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Project Name: Project WILD Salmon Classroom ProjectPurpose: The project will support educational objectives of the program and integrate objectives into the classroom.Description: Students in a classroom with teacher supervision will raise supplied salmon eggs to a mature enough stage for release into a stream. They will monitor necessary equipment and materials and be given information with staff support for raising fish in a classroom. The aquarium environment will be checked daily for safe fish development and record student involvement. The students will participate in a classroom experience to maintain a living environment for salmon fish egg life stage development.Location: This is to be coordinated with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and a school site with Whitman Mission National Historic Site support.Materials: All materials are supplied for the aquarium. The chiller unit will be supplied by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Project Name: Education Material DevelopmentPurpose: There are many materials needing to be updated with current standard educational practices.Description: The documents and other materials can be designed and implemented into educational programs. The lesson formats will supply classroom and other educator’s materials which reflect state required student learning.Location: The project may be completed in environments other than Whitman Mission National Historic Site.Materials: A computer and knowledge of lesson plan design is necessary for the project to be applied to current educational materials available for the project.

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Web Developer to develop ways to gather personalized information for the email list, collect new email lists, add headers to increase visibility on search engines, and create new fundraising tools. The developer needs to know how to program using ColdFusion and Fusebox 3 Framework.

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Volunteer completes minor maintenance tasks, freeing up staff time to do large projects or habitat management work. Tasks may include mowing, vehicle cleaning, trail maintenance, beaver debris removal, and litter pick up. Depending upon the skills and experience of the volunteer, other duties which may be negotiated include minor painting, carpentry, plumbing, vehicle maintenance, equipment maintenance, and/or electrical work.

Volunteer must possess a driver's license, be skilled with hand tools, be able to follow directions, and work independently. Skills in technical areas are a plus and will generate more diverse tasks.

Regular 4-8 hour shifts during the work week, Mon-Fri from 7:00am - 4:30pm.

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Volunteers provide valuable services to the park in many capacities: Information and Visitor Services, Museum, Maintenance, and Administrative Services.

Museum projects include working with the museum collection, archives, library and oral histories. Volunteers also provide information and visitor services working as a guide at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and the American Family Immigration History Center.

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Help make a difference! Volunteers play a vital role in helping the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service fulfill its mission of conserving, protecting and enhancing America's fish and wildlife populations and their habitats.

Volunteers at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge have always been an integral part of the staff. They have assisted with numerous projects ranging from wildlife inventories to presenting interpretive programs, and their help has been instrumental in the accomplishment of a number of refuge projects and activities.

The St. Marks NWR Volunteer Program seeks to combine the interests of the volunteer with the work needed to be accomplished in order to achieve a productive partnership, one which will ensure the preservation of resources within the refuge.

The program is actually made up of three smaller programs, each adding its own uniqueness to the overall operations of the refuge. The programs are made up of the following: General Volunteers, Resident Volunteers, and Internships. Each program offers hands-on, working experience in the day-to-day activities of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

General Volunteer Program: This program represents our most critical area of operations. Volunteers perform duties in three areas of refuge operations: Visitor Services Environmental Education Resource Management Visitor Services is a mile-stone in refuge operations.

Volunteers perform many duties such as both formal and informal interpretation, staff the refuge visitor center, provide information to the general public, issue passes and facilitate our general hunt program.

Environmental Education is focused more in its interpretation. Volunteers are trained to lead school groups in activities that are designed to educate the students about the world around them.

Education Volunteers form the back-bone of the refuge's volunteer outreach activities, and as such they must undergo more specialized training than those who only work in visitor services.

"Resource Management is a broad term that encompasses many different jobs. Volunteers performing resource management duties do a lot of different things. They assist our forestry staff in cruising timber, they assist our wildlife biology staff with wildlife monitoring activities, and they assist our maintenance staff with trail improvements and minor construction projects.

The St. Marks General Volunteer Program has something to offer everybody. Volunteers can choose those activities that they feel will meet their needs even if some of the activities encompass more than just one area of refuge operations. Applications for the general volunteer program are accepted year-round.

Resident Volunteer Program: This program offers a unique opportunity for recreational vehicle and/or trailer volunteers to live and work at the refuge. It is only open to those volunteer candidates who own their own trailer and/or RV. Volunteers commit to work at the refuge 32 hours a week, for a minimum of thirty days. In exchange for their services, the refuge provides a full hook-up trailer pad plus access to garbage and laundry facilities. Volunteers perform work in the same area of operations as do our general volunteer staff, i.e. visitor services, environmental education and resource management.

Resident Volunteer positions usually begin by late September and run through the first of May. Applications are accepted year-round.

The Internship Program: This unique opportunity provides an excellent introductory experience into the operations of a national wildlife refuge. Candidates perform a variety of natural resource management activities and visitor services, and they are introduced to many different facets of managing a wildlife. refuge. This opportunity is available as a full-time position only.

Full-time internships are 40 hours a week, The internships usually run in twelve week increments for a total of three working months; however, this schedule can be amended depending on the needs of the applicant and/or site management. Dorm-style housing is available on a limited basis.

