Gifford Pinchot National Forest
|
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Forest Headquarters Cowlitz Valley Mt. Adams Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Monument Headquarters Johnston Ridge Observatory Mount St. Helens
TTY: Phone for the Deaf
|
Volunteering |
| Volunteer Home | Volunteering | Opportunities | How To Volunteer | Projects | Partnerships | Contact Us |
| Become a Mount St. Helens Volunteer Help us protect and provide safe access to one of nature's most accessible, active volcanoes and dynamic natural landscapes. Join employees and volunteers of the Mount St. Helens Institute and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument for a: One- Day or Weekend-Long Work Party or as a part or full-time volunteer or student intern for the season with our:
(Trail and Facility Maintenance) (Visitor Information) (Climbing & Backcountry Management)
|
View from Boundary Trail near Norway Pass USFS Photo
Crater and growing lava dome from the North USGS Photo |
| 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 42218 NE Yale Bridge Road Amboy, WA 98601 |
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:
|
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. |
| For details, please see attached announcement (121 KB, .pdf) |
Saturday, June 21, 2008:
|
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:
|
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. |
| For details, please see attached announcement (102 KB, .pdf). |
| 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. |
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:
For details, please see attached announcement (100 KB, .pdf)
Monday, August 11, 2008:
For details, please see attached announcement (120 KB, .pdf)
|
Part-time and Full-time Volunteer Positions
| Mount St. Helens Conservation Corps Trail Maintenance, Recreation Site Restoration, and Resource Stewardship Projects |
 |
| Join staff and volunteers from the Mount St. Helens Institute and monument for a variety of challenging and fun weekend trail repair and resource stewardship projects. Trail maintenance often involves hiking and working in steep terrain and can be physically demanding. This season's program will include projects both within the 1980 volcanic blast zone and in nearby forests. For details and application form, please see attached announcement. View photos of 2006 Conservation Corps projects (100 KB, .jpeg) For further information contact: Email: info@mshinstitute.org (360) 449-7887. |
 |
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. |
| Work will include helping to staff facilities and interpretive programs (Johnston Ridge Observatory, Ape Cave and Windy Ridge) and to provide visitor information and services at a variety of remote sites around the volcano. For details and application form, please see attached announcement. View photos of interpretive programs offered by monument staff and volunteers (90 KB, .jpeg) For further information contact: Email: info@mshinstitute.org (360) 449-7887 |
| Mountain Stewards Help Patrol the Mount St. Helens Climbing Route and Backcountry
|
 |
| Volunteers are needed to help provide visitor information and patrol the climbing route and backcountry areas around Mount St. Helens. For details and application form, please see attached announcement. For further information contact: Email: info@mshinstitute.org (360) 449-7887. |
US Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Friday, 15 August 2008 at 12:41:54 EDT