Grace E DeMoville

General:

• Trail monitoring and minor rehab tasks such as downed tree removal, repairs, and trail marking.
• As assigned, performed various administrative duties, e.g., scheduling, gathering routine information for reports, compilation of statistical data, etc.
• Conducted regular inspections of trails and facilities, identifying maintenance needs promptly.
• Assisted in organizing educational programs, fostering community engagement in conservation efforts.
• Contributed to Climb with a Ranger program at Obed Wild and Scenic River. Set up ropes and organized gear for climbing programs. Educated children and adults in climbing techniques while emphasizing safety. Belayed climbers of various ages, ensuring safe experiences.
• Provided information and guidance for park visitors, answered all questions and inquiries.
• Wore all issued personal protection equipment (PPE) when appropriate. Fire PPE, traffic vest, PFD, ATV helmet, etc.
• Led volunteer groups in restoration projects, cultivating teamwork and appreciation for natural habitats.
• Provided backcountry presence and monitoring of high visitor use areas including providing visitor informational contacts for orientation, resource education, and preventative search and rescue information to ensure that visitors are protected in more remote and less accessible areas.
• Provided backcountry campsite monitoring and heavy-impact campsite area rehabilitation.
• ATV and UTV use to patrol and monitor resources in the park.
• Utilized Survey123 and ArcGIS Field Maps in the field to perform bridge inspection reports, sign reports, and backcountry campsite reports.
• Utilized a handheld GPS device to mark coordinates of rock shelters and archeologic sites in the backcountry. Provide rehab and report for any disturbances at said sites (i.e. graffiti cover-up, fire ring deconstruction, etc.)
• Performed all duties, as assigned, in Obed Wild and Scenic River as well.
• Received Star Award; Non-monetary time off award.
• Educated visitors on park resources, enhancing their understanding of natural ecosystems.

Search and Rescue (SAR):

• Search and Rescue Technician Type 2 (SRT2) Certification
• Assisted with Search and Rescue (SAR) operations (i.e. patient information, litter carry out, assistance with searches, etc.) Use of ATV or UTV for SAR operations.
• Worked alongside NPS emergency services rangers in training missions including technical rescue, basic search and rescue, and PSAR.
• Performed hasty/extended searches to locate missing persons.
• Informed visitors about park facilities and resources with emphasis on behaviors that may be potentially dangerous to visitors.
• Preventative Search and Rescue education and general education to visitors regarding the requirements for backcountry hiking and camping, the reasons for the regulations, etc.

Law Enforcement (Non-Commissioned):

• Regulate backcountry permit compliance and park rules and regulations compliance.
• Inspections of archeological sites, historic sites, and historic structures on a routine basis to ensure that there is no theft from sites, degradation, or any other human causes impacts and that their condition remains stable. All damage to sites was reported to the Archeologist and LE.
• Conducted daily patrol operations and communicated concerns with supervisors. Completes patrols in campgrounds, trails, and day-use areas.
• Ginseng sites monitored for theft.
• Interview witnesses to obtain information (SAR).
• Assistance with wildlife management-related issues, i.e. food storage.
• Park boundaries were patrolled on a monthly basis. Encroachments were noted and acted upon within the scope of authority. Serious violations or encroachments are reported to supervisor. Signage and painting are updated where appropriate.
• Safety zones were patrolled and kept maintained. Missing or damaged signs are replaced, unclear boundaries are marked to be made clear.
• Verbally warn a variety of visitors to stop violative behavior.
• Orally report conditions of park resources (trails, water sources, backcountry campsites, fire, other) to ensure action is initiated.
• Describe the impacts of violations to preserve resources and educate visitors.
• Verify facts to determine events, causes, and those involved in a situation or incident.
• Hours per week: 40

General:

• Conducted preventative search and rescue education via roving contacts at key attractions.
• Offered informal interpretation services along road corridors and facilities for visitor engagement.
• Communicated essential safety and resource protection messages during educational interactions.
• Presented park regulations, rules, and general information to enhance visitor understanding.
• Supported the high volume of visitor contacts requiring orientation, information, and visitor management for traffic issues, and thermal & wildlife safety.
• Peer-coaching (mentoring) of other coworkers programs to provide feedback and constructive criticism.
• Performed safety checks for government vehicles prior to operation.
• Assisted with answering the YELL Visitor Information Line and visitor center phone line.
• Other collateral duties including Junior Ranger inventory duties, statistics, firewood stocking, picking up trash, and emergency incident support.

