Association sales by operating the association cash register. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work involves extensive periods of standing and walking, in some cases over rough surfaces or inclines, carrying backpacks, tools, rescue equipment, etc. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, e.g., high or low temperatures, confined spaces or adverse weather conditions. AREA INFORMATION: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument preserve the most northern reaches of Organ Pipe Cactus and contains the largest stands found in the United States. As a Biosphere Reserve the monument provides the public and researchers the Sonoran Desert at it's best. Camping and hiking are the two major recreational opportunities within the monument. Organ Pipe Cactus is where summer spends the winter... warm days (60s F) and chilly nights (40s F) are common during the late fall to early spring, with occasional rains. Most of our visitation happens between December and March. Consistent winter rains will produce gorgeous spring wildflowers. Early summer days are hot and dry with temperatures in the 100s and humidity below 10%. Late summer monsoons bring fantastic lighting and furious thunderstorms. Temperatures drop to 90s, however the humidity increases. Organ Pipe Cactus NM is located in southwestern Arizona in Pima County. The nearest town of Ajo, Arizona is 34 miles north of the visitor center, park housing and administrative offices. The monument has a common boundary with Mexico on the south (30 miles of shared border), the Tohono O'odham Nation on the east, the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge on the west and northwest, and Bureau of Land Management on the north.