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Come volunteer with us! You can learn about the many fascinating critters that live in the tidepools and how we measure them! You can be a part of one of the longest-running coastal monitoring programs in California! And, you can enjoy the day out in the sun and surf, while learning and helping conserve our marine resources! We monitor the tidepools twice per year, in the fall and spring. * Training will be provided. * Great job experience if interested in working in Marine Biology or if you are interested in a more in-depth experience. * Commitment: We work for approximately four hours per day, during the afternoon low tides. You are welcome to join us for one, two, or all of the days, as long as you can be there for at least one whole shift.

THE NEXT TIDEPOOL MONITORING WILL OCCUR NOVEMBER 12-14, 2008!

Apply online if interested!

CABRILLO NM IS A DAY-USE ONLY PARK. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT ASSIST WITH HOUSING NEEDS.

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Shorebird Monitoring – Do you love bird-watching? Do you love the ocean? Then this is the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! Help us count shorebirds in order to track and detect long-term changes in bird diversity and abundance in the rocky intertidal zone. Enjoy the sights and smells of the ocean while working in one of the most diverse bird areas in California; here is every bird-watchers paradise. Volunteers must be physically able to walk and work on rocky, slippery, uneven, and unstable surfaces. Commitment: Bird counts are conducted on days when negative tides occur between the hours of 10 and 4 (50 days per year, concentrated between October and May). We ask a minimum of one day (approximately 2-3 hours) per month. Volunteers are welcome to help with more bird counts if possible. Benefits: *Learn identification of southern California’s shore birds and some associated ecological principles. Also gain experience in collecting environmental data (temperature, wind speed, etc.) *Help preserve one of our nation’s precious natural resources for the enjoyment of future generations **Training is provided.** We do not provide housing or RV hook-ups. We are a day use only park.

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NOTE: This position has been filled for 2008. The following information refers to our 2009 position.

Do you like hiking, spending time outdoors, and sharing your passion for learning and nature with others? Help visitors make intellectual and emotional connections to park resources by volunteering with the Curecanti Interpretation program this summer!

Interns work alongside interpretation staff, presenting formal interpretive programs at campgrounds and on a tour boat, doing informal interpretation by roving trails and overlooks and performing boat patrols, working on special projects, staffing two visitor centers, and shadowing staff from other divisions.

Interns of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities are welcome to apply. Interns must be willing to wear a uniform, comply with a background check, and work as a part of a team. The job does entail some physical exertion, including a long stairway and trail to and from boat tours, park roves, and lifting boxes, all at above 7,500 feet in elevation. Accommodations may be available for those with physical limitations. Shifts often include weekends and evenings.

Interns are provided with a uniform, a nominal stipend ($100/week), and free housing. The housing is in a dormitory, with a private bedroom, a bathroom shared with one other person, and kitchen, laundry, and living room facilities shared. Satellite TV, a pay phone, and wireless internet service are provided; private phone lines may not be installed, and cell phones may have limited reception in the area.

Ideally Interns work from May 12 for 12-15 weeks (our seasonal training is May 13-24), but there is some flexibility. Applications will be reviewed in early February. We hope to hire by late February/ early March of 2008.

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Help visitors make intellectual and emotional connections to park resources by volunteering with the Curecanti Interpretation program.

Volunteers are needed to rove trails,shorelines, and marinas within the park, helping visitors to make good trail decisions, have safe experiences, learn about park resources, and protect the natural and cultural history of the area. Trails range from short, relatively flat walks to very steep and strenuous hikes. All trails are above 7,000 feet in elevation. We welcome volunteers of all ages and all abilities; those with physical limitations may be limited to shorelines and marinas. Volunteers would work at least 4 hours per week, for a minimum of 8 weeks.

HOUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE, including parking spots for RVs or trailers. Work is primarily May-September, but winter work may also be available.

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Help visitors make intellectual and emotional connections to park resources by volunteering with the Curecanti Boating program. Beautiful Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest body of water in Colorado, offering fishing for record Kokanee Salmon and Lake Trout as well as boating, waterskiing, and other water-based activities. The reservoir is at about 7,500 feet in elevation, with a shoreline that varies from gentle sagebrush to steep canyon tributary arms.

Volunteers are needed to rove marina, shorelines, and Blue Mesa Lake itself, helping visitors to make have safe experiences, learn about park resources, and protect the natural and cultural history of the area. Activities may include offering boating safety inspections, distrubution of park information, and simply being a uniformed park resource that visitor can recognize. Uniform provided.

Those patrolling by boat may either provide their own vessel or ride along with park staff. We welcome volunteers of all ages and all abilities where it is safe and appropriate. Volunteers would work at least 4 hours per week, for a minimum of 8 weeks.

HOUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE, including parking spots for RVs or trailers. Work is primarily May-September.

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Come volunteer making videos in two National Park Service sites! This position involves assisting the park videographer by hiking throughout the parks and transporting/setting up camera and audio equipment.

Although a media background is preferred, it is not required. Training will be provided for those with limited video skills. Good physical fitness is desired. Start and end dates are flexible, however all video work must take place during the summer season. Free housing may be available.

For additional information, please contact Alison Koch at 970-641-2337 x208 or alison_koch@nps.gov

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Help visitors make intellectual and emotional connections to park resources by volunteering with the Curecanti Interpretation program.

Volunteers are needed to staff three visitor centers, at Elk Creek, Lake Fork and Cimarron. Volunteers welcome visitors, provide information, encourage youth in the Junior Ranger program, and may also rove trails or offer short interpretive talks. We welcome volunteers of all ages and all abilities. Volunteers would work at least 4 hours per week, for a minimum of 8 weeks.

HOUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE, including parking spots for RVs or trailers. Work is primarily May-September, but winter work may be available.

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Volunteer will provide environment-based education (focusing on the Mojave Desert) using activities, games, experiments and stories to the visiting public and school groups K-12 at the Desert Discovery Center (DDC). Will include preparing and refining curriculum; arranging and scheduling programs; developing and presenting special programs, nature walks, and visitor center presentations; may include representing DDC at fairs, and other events, creating exhibits, preparing handouts/brochures, or responding to questions. Require: flexible, creative, and enthusiastic team player; background in natural sciences, environment-based education, outdoor recreation and curriculum development; experience working with children; willingness to work independently and with others; strong oral and written communication skills; comfortable working with the public in various outdoor and indoor settings; basic computer skills. Must be self-motivated and able to work without a lot of supervision. Facility is a 7,000 square foot building located on 11 acres of land in the heart of Barstow, CA.

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Volunteer would assist with fieldwork, carrying out a variety of monitoring projects including breeding and migratory bird surveys, forest vegetation, sandscapes, bald eagles, campsites, bluff erosion, and frog/toad surveys. The volunteer may enter data in a database, summarize data, and write draft reports. A background in biological science, good observation skills, ability to record accurate and complete field notes, and walk moderate distances on and off-trails through dense forest vegetation, and ability to travel by motorboat would be required. Personal transportation and a valid driver’s license are required. Assistance is primarily needed during the summer months. RV sites and/or shared dormitory accommodations available.

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Initiate informal visitor contacts with Meyers Beach users to provide orientation, information about user fees, rules and regulations, and interpretation of park resources; patrol the parking lot, beach, picnic area, hike the trail, and conduct limited sea kayak patrols; perform minor maintenance duties including, but not limited to, beach cleanup, supplying restrooms, and trail maintenance; initiate and participate in park response to emergency medical and/or search and rescue situations (possible). RV sites and/or shared dormitory accommodations available.

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The Biological Informatics Office, of the United States Geological Survey, is currently recruiting volunteers to work at the program office in Reston, Virginia. Volunteers would assist with the support of The National Biological Information Infrastructure’s Digital Image Library (http://images.nbii.gov): a repository of images of our environment that can be used by biologists, educators, students, and others for the illustration of subjects, research, and species identification.

At this time, the number of images being contributed to the NBII’s Digital Image Library is vastly increasing, and assistance is needed to input images and to validate image resolutions, scientific content, and the associated data (metadata). Occasionally, research will be needed on specific biological subjects, on other image galleries, or on information science techniques. In the process, the volunteer will learn the methods of how biological information is shared in distributed networks (bioinformatics) in addition to acquiring metadata and internet-library skills.

For this position, an undergraduate degree is highly desired. We are specifically looking for volunteers with experience in biology or other sciences, photography, photo editing, library science, XML schema, Spanish, and/or spreadsheets/statistics. We are interested in matching tasks to your particular skills and interests, so additional duties are potentially available. If interested, please email the project coordinator listed below.

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Tree Planting

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We plan to improve trails and revegetate areas to improve visitor experience and return areas of CT to its natural state.

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Restoration project that will enhance fisheries habitat and recreational opportunities.

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Site hardening, trail work, litter clean up, invasive plant removal

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Invasive removal: all-out effort to rid Starrigavan Recreation Area of the invasive European Black Slug.

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Planting

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Assist hatchery biologists with rainbow trout and freshwater mussel propagation programs.

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The second Saturday of each month (March through December) volunteers can help clean up and maintain trails in Valley Forge NHP.

Come join us and help preserve and protect both the cultural and natural resources of the park.

