| Contacts: | Joe O'Neill | , 208-962-3683 |
BLM Seeks Volunteer Campground Host: Popular Location on the Salmon River
Cottonwood, ID - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office is looking for an energetic volunteer campground host for the Hammer Creek Campground and Recreation Site located on the Lower Salmon River near White Bird Idaho. The Hammer Creek campground consists of several developed campsites with fire rings, picnic tables, fire grills, water and bathrooms along with a day use picnic area and a boat ramp. Hammer Creek is also a popular launch site for floating and fishing the Lower Salmon River for thousands of people each year.
The campground host would help with minor maintenance of the site including painting, cleaning, cutting weeds, restocking permits and fee envelopes and making visitor contacts among other duties. The BLM would provide a fully accessible RV camping spot with water, electricity and sewer. The selected host would also receive a small stipend to help cover incidental expenses. The BLM is seeking this volunteer to live on-site from mid-June through Thanksgiving each year.
“This is a great location and opportunity for an outgoing person or couple with an RV”, stated BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Joe O’Neill. “We are looking for someone who enjoys interacting with the public and who will help oversee activities at the recreation site,” he continued.
For additional information about the Hammer Creek Recreation Site visit the website at:
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/cottonwood/recreation_sites_/Hammer_Creek_Recreation_Site.html. For information about the camp host position, contact Joe O’Neill at 208-962-3683.
The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.