NPS Resource Stewardship Historic Weapons Crew Member

The interns will serve as members of the Resource Stewardship Historic Weapons Crew at Fort Pickens, located on Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola Beach, Florida. The selected candidates will present historic weapons demonstrations using 19th century muskets and a 10 pounder Parrot Rifle cannon. They will also present interpretive programing that emphasizes the ways that geomorphology, coastal defense, climate and recreation all impact cultural resources at Gulf Islands National Seashore

The Resource Stewards Crew will present educational and interpretive programs that engage the public in stewardship of the natural and cultural resources of the national seashore. The crew will present black powder demonstrations eight times a week throughout their internship. These demonstrations provide parkgoers with a more in depth understanding of the life and experiences of the people who lived and served at Fort Pickens. 

The Resource Stewardship Crew will, under the directions of the supervisory park ranger and Lead Historic Weapons Intern, research, study and interpret the geomorphology of Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key and the role that these natural geological processes have played in local and national history through the Network to Freedom program. They will incorporate this knowledge into their public programing.

Housing is provided, rent is not included in salary.