Interpretation and Education:

• Developed and delivered educational programs for diverse audiences, enhancing visitor engagement and awareness.
• Facilitated outdoor activities and workshops for youth, promoting environmental stewardship and teamwork skills.
• Assisted in the development of interpretive materials, ensuring accurate representation of park themes and messages.
• Evening Programs with various topics relating to the park presented, typically with an audience of one hundred people or less.
• Porch Talks and Touch Tables on multiple different topics.
• Conducted guided tours to educate visitors on park resources, fostering appreciation for natural and cultural heritage.
• Youth and Junior Ranger Programs.
• Guided 2.3 mi hike with large groups of visitors providing formal interpretation about the park.
• Comprehensive safety messaging for visitors prior to all programs. Mitigation of safety during all programs.
• Visitor Center Operations; opens, closes, and staffs visitor center. Provide friendly, professional, fast-paced, and meaningful customer service at the Visitor Information Desk. Restock all information materials, clean and organize desk and lobby areas, and update information boards as needed. Provided visitors with appropriate safe and resource protection messaging.

Law Enforcement (Non-Commissioned):

• Wildlife and general traffic management; maintaining a proper traffic routine and making sure that visitors are following the regulations regarding the distance that you have to maintain from wildlife in the park.
• Provided assistance for bear management and/or law enforcement with wildlife concerns (i.e. bear jams, bison jams.) Performed hazing of bison as necessary to keep them off the roadways as a safety precaution.
• Addressed violations as necessary and contacted law enforcement when needed (i.e. fishing in closed areas, thermal trespassing, etc.)
• Performed crowd control in incidents and various situations.
• Developed and implemented working knowledge of relevant laws, policies, and procedures.
• Protection of natural and cultural resources from degradation due to visitor use and illegal activities.
• Verbally warn a variety of visitors to stop violative behavior.
• Orally report conditions of park resources (trails, water sources, backcountry campsites, fire, other) to ensure action is initiated.
• Describe the impacts of violations to preserve resources and educate visitors.
• Verify facts to determine events, causes, and those involved in a situation or incident.
• Assistance with traffic management for emergencies (i.e. car accidents).
• Shadowing other divisions as time allowed (i.e. law enforcement, fisheries).
• Hours per week: 40

General:

• Internship experience equivalent to a GS-05 position.
• Assisted with maintaining the Education Facility, preparing and organizing educational supplies, and compiling inventory lists of educational equipment.
• Provided informal interpretation in visitor centers by providing information about points of interest, rules and guidelines, maps and directions, current events, answering questions, and encouraging rapport about the park.
• Responded to email, mail, and telephone information requests at the visitor center.
• Performed all opening and closing procedures at the visitor center including stocking the information desk, opening the register, and raising the flag, etc.
• Performed all sales on the Eastern National Store register and close down the register at the end of the day according to SOP guidelines.
• Attendance of local and/or online training by the National Park Service or affiliated organizations (i.e., CPR, Operational Leadership, interpretation, Wilderness Workshop, etc.).
• Operation of a government motor vehicle as a part of official duties.
• Complete administrative tasks such as compiling statistical data for education grant reporting.
• Knowledge of and proper following of SOPs and JHAs regarding formal and informal programs within the park and for everyday work.
• Attendance of weekly meetings with other members of the division regarding park updates and individual updates. Provide a safety talk about a hazard or risk of the job or park in the meeting when scheduled.
• Assistance/shadowing of grant writing for educational funding.

