To find out more about any of these projects, please
see the contact information listed in the project description, or
contact Judy Mitchell
Volunteers with the Willamette and Deschutes National
Forests need to fill out a volunteer agreement. You will get details
about this when you inquire about helping with one of the projects.
Title
|
Type of Work
|
Date of Work
|
| Wildlife |
Neotropical
Migratory Bird Program ~
International
Exchange Visitor: Wildlife Biologist |
Opportunity for wildlife biologist
doing variety of jobs with Willamette NF Migratory Bird Program
from monitoring and bird banding to working with local schools. |
February 20 - October 30, 2009
Application due: January
10, 2009 |
| Winter
Sports |
| Middle
Fork Ranger District Winter Sports Volunteers |
Variety of opportunities
for winter sport enthusiasts to help with ski trail condition
reporting, signing, light maintenance, as well as adopt-a-ski
trail and adopt-a-snow shelter programs. |
When the snow flies ~ you
set the date |
| Wilderness
~ Trails ~ Camp Sites |
Wilderness
& Trails Projects
(general description ~ specific
projects are listed below) |
Help monitor and care for
many miles of trails and remote campsites in the Willamette
National Forest's back country and wilderness areas
|
| Wilderness
Trail Head Host |
Camp at Wilderness trail
heads during high use holiday weekends while you educate visitors
about good Wilderness recreation practices. |
Weekends in July & August |
| Trail
Survey Projects |
Hike trails as
they open for the season to check for downed trees, trail and
bridge damage and report back to help us gauge the trail crew
work needed. |
June-July
You set the date |
Crossing
Way Trail Clearing
(Three Sisters Wilderness) |
Strenuous work clearing the Crossing
Way Trail. 10 mile round trip trail work. |
August 14-15, 2008 |
|
Diamond Peak Wilderness Trail/Lake
Work Party
Crescent Ranger District (Deschutes National Forest)
|
Multi-day pack-in trip for trail clearing
and cleanup starting at the Trapper Creek trailhead in the
beautiful Diamond Peak Wilderness. This work can be strenous
so volunteers
must be in good physical shape! |
August 8-11, 2008 |
| Foley Ridge Trail |
Clear trail of trees downed in winter
wind storm |
July 11-14, 2008 |
Salmon Lakes Trail
(Waldo Lake Wilderness) |
Volunteers will brush and do water
drainage. This is a two night three day backpacking trip. |
August 19-21, 2008 |
Taylor
Burn Road/ Wilderness trail work
(Waldo Lake Wilderness) |
Trail work and campsite cleanup in
the Waldo Lake Wilderness |
July 18-21, 2008
|
Pacific Crest Trail 
Links to Pacific Crest Trail
website ~ see Volunteer
section for schedule & sign-up information |
Multi-day pack-in trail
projects on the Pacific Crest Trail. Tasks include cutting brush,
cleaning and constructing water bars, and improving trail tread.
|
Typically July, August & September
|
| Horse Packers |
Various Wilderness projects
for horse packing volunteers from brushing and tread work to
packing in fish. |
July-September |
| Backcountry
campsite check-up and clean-up |
Campsites around lakes need
to be checked and cleaned early in the season, as well as throughout
the summer If you are interested in helping us keep lake areas
off trails clean please contact Judy
Mitchell. |
May-Sept |
| Angling survey |
Forest Service and ODFW
would like to find out if folks are catching fish in the lakes
in Wilderness. If you are interested in being part of this survey
please contact Judy Mitchell |
May-October |
| Noxious weed survey |
Forest Service botanists
are interested in finding and identifying noxious weeds in Wilderness
areas. If you would like to seek out and identify noxious weeds
please contact Judy Mitchell |
June-October |
| Lake
Projects |
| Adopt-a-Lake
Projects |
Take pride in a special
lake area and help keep lake campsites clean.Good for groups,
families, friends working together, or individuals. |
You set the date |
| Lake Site Maintenance |
Maintenance on mountain lakes in
dispersed recreation areas |
At least twice during the summer ~
you set the date |
| Campground
Host |
| Campground
Host |
A Campground Host is a Forest
Service Volunteer who agrees to spend all or part of a summer
living in a campground. |
Memorial Day - Labor Day |