Internship Qualifications: Must be willing to work as a team Good written and verbal communication skills Must be willing to engage in some strenuous activities Willingness to speak in front of groups Willingness to do some routine administrative tasks (data entry, filling, etc.) Basic computer skills, foreign language skills and/or prior forestry experience a plus.

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Volunteers will assist in the direct, hands-on management of various Administrative documents at Edison NHS. Primary duties are to assist the Administration and Facility Management Divisions as needed. Administration volunteers will assist with various work assignments involving, filing, typing, arranging binders, logging documents, mini projects in preparation for upcoming events such as training, purging fiscal files, answering phones, preparing outgoing mail, etc.; archiving documents; and assisting other disciplines within the Site as needed.

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Assist with trail maintenance, native plant garden, buildings, fish tank and projects including highway clean-up and maintenance of bird boxes. Trail maintenance includes cutting back vegetation and erosion prevention.Positions are ongoing. Volunteers needed Monday-Friday 8am-4pm and weekends 9am-5pm.Most opportunities are during March-May and September-December.Training is provided.

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Washita Battlefield NHS is a small new park located in western Oklahoma. While the park is still in its development stage there is plenty to offer those who want to help. Washita is always looking for dedicated individuals who are interested in become Volunteers in Parks (VIP). Washita currently is recruiting for VIP’s to lead programs, work on park clean up projects, help with the curatorial process and just about anything else you could think of.

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Location: Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program. Duties: Clean up areas. Perform maintenance and construction for the Fisheries Improvement Program. Includes chain saw operation and work with hand tools. Qualifications: Interest in outdoors or conservation, able to use hand tools and chain saws safely.

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Alcatraz Island, the first US fort on the west coast and known for housing the some of the country's most infamous prisoners, also once featured gardens of plants from around the world. Many of these plants are now naturalized on the island while others have disappeared.

Filled with rare roses and historically significant cultivars, the gardens were tended first by 19th century soldiers, then prisoners, guards and their families. Since the prison's closure in 1963 and transfer to the National Park Service in 1972, the plants seen on the island today are what remain of the original gardens. In October 2003 the National Park Service, in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Garden Conservancy, will pilot a volunteer gardening program to begin restoring the gardens to their former glory and historic significance.

Hours per month: 3 hour shift, Wednesday mornings (9am-12 pm). Volunteers may commit weekly or every other week. Two-three month commitment requested.

Description of Duties: Volunteers will clear invasive weeds, and salvage, nurture, and map the remaining plants. Cuttings will be taken for propagation of historic plants for eventual incorporation back onto the gardens. Green waste will be composted and volunteers will manage and maintain the compost. Work may require the use tools such as shovels, rakes, hand picks, pruning tools and wheel barrels. All restoration activities will be consistent with the cultural resources plan for the site. The current goal is to maintain and restore health to the existing significant historic plants in anticipation of the eventual restoration of the gardens.

Knowledge/Skills Desired:

• Volunteers should be physically fit, able to lift about 25-30 pounds, kneel for extended periods, and work with tools
• Volunteers must be comfortable traveling by boat to Alcatraz Island and working outside under variable weather conditions for extended periods
• Volunteers will also be working in highly visible locations on Alcatraz, so they should be comfortable interacting with the general public and answering questions about their work
• Volunteers will wear a Volunteer in the Park Program uniform hat (provided by NPS)

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Mechanic needed to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on fleet of light trucks and research boats. Help to ensure safety awareness of self, others and equipment. Related mechanic experience is required.

Housing is not provided. Volunteer opportunities occur primarily Monday through Friday.

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Volunteers needed to perform seasonal indoor and outdoor work. Indoor work includes: assisting in visitor center, performing clerical and administrative duties, and working with computers and other technical equipment. Outdoor work includes: conducting bird watching tours and birding festivals, assisting in landscape, trail, and facility maintenance, conducting biological surveys and studies such as bird banding counts, and monitoring, assisting in hunter check stations, leading tours and providing information and interpretation to the visiting public, assisting in habitat modification projects, such as developing freshwater impoundments and reforestation, and photographing a variety of natural and cultural resources.

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Volunteers work with maintenance staff to keep facilities and equipment in good working order. Any physical limitations should be discussed with Refuge staff prior to entering on duty.

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Cleans hiking trails, places wood chips and gravel on trails as instructed using hand tools. Builds fences. Performs routine maintenance on grounds and facilities. Prepares and paints a variety of materials such as cannon carriages, and other equipment. May operate motor vehicles and power equipment as qualified. Must wear protective equipment. May be reimbursed for mileage up to $.10 per mile, and for meals, on a case by case basis.

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Ocala National Forest is 383,000 scenic acres in central Florida. Between the river boundaries of this forest lie central highlands, coastal lowlands, swamps, springs, and hundreds of lakes and ponds. The mild winters attract many "snowbirds" to the numerous campgrounds on the Ocala. The Ocala National Forest has an active year-round volunteer program. Volunteers are needed to serve as campground hosts. There is a lot of competition for winter positions. Those who can stay for a minimum of six months get first consideration. Summer positions almost always available and incentives available for those that stay in the hot months. Volunteers also needed for trails maintenance, recreation maintenance, and visitor services.