Interpretation:

• Conducted summer interpretation operations, including the creation and facilitation of multiple audience-centered interpretative programs, summer youth programs, and Junior Ranger events.
• Facilitation of a weekly Wilderness Canoe Expedition on Little Beaver Lake and Beaver Lake in the Beaver Basin Wilderness area. Trips include up to eight full canoes or up to 24 people.
• Canoe trips lasted 4 hours and include 3.5 miles of padding and a guided hike to Lake Superior. Programs include basic canoe paddling training, Leave No Trace, canoe safety, interpretive stops about wildlife, habitats, and the history of the lake and surrounding areas.
• Revision of the interpretive outline and SOP for the Wilderness Canoe Program highlighting Leave No Trace Principles.
• Prepared and researched lesson plan outlines for formal and informal interpretive programs.
• Facilitated formal and informal interpretive programs, both independently and in a team environment, for diverse audiences to inform and educate visitors throughout the season.
• Programs Facilitated:

- Au Sable Lighthouse Tours including an interpretive grounds tour and an interpretive tour of the top of the lighthouse.

- Pop-up programs including angling, geology, logging, survival, bats, backpacking 101, Leave No Trace, etc.

- Shipwreck Sunset Evening 3-mile Guided Hike with a lighthouse tour and walk back with real flame lanterns

- Trivia with a Ranger including topics on wildlife, geology, history, invasive species, bats etc.

- Evening Campground Amphitheater Programs.

Environmental Education:

• Facilitated and provided group management for K-4 field trips for up to 100 kids throughout the season at the park and partner facilities with programs including sensory walks, animal tracks, tree investigation, etc.
• Facilitation of fourth grade afield program reaching over 250 children while educating about adaptations and the scientific method.
• Provided early childhood programs at community libraries and preschools; Ranger Read Along program with topics on pollinators, owls, etc.
• Facilitated, researched, planned, and designed curriculum-based lesson plans, media materials, standards-based activity ideas, and publications for schools grades K-5.
• Developed programs on a variety of topics using creative techniques and following interpretation models/guidelines.
• Assisted in evaluating educational initiatives, leading to improved visitor engagement and program effectiveness.

Law Enforcement (Non-Commissioned):

• Enforcement of park rules as necessary during formal and informal programs.
• Relaying violations of park rules and regulations to Law Enforcement Rangers.
• Proper radio use knowledge for emergencies, for backcountry travel, and when necessary for programs.
• Rove the front-country and backcountry to initiate verbal communication with visitors to provide informal interpretation, education on park rules, or guidance (e.g., roving in the field and providing roving information to visitors).
• Ride-alongs with Law Enforcement as time allowed.
• Hours per week: 40

General/Maintenance:

• Performed maintenance and ground work at Stratford Park, handling equipment (e.g., leaf blowing, weed removal, mowing) while adhering to safety guidelines and using proper PPE.
• Safe operation of a side-by-side off-road vehicle to assist with the maintenance of the park.
• Maintained cleanliness of park facilities, ensuring safe and welcoming environments for visitors.
• Daily inspections of equipment to ensure safety before use.
• Trail maintenance in the park (eg. keeping trails clear of limbs, weed removal, and marking of hazardous trees).
• Weed removal/upkeep of BMX track.
• Daily facility sanitation (eg. bathrooms, barns, garages, pavilions).
• Collected and disposed of trash in all park areas.
• Daily beach sand and volleyball court grooming.
• Informed visitors about park rules and guidelines to promote responsible use of recreational areas.

Mobile Parks Crew for one month:

• Operation of City vehicles as a part of everyday operations.
• Opening and closing procedures of the Chalet (rental building for parties) when rented out including firewood stocking.
• Towing and operation of a powerwasher.
• Completed daily work orders to ensure efficient operations and responsiveness to park needs.
• Event setup (eg. tables, chairs, barriers) of Midland Area River Days Festival that brings up to 15,000 people to the town over three days.
• Help on special projects when needed (eg. going to the hardware store, taking loads to the landfill).
• Hours per week: 40