Common Outdoor Ground (COG), in partnership with the Albany County Tourism Board and the Laramie Ranger District, is hiring a Visitor Information Specialist (VIS) to staff the Centennial Visitor Center this summer.

The position will be a full-time temporary position from May 30 until September 30. Some responsibilities of the position include greeting visitors, answering phone calls, and creating a monthly visitor count spreadsheet. The Visitor Center is a USDA Forest Service building, located just west of Centennial, Wyo. along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway (Highway 130) and at the boundary of the Medicine Bow National Forest.

Applications are being accepted until May 1. Further information about the position can be found here.

Common Outdoor Ground is also asking for volunteers to work occasional shifts at the Visitor Center by signing up through their email: commonoutdoorground@gmail.com

Please contact Common Outdoor Ground with any questions regarding the position by visiting their website or Facebook page.

COG is a nonprofit, community organization providing volunteer support for sustainability of outdoor spaces in southeast Wyoming.

This will be the sixth year that COG has partnered with the Laramie Ranger District under a signed agreement. Although in the past the agreement has facilitated coordination of volunteers and resources, COG partnered with the Albany County Tourism Board to fund the VIS position for the summer of 2023. 

The Albany County Tourism Board is responsible for promoting the area to visitors to support the local economies and communities of Albany County, Wyo.

Through the statewide lodging tax, the Wyoming Office of Tourism has been able to allocate Destination Development Funding to local lodging tax boards, including the Albany County Tourism Board, to in turn support and improve the local tourism infrastructure. Without their support, this project would not be possible.

More information about the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grasslands can also be found on our website or social media channels: @FS_MBRTB on Twitter or @FSMBRTB on Facebook.