Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) Application Open

Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) is a 10 week summer program that hires Anchorage teens to complete park improvement projects. Teens learn natural resource management job skills by building trails and restoring stream banks while increasing civic engagement, environmental awareness, and leadership skills. YEP is designed to positively engage a new generation of diverse young leaders as conservation stewards of public lands through meaningful job training, employment and education.

To become a YEP crew member you must meet the following qualifications:

• A resident of the Municipality of Anchorage
• 16-19 years old
• Completed or pursuing your high school or GED education