NEWSummit Steward

Summit stewards are responsible for educating the hiking public about the rare and fragile alpine communities of the High Peaks Wilderness. A summit steward’s foremost goal is to encourage hikers to walk on the solid bedrock above the treeline, thereby protecting the threatened and endangered flora of the alpine zone. As educators and interpretive naturalists, summit stewards teach hikers about minimizing impacts on alpine summits, the significance of alpine vegetation in the context of the state’s natural heritage, and alpine ecology.

Location: Adirondak Loj & Heart Lake Program Center, Lake Placid, NY

Position Dates: Friday of Memorial Day Weekend (May 23) – October 20, option to leave early in August to return to college, if applicable

Application Deadline: February 7

Wage: $17.50 / hour

Benefits: Paid sick time

Perks: Free ADK membership; Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor training; Wilderness First Aid training, free ADK workshops; discounts on store merchandise and rental equipment.

Housing: Tent accommodations at backcountry sites during work week, meals not provided; Additional shared housing in yurt or canvas tent available at Heart Lake Program Center for off days with three meals a day available for free.  

ADK screens prospective employees through a background check. Information obtained is not an automatic bar to employment but is considered in view of all relevant circumstances. Any falsification, misinterpretation, or incompleteness in this disclosure alone is grounds for disqualification or termination.

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