Position Description
Feral Animal Management (FAM) is responsible for the construction & maintenance of over 55 miles of fenceline surrounding and within the park. Work often takes place in remote areas for multiple days. FAM is also responsible for the removal of non-native mammals that destroy native species. Full-time and part-time opportunities exist. Part-time opportunities must be able to be available for 3-4 days in a row for designated weeks. Experience in backcountry camping, hiking 5-10 miles per day, and lifting 30 lb backpacks REQUIRED. YOU MUST LIST YOUR SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

NO HOUSING. Must have reliable transportation. Car pool options may be available.

Position Description
Enjoy the outdoors? Want to enjoy a trail walk with a chance to help your local National Park?

Want to help maintain a part of a trail in the park?

Your help is needed in the Greenbelt Park Trail volunteer program. Orientation is required for this position. For more information, please call Ranger Martin at 301-344-3944

Position Description
Objective: To train volunteers to identify and report high-risk incipient invasive plants while hiking/patrolling trails and roadsides in designated areas in Golden Gate National Recreational Area (GGNRA).

Background: The National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Program is charged with “improving natural resource management through greater reliance on scientific knowledge.” Invasive species are one of the top priorities for monitoring in our national parks, and early detection of new plant species is a key focus for the San Francisco Bay Area Network (SFAN) of national parks. Discovering weeds before they become well-established is critical to reducing damage to ecosystem integrity, preventing the loss of habitat for rare plants and animals, and preventing costly natural resource management. The SFAN has established an invasive species early detection program to create a priority list of plants with documented invasive potential that occur at low densities, and to institute a system for patrolling trails, roadsides, and waterways for these priority weeds. Trained volunteers will be an integral component of this priority weed search effort.

As a Weed Watcher you will learn to identify invasive plants of the region, and how to map and report your findings. Interns will be trained in progressively more complex weed identification and data collection. Deepen your understanding of the natural world while playing an important role in the protection of the unique resources at the park.

Description of Duties

• Participate in invasive plant identification and data collection training.
• Assist park staff in trail and roadside invasive plant monitoring and mapping.
• Follow guidelines in making safety a priority; responsible for use of personal protective gear and insuring that all tools, equipment, vehicles and other co-workers are working safely in all related conditions.
• Ability to follow instructions from all park staff, understand and respect all park regulations and policies. Proudly wear the NPS volunteer uniform during working hours.

Knowledge/Skills Desired

• Knowledge of San Francisco Bay region flora, and/or willingness to learn.
• Knowledge of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and/or willingness to learn.
• The ability to work with a diverse community of people alongside with park personnel.
• Desire and ability to work outdoors, at times in inclement weather and terrain as well as sometimes exert strenuous physical activity while walking.

Benefits

• Training in park staff procedures and policies and knowledge of resources.
• Valuable training in general botany, invasive species, and Global Positioning System (GPS) units and their use in conservation and resource management.
• Opportunities to enjoy the scenery, wildlife and cultural resources of this spectacular park.
• Become a stewardship leader in your community.

Requirements

• Enjoy working with a diverse community of people.
• At minimum, a 6 month commitment.
• A J-1 visa is required for all international (non-resident) volunteers.
• A completed volunteer application form.
• Work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Work as a part of a team and respect co-workers.

Position Description
The Public is Invited to Share a Day of Community Stewardship at the JAYCEE Corridor & Arboretum, which entails fun-filled landscaping such as planting Fall flowers, trimming trees, pruning shrubbery, restoring planting beds, painting fences, shoring up trail/embankments, fertilizing, watering, sweeping lane, trailwalking/hiking along the state Senator Donald Roch Riverwalk! No Training Involved. General landscape and horticultural activities. Caution and safety is always practiced.

Position Description
Basic Information
This internship opportunity is at Muir Woods National Monument, an old growth coast redwood forest just 17 miles north of San Francisco. Muir Woods was declared a National Monument in 1908 through the generous donation of William Kent. In 1972, Golden Gate National Recreation Area was established, with Muir Woods included within its boundaries. The main feature of the Monument is the last old growth coast redwood forest in the San Francisco Bay Area and its associated plants and animals. The park also commemorates the early history of conservation in the United States. Six miles of hiking trails in Muir Woods connect with other trails in surrounding state and national park lands. Interns also may have duties in other parts of the Redwood Creek Watershed.

Muir Woods internships are designed to provide valuable work experience, primarily in Visitor Services, Education, and Interpretation. Internships generally last a minimum of 4 months, and may continue up to one year. Weekend and shift work is required.

Position Duties
Interns will be responsible for assisting park staff in a variety of visitor services, including providing formal and informal interpretive programming, staffing an information table, roving trails, answering phones, and responding to visitor inquiries. The main intern duty is to provide special programming for educational groups and present the 3rd-5th grade curriculum education program “Into The Redwood Forest” and grade 6-8 geology program in the Marin Headlands. Both programs are the main emphasis during the school year. Interns may also assist park staff in a variety of resource management services, such as non-native plant removal, nursery work, wildlife species monitoring, weather data collection, volunteer service support, and other related projects.

This position is 40 hours per week. We are looking to fill this internship by January at the latest. Interns receive out-of-pocket expenses and a uniform to wear while on duty. Housing may be provided.

