Stewards Individual Placements

Stewards Individual Placements We connect passionate people through national service to preserve environments and strengthen communities. Stewards supports two AmeriCorps Teams: 1.

Stewards Individual Placement Program places and supports AmeriCorps Members and VISTAs across the country, fostering conservation service in support of communities and ecosystems. Stewards partners with land management agencies, nonprofits, and institutes of higher learning. Community Stewards, AmeriCorps*VISTAs serving in long-term antipoverty projects that build resilience, and 2. Environmental

Stewards, a group of AmeriCorps members serving in direct service projects with land management groups.

Recently, Jessica Ahearn, an Enrollment Specialist at Stewards, was able to do a site visit with some of our members in ...
09/02/2026

Recently, Jessica Ahearn, an Enrollment Specialist at Stewards, was able to do a site visit with some of our members in the field!

"It was great to leave my remote desk for the day and meet up with two Stewards IP members serving in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. IP Members Lenny and Genna are working with U.S. Forest Service to combat invasive species in the area, specifically kudzu vines. They work to treat effected areas throughout the forests and assist in prepping for timber harvesting.

Both the Forest Service staff and our members were super knowledgeable about the local vegetation and it was awesome to see first hand how they are effectively managing these rather frustrating invasive species. The USFS partners let me know that this work would not be able to get done without the support of our incredible members."

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We are excited to extend a well-deserved congratulations to Katie Hostetler, Volunteer Program Manager at Chiricahua Nat...
08/31/2026

We are excited to extend a well-deserved congratulations to Katie Hostetler, Volunteer Program Manager at Chiricahua National Monument for their recognition as Volunteer Program Manager of the Year!

Katie has supported AmeriCorps members from Stewards Individual Placements for the last two years and is welcoming a Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) to their team this fall!

Check out the NPS article here: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/2026-excellence-in-volunteerism-awards.htm

Photo by National Park Service
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08/30/2026

There are endless ways to enjoy America's national parks, but becoming a Junior Ranger is one of our favorites. Have you taken the oath?

Here is Stewards IP Program Coordinator Ryleigh and Western Region Agreements Manager Cali swearing in at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle, WA during our recent staff trip to Seattle.

The Junior Ranger program teaches kids to explore, learn, and protect our natural and cultural heritage. Next time you are at a national park, grab a free Junior Ranger booklet, complete fun tasks specific to each park, get sworn in by a Park Ranger, and earn awards and badges for completing your adventure. Go explore!


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Yesterday, our staff reflected on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library legacy. As a program focused on developing future g...
08/27/2026

Yesterday, our staff reflected on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library legacy. As a program focused on developing future generations through service, we are inspired by Dolly's commitment to developing future generations through literacy! This prompted us to all go around and discuss all our favorite childhood books and we thought we'd share this list with you all.

- Sidney the Sailboat Series by Mark Booth
- The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg
- Trouble with Gran by Babette Cole
- Rosies Babies by Martin Waddell
- The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- Knots on the Counting Rope by by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- A Wrinkle in Time series by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Littles by John Lawrence Peterson
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- No, David! by David Shannon
- Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
- The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

If we missed your favorite book drop it in the comments 👇

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Tomorrow, August 25th, park entrance fees across the country will be waived for National Park Service 's birthday! Go ex...
08/24/2026

Tomorrow, August 25th, park entrance fees across the country will be waived for National Park Service 's birthday! Go explore!

This month we have had a number of summer AmeriCorps VISTA members exit their service and it is always amazing to hear a...
08/21/2026

This month we have had a number of summer AmeriCorps VISTA members exit their service and it is always amazing to hear about the efforts of each one of our members. Over the next few weeks, Stewards will be highlighting a few of these members and their host sites.

Our first highlight is Rachel Knearl-Wearne who served as the VISTA Summer Associate for First State National Historical Park at the John Dickinson Plantation. Her project focused on digitizing “Five Stories,” an in-person exhibit that will be physically inaccessible when the John Dickinson Plantation’s new Visitor Center opens. Rachel researched featured individuals and their descendants, rewrote exhibit text, and created infographics for the online exhibit.

Learn more about the historic site here: https://www.nps.gov/frst/planyourvisit/john-dickinson-plantation.htm

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Check out this new article by The Corps Network featuring Stewards’ Historic Preservation Training Center’s (HPTC) Water...
08/18/2026

Check out this new article by The Corps Network featuring Stewards’ Historic Preservation Training Center’s (HPTC) Water Lab and Utility Shop!

The Water Lab and Utility Shop train participants in water treatment and wastewater management and set them up with industry-relevant skills in public health and safety and careers in the National Park Service and beyond.

Read full article here 👉 https://corpsnetwork.org/corps-impact-story-stewards-individual-placements-hptc-water-lab-utility-shop/

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08/14/2026

Thanks for completing your onboarding! (No but really, thank you)
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08/11/2026

Geoff, we’re really busy!

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While many of the Stewards team adventured around the Puget Sound, our remote staff members who couldn’t make it still w...
08/07/2026

While many of the Stewards team adventured around the Puget Sound, our remote staff members who couldn’t make it still went on new adventures in their own communities! Swipe to see what Jessica got up to in Georgia ➡️

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