Crew Leader Service Hours
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- Username: first preferred initial, last name)
- Password: wiscorps
Hours that may not be counted:
- Prohibited activities
- Sleep
- Personal time (quiet time, bathing, phone calls home, etc.)
Service Projects:
- Trail maintenance/construction
- Invasive species removal
- Structure/boardwalk installation
- Native plant propagation in a greenhouse
- Storm damage cleanup
- Herbicide application
- Tool maintenance
Crew Support:
- Prepared breakfast/lunch/dinner for the crew
- Helped set up, break down, or clean the campsite
- Crew meeting and planning
- Team building/bonding activities
- Weekly meal planning and preparation
Additional volunteer projects/ideas:
- Attended a project partner training/meeting
- Volunteered to assist with a community project
- Crew educational hike
- Picked up trash in the area
- Environmental education program/activity
- Travel time to new worksite (not daily commute)
Trainings:
- AmeriCorps Orientation
- WisCorps Orientation/History/Vision
- Sexual Harassment Training
- Conflict-Resolution
- Timesheet Training
- Herbicide & Pesticide Studies
- Wilderness First Aid (WFA) / CPR
- Chainsaw Safety
Summer 2025 – 1,200 Hour Term @ 14.5 Weeks
3.5 Training Weeks + 11 Project Weeks
14.5 Weeks @ 83 Service Hours Per Week = 1,200
45 Project Hours + 40 Non-Project Hours = 85 Hours per week (30-hr. buffer)
Training or Project Day? 13-15 hours per day
- Pre-Project: 1 hrs
- Project: 8-10 hrs
- After-Project: 4 hrs
- Per Week = 65-75 Hours
Non-Project / Weekend Day? 8-10 hours per day
- Camp Chores: 6
- Crew Teambuilding/Recreation: 6 hrs
- Food Shopping: 4 hrs
- Moving Projects: 4 hrs
- Per Week = 15-20 Hours
DAILY DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES:
Training Day – AmeriCorps Orientation, camp overview, project site and tool training, prepared dinner, and crew leader teambuilding. (15 hours, training)
Project Example Day #2 – Morning camp chores, crew stretches and safety, MTB trail construction and maintenance tools & tree removal with CAMBA, prepared dinner for crew and camp clean up, crew teambuilding and camp management. (15 hours, direct service)
Weekend Non-Travel Day – Camp chores, food resupply shopping, crew hike at Copper Falls State Park, (12 hours, direct service)
Travel Day – Camp chores, break down camp, traveled with crew to new project site, weekly meal planning and prep, help set up new crew camp, crew teambuilding exercise. (10 hours, direct service)