The work requires occasional effort in lifting heavy materials. Protective gear is important and must be worn. Valley Forge NHP will provide tools. Meet at 9am in the small parking lot off Yellow Springs Road (near the covered bridge). Work ends by noon.

If you have any questions, contact Ernestine White, Volunteer Program Manager at 610-783-1065. You can also view the trails maintenance schedule by going to www.outdoors.org and click onto AMC- Delaware Valley Chapter.

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Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge is a wonderful example of Bottomland Hardwood Swamp. Located on the lower Pearl River, the refuge is largely inaccessible. It offers habitat for many creatures, including swallow-tailed kites, gulf sturgeon, turkey, and myriad neotropical migratory songbirds.Staff and volunteers on this refuge do a wide variety of research, and maintain trails and access points.

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POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Wildlife Assistants help wildlife biologists with a variety of wildlife related tasks to include fieldwork and/or office work including the Condor Recovery Program.

OFFICE DUTIES may include data entry of wildlife observation cards; document condor behavior from remote video camera footage; research non-lead ammunition issue; develop resource education products

FIELD DUTIES may include assisting with invertebrate and vertebrate surveys; monitoring for pig activity within the pig exclosure if a breech in the fence is suspected; assisting in maintaining a pig free exclosure through assisting NPS staff in fence maintenance (brushing, erosion control); tracking condors using radio telemetry; assisting with condor feeding through carcass placements and more.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:

Pinnacles National Monument is centrally located within California’s natural wonders. Hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean, Yosemite National park and more. Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement. Within the monument's boundaries lie 26,000 acres of diverse wildlands. For more details on the park, please visit our website (www.nps.gov/pinn)

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DESIRED/ REQUIREMENTS

·Friendly, courteous, reliable.

·Ability to work independently.

·For fieldwork: Desire and ability to work outdoors, at times in inclement weather and terrain as well as sometimes exert strenuous physical activity while walking.

·You will be required to wear an official National Park Service Volunteer uniform that will be provided to you.

SCHEDULED HOURS/TIME COMMITMENT:

Minimum commitment of 4 hours a day 4 times a month. Some flexibility possible, however reliability is necessary

BENEFITS

·Training in NPS staff procedures and policies and knowledge of resources.

·Opportunities to enjoy the scenery, wildlife and cultural resources of this spectacular park.

·Resume building, through work experience with the National Park Service.

·Meet fellow volunteers at trainings and social events.

Please contact Pinnacles National Monument to join the NPS team. Contact us at pinn_volunteer@nps.gov and 831-389-4486 ext. 242. For more details or to learn about all the current openings go to http://www.nps.gov/pinn/supportyourpark/volunteer.htm

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Volunteers are needed to perform entrance fee collection, visitor center and store operations, and to provide orientation, information, and informal interpretation to park visitors. All of these tasks are essential to providing quality customer service to the public. Experience in cash register operation and handling of funds is required. If you have no experience, a willingness to learn is alright.

RVers are asked to provide the park 32 hours of service per week in exchange for a full hook-up pad and laundry facility. Local volunteers can serve on an as-desired basis. Fort Pulaski is one of the most scenic parks in the southeastern U.S. You will find a tour of service here both rewarding and fun!

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Assist in staffing the Visitor Center information desk, orient visitors to the Park, introduce the park movie and collect fees. Inform visitors on the park history and resources. Works on other projects as assigned.Volunteer will work closely with Park Rangers in the division of Interpretation.

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Volunteers needed to perform seasonal indoor and outdoor work. Indoor work includes assisting with data input, performing clerical and administrative duties, and working with computers and other technical equipment. Outdoor work includes herbicide spraying and hand-pulling of non-native plants, and debris and litter clean-up on remote islands. No housing or RV hookups available except at the Panther Refuge.

Please include the size of your camper, if applicable.

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Sea Turtle Nesting on the TTI Refuge starts from May Aug. Volunteers would monitor nests and assist with post-hatching inventories. Transportation and logistics always present challenges.

Volunteers would work a regularly scheduled weekday or weekend shift in the morning. The area is co-managed with Rookery Bay National Esturine Research Reserve. Working with Reserve or Refuge staff, the volunteer should be able to assist in survey work by boat and on foot, walking along the beach to find and identify nests. The boat ride to and from the monitoring area can take up to one hour.

This work will be hot and sometimes strenuous. The length of the work day will be determined by the number of crawls encountered, so it is impossible to know how many hours a survey may take. The day(s) of the week are flexible, but we would require that the volunteer be able to contribute at least one day week or a minimum of 6 days a month with a two month commitment.

Training will be provided, however there may or may not be housing available. Experience is recommended, but not required.