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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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A volunteer leading a tour inside the Friends Meetinghouse.
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Volunteer Rachel Foote leads a school group on a tour of the Friends Meetinghouse.

Volunteering gives you hands-on experience working with the public, park staff, and park resources.

Opportunities are listed below. Follow the links to apply. You may also download and fill out a volunteer application (PDF file, 559 KB) and send it to the park's volunteer coordinator. We will keep your application for up to one year and contact you if we have a need that matches your skills and interests.

 
Current Volunteer Opportunities

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM ASSISTANT
Activities: Office/Clerical
Dates: 01/01/2008----12/31/2008

PRAIRIE RESTORATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
Activities: Botany, Science, Weed/Invasive Species Control
Dates: 09/26/2009----09/26/2009

A CHRISTMAS PAST EVENT TRAFFIC CONTROL
Activities: General Assistance
Dates: 12/05/2008----12/07/2008

PRAIRIE RESTORATION FOR NATIONAL PARK WEEK
Activities: Botany, Science, Weed/Invasive Species Control
Dates: 04/18/2009----04/18/2009


To view more NPS volunteer opportunities, go to www.nps.gov/volunteer or www.volunteer.gov/gov
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Artist-in-Residence Program
About the program, artists, and how to apply.
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A volunteer collects prairie seeds surrounded by blossoming yellow goldenrod.
National Public Lands Day
Volunteer to restore native tallgrass prairie on National Public Lands Day.
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Girl with a junior ranger hat speaks with a park ranger.
Be a Junior Ranger
Activities for kids in the park or at home.
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Historic yellow house used by the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association
A nonprofit group that supports Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
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Yellow coneflowers in the lush green prairie grass.  

Did You Know?
General Land Office surveyors who first came to Iowa commented that the territory was fit only for waterfowl. Eighty-five percent of Iowa used to be soggy tallgrass prairie.
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Last Updated: May 29, 2008 at 17:00 EST