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Campground Hosts, Trail Maintenance, Visitor Services

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Special projects may be arranged for organized groups at various locations throughout Independence NHP. They may be full or half-day projects; groups of 10 or more are preferred. Typical projects are weeding, trash pick-up, fence painting, and leaf removal. Please call to discuss possibilities and allow at least three weeks notice for planning.

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PARK: Great Falls Park is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This 800 acre park is located approximately 12 miles from downtown Washington DC, near Great Falls, Virginia. The park preserves and protects the Great Falls and Mather Gorge sections of the Potomac River, the historic Patowmack Canal, and the surrounding natural areas. This day-use park, open year-round, is a popular destination for local, national, and international visitors. Over 500,000 visitors come to Great Falls to view the falls, hike, picnic, rock climb, kayak, horseback ride, mountain bike, fish, visit the Visitor Center, and learn about the unique natural and cultural resources.POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Year-round. Trail projects are normally conducted during the morning of the second Saturday of each month.DUTIES: Under the direction of park staff, assist with the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of park trails and resources. This includes: using hand tools (shovels, picks, wheelbarrows, handsaws, rakes, etc.), occasionally using power tools (drills, saws), working in a safe manner, working as a team member with park staff and volunteers to complete projects.QUALIFICATIONS: Able to follow directions of park staff and/or designated project leaders. Physically able to work with a variety of tools in a safe manner. Able to lift and carry heavy items (up to 50lbs.) Able to work in areas of varied terrain (rocks, slopes, vegetated areas, wet areas). Able to work in varied climates (heat, cold, humid, wet). Able to think and communicate effectively during emergency situations. TIME COMMITMENT: We would hope that volunteers would be able to attend as many sessions as possible. As noted above, the projects generally begin in the morning of the second Saturday of each month, and last approximately 3-6 hours.

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Volunteers can assist hatchery staff in many aspects, including: fish culture activities involving raising/releasing lake trout for the Great Lakes; public outreach; facilities maintenance; tour guides; office/clerical duties and landscaping. We are in the process of organizing a "Friends Group" for the hatchery. Volunteers are needed to assist in this effort and to handle public outreach duties meeting/greeting the public and giving tours. Volunteers can also assist in fish culture activities such as feeding fish, cleaning tanks and raceways, sample counting, etc. Please see our website at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Jordan River/

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Maintenance: Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of maintenance projects on the refuge. Included are construction, trail and facilities maintenance and weeding/mowing projects.

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Resident Volunteer Opportunities: For 32 hours a week, resident volunteers receive full hook-up, laundry facilities and the wonderful experience of living on the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteers who enjoy working for wildlife are encouraged to apply. Space is limited so call today!

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We can use general maintenance, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and heavy operator skills for a wide range of construction and maintenance projects,at this refuge, in the Scenic Texas Hill country.

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Excellent learning opportunity for those wishing to pursue a career in the Fisheries field or those wishing to work with large trout. Fishery technicians are needed to assist the hatchery staff in sorting and spawing six strains of rainbow trout, shocking, treating, picking and shipping eggs; plus other hatchery activities as needed. Assist in studies for fish culture technology development A bunkhouse is furnished, and a daily stipend for food of $17.05 is provided. The tour of duty is a forty hour week, five days/week. Some weekends or holidays may be worked with days off during the week. Volunteers are needed throughout the year, with peak periods from October through March. Minimum of twelve weeks. Located in the mountains of Southwest Montana near the world famous Madison River and fifty miles from Yellowstone National Park.

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All work will occur from the San Pedro House. Three major tasks are in need of completion: National Public Lands Day Event
Scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2003

1) Trash and old fencing material clean up and removal from highly visited and visible areas. 2) Re-paint shabby San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and San Pedro House portal signs leading visitors into the area. 3) The 1.5 mile San Pedro House Trail loop will be in dire need of brushing after the summer rains.

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John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) has two types of volunteer positions. Interpretive volunteers answer visitor questions and present interpretive / educational programs at the John Muir House about John Muir, the NHS, and the NPS in general. We request that applicants for these volunteer positions commit to a minimum 1 year agreement due to the amount of training involved. Community service applicants are NOT eligible for these volunteer positions.

Maintenance volunteers will perform manual labor in the park’s fruit/nut orchards and in the Mt. Wanda open space area. The duties will include picking up trash, pulling weeds and removal of alien plant species, mowing lawns, picking ripe fruits/nuts and placing them in the park donation bins, hauling plants, trees limbs etc from the pruning site to the composting area. As well as other duties as needed and determined by the maintenance supervisor. All volunteers, including community service applicants, may apply and there is no minimum commitment requirement. Volunteers with back, heart, allergies or other medical conditions are advised that this is physically demanding work in the outdoors.