Gifford Pinchot
National Forest
Forest Headquarters
10600 N.E. 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 891-5000
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Cowlitz Valley
Ranger District
10024 US Hwy 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
(360) 497-1100
TTY: (360) 497-1101
Mt. Adams
Ranger District
2455 Hwy 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(509) 395-3400
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic
Monument
Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140
Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)
TTY: Phone for the Deaf
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Volunteers
are needed to help with recreation operations, visitor information,
and resource management. Projects include helping to maintain
trails and recreation facilities, managing the climbing route and
backcountry areas, and sharing the wonder of Mount St. Helens with
volcano visitors. |
Not
sure what to do? Check out these opportunities.
Weekend Volunteer Projects
For
further information:
Please
contact the Mount
St. Helens Institute concerning our upcoming weekend
work parties and season long internships and volunteer opportunities.
Email:
info@mshinstitute.org
(360) 449-7887
Mount
St. Helens Institute
42218 NE Yale Bridge Road
Amboy, WA 98601 |
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Conservation
Corps Youth Crew on the Hummocks Trail
Photo
by Jessica Kimmick, MSHI |
2008 Work Party Schedule
Please
reply using our Online
RSVP Form so we know you are planning to attend.
Completing this brief form will
help us best prepare for and coordinate each event.
Pre-registration is not required
and last-minute volunteers are welcome to show up and register on the
morning of each event.
3rd
Annual Mount St. Helens Weed Rodeo
has been
rescheduled for Saturday,
June 28
Due to
Record Snowpack and Delayed Spring Growing Conditions
(Please
see below for details)
Saturday,
May 31, 2008:
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Ape Cave
Lava Tube
Copyrighted
photo courtesy of Pat Leeson |
Go
Ape for Trails Week at Mount St. Helens
Help
Clean-Up Ape Cave and Clear Winter Debris on Trails and at Facilities
South of the Volcano
Project
involves cleaning up Ape Cave lava tube, Trail of Two Forests, and
clearing winter storm debris for the upcoming season. Volunteers
should bring lunch, water and work gloves. Be prepared for
high mountain weather and rain or shine conditions. At 3:30
p.m., the work party will be followed by a
volunteer-appreciation potluck and barbecue
at the picnic area at Trail of Two Forests. The barbecue will be
followed at 4:30 p.m. by an optional guided tour of Ape Cave led
by an expert naturalist/interpreter and Mount St. Helens Institute
volunteer. |
Saturday,
June 21, 2008:
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Lower Lewis
Falls
Photo
courtesy of Erik Odegard,
Copyright
2002 |
Summer
Solstice Lewis River Trail Spectacular
Start
the Summer Off Right! Help Maintain Trails in Old-Growth Forests
along the Lewis River
Work will
involve clearing storm debris and repairing trail tread and facilities
southeast of Mount St. Helens. Efforts will focus on the Lewis
River, Curly Creek Falls and Big Creek Falls Trails. Volunteers
should bring work gloves, sturdy work boots or hiking boots and
come prepared for rain or shine weather. |
Saturday,
June 28, 2008:
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Pulling
Scotch Broom, Weed Rodeo
Photo by
Jessica Kimmick, MSHI |
3rd
Annual
Mount St. Helens Weed Rodeo
Help
Celebrate the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Centennial and Protect
Natural Recovery NW of the Volcano.
Project
involves removing scotch broom and other invasive weeds from areas
near our trails and visitor centers. Volunteers should bring work
gloves and come prepared for high mountain weather and rain or shine
conditions. The first 30 volunteers to arrive on Saturday
morning will lasso themselves a Weed Rodeo polo shirt. |
Saturday,
July 12:
Mid-Summer
Volcano Work Party
Help
Repair Trails and Facilities Northeast of the Volcano
Work will
involve clearing storm debris and repairing trail tread and facilities
along the Boundary Trail, starting at the Johnston Ridge Observatory.
Volunteers
should bring work gloves and come prepared for rain or shine weather. The
work party will be followed by a volunteer-appreciation barbecue
and potluck. Volunteers
and MSHI members are invited to camp out with us on Saturday night,
and join us for an optional geologist and biologist guided tour
on Sunday morning July 13. |
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Miner's
Car / Meta Lake Trail
1980
Blast Zone, Forest Road 99
Photo by Todd
Cullings, USFS |
For
details, please see the attached annoucement (100 KB, .pdf)
View
photos of Conservation Corps' 2006 volunteer trail projects (101
KB, .jpeg)
Saturday,
August 2 and Sunday, August 3, 2008:
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Debris
avalanche deposit NW of the volcano. Photo
by Peter Frenzen, USFS |
Friends
of the Forest Weekend
Help
Repair Storm Damaged Trails NW of the Volcano and Join us
for a Stargazing Spectacular
Work
will involve clearing overgrown vegetation, storm debris and
repairing trail tread on the South Coldwater and Lakes Trails.
Volunteers
should bring work gloves and come prepared for rain or shine
weather.
There
will be an optional Saturday night potluck dinner and camp
out in the parking lot of the Coldwater
Ridge Visitor Center . Work party volunteers are also invited
to attend our Saturday night Mount St. Helens Stargazing
Spectacular Field Seminar with Vancouver Sidewalk Astronomers
at no cost. |
For
details, please see attached announcement (100 KB, .pdf)
Monday,
August 11, 2008:
Volcanic
Trails Work Party
Help
Repair Trails NE of the Volcano
Work
will involve clearing winter storm debris and repairing trail
tread and facilities along Forest Road 99 in the 1980 blast
zone. Efforts will focus on trails in the vicinity of Bear
Meadows and Ghost Lake. Volunteers
should bring work gloves and come prepared for rain or shine
weather. On Monday afternoon, the
work party will be followed by an optional volunteer potluck
barbecue. |
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Boundary Trail at
Norway Pass
Photo
by Jim Hughes, USFS |
For
details, please see attached announcement (120 KB, .pdf)
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Aerial
view of the south side of Mount St. Helens
Photo
by Peter Frenzen, USFS
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Saturday,
September 27, 2008:
National
Public Lands Day
Help maintain trails and facilities on the South side of Mount
St. Helens
Join
us as we celebrate National Public Lands Day and help prepate
trails and facilities on the south side of Mount St. Helens
for the Fall/Winter season. Meet at the Marble Mtn Snopark
at 10:00 a.m. and the work party will continue until 4:00
p.m. Following the work party there will be a potluck
and barbecue (bring a side dish or desert to share).
Volunteers should bring work gloves, come prepared for rain
or shine weather.
For
details please please click this link (81 KB, .pdf)
View
a group photo of NPL Day volunteers in 2006 (350 K, .jpeg) |
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Part-time and Full-time Volunteer Positions
Mount
St. Helens Conservation Corps
Trail
Maintenance, Recreation Site Restoration, and
Resource Stewardship Projects |
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Volcano
Volunteers
Help
Share the Wonder of
Mount St. Helens with
Volcano
Visitors and Students of All Ages
Volunteers
are needed to help provide visitor information on area geology,
ecology and stewardship of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument. |
Mountain
Stewards
Help
Patrol the
Mount St. Helens
Climbing
Route
and Backcountry
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