Job Qualifications

• Mature judgement, ability to work independently
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time (accommodations may be possible)
• Ability to lead large groups of children with a diverse background.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must enjoy working with the public
• Able to work with a small staff in a close office arrangement
• Able to provide reliable personal transportation.

Position Description
Visitors Center Volunteer - Volunteer needed to work the information desk and operate the nature bookstore in the Refuge's visitors center. Duties include: Greeting visitors, providing Refuge and local information, answering visitor questions, answering phone calls, responding to visitor correspondance, distributes brochures, collects fees and sells federal passes, operates the cash register for the Refuge fees and the nature bookstore, stocks bookstore supplies and brochures, and operates some audio/visual equipment. The Refuge has RV pads available in exchange for 32 hours per week of work. Schedules vary depending on volunteer and Refuge needs. Times are usually from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteer will be provided transportation while performing duties. Training and mentoring are provided.

Position Description
Uvalde National Fish Hatchery is looking for someone to help out the maintenance crew with mowing, pruning trees, repairing fences and remodeling homes, etc. No janitorial work (cleaning) is included with this position.Housing will be provided with electricity, water, sewer and garbage. Hook-ups are also available for anyone interested with an RV or 5th wheeler. A minimum of 30 hours a week is requested.

Position Description
40 High Lonesome, Arapaho/Roosevelt NF, CO(10,000’-11,000’) Celebrate National Public Lands Day near Winter Park amidst the beauty and grandeur of elk inhabited meadows and views of the snow capped Divide as we reconstruct a section of the CDT. 15-20 volunteers. September 27 Please contact volunteer@cdtrail.org or 303-838-3760 for a project application and more information or visit www.cdtrail.org.

Position Description
41 Monarch Crest Trail, Pike/San Isabel NF, CO (11,000’-12,000’) Partner with CDTA, IMBA, Salida Mountain Trails and Arkansas Valley Cycling Club on Monarch Pass to maintain and restore this section of the Trail. Enjoy scenic views from this well-known mountain biking section of the CDT. Save the date for a possible outing occuring on the 28th . 10-50 volunteers. September 27 Please contact volunteer@cdtrail.org or 303-838-3760 for a project application and more information or visit www.cdtrail.org.

Position Description
Gardeners work with the park's landscape architect to plan, install and maintain flower beds and small yards that might have been seen in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in the mid-19th century. Working cooperatively with the National Park maintenance staff will be necessary to complete additional tasks. An interest in working outdoors and the ability to work independently are very important. Good verbal skills and an interest in meeting new people are pluses.

Training includes information about existing and historic landscape elements, and a broad exposure to the cultural and natural history of the area.

Minimum time commitment per week is 6 hours.

Primary responsibilities for Gardening Volunteers: Planting, mulching, watering and preparing flower beds; pruning small shrubs and trees using hand tools provided by the park; monitoring and reporting on the status of landscape features to supervisory park staff via email, verbal or written reports.

Primary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Should have a keen interest in gardening; must be able to follow directions and implement National Park Service policy as directed; must be able to work in extreme heat and humidity on a variety of surfaces, including steep, uneven steps and in areas where snakes, biting insects, and poison ivy are occasionally present; must be able to safely lift and move landscaping materials weighing up to 50 pounds on uneven terrain. Familiarity with Harpers Ferry area is a plus.

Position Description
Volunteer with Passport in Time!

Passport in Time (PIT) is a volunteer program providing opportunities for the public to work on archaeology and historic preservation projects on public land across the nation.

Volunteers help with every aspect of cultural resource management including surveying for prehistoric and historic sites, archaeological excavation, restoration of historic buildings, monitoring and restoring Indian rock art, conducting oral histories, preparing artifacts for permanent storage, entering data in databases, cataloging historic photos, or even serving as hosts at historic cabins and visitor centers.

PIT volunteers work directly with professional archaeologists and historians. No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to learn and have fun. Children under 18 accompanied by responsible adults are welcome on most projects. Families and friends may volunteer together. Grandparents, bring your grandkids for a unique learning vacation and give mom and dad a break!

Please visit www.passportintime.com to learn more about this exciting program and to see all the projects currently available. The application form is also on the website. PIT volunteers have a great time, but they also help us protect and interpret valuable cultural resources on public land. With your help, we can truly “save the past for the future”.

Position Description
Forest Service Volunteer opportunities in the beautiful Red Rock country of Sedona, Arizona. Site hosts needed for several important archeological sites. Three month commitments preffered. RV sites have shade, full hook ups, and phone accesss. Hosts will provide their own propane. Daily stipends for full-time volunteers is negotiable. Job requires physically active persons, able to tolerate summer tempretures and enjoy interacting with the public. Contact Terrilyn Green @ 928-282-3854 or Justin Loxley @ 928-203-7535.

District can be seen @ REDROCKCOUNTRY.ORG

Position Description
Description of duties: •Catalog design and as-constructed documents packages; •Dialog with the Technical Information Center (TIC), Denver, on the submittal of the document packages; •Prepare document packages and submit them to the TIC per protocols;•Review FMSS data and generate reports; Maintain A&E design costs tracking data base; •Generate simple drawings and specifications for small on-site water & wastewater facilities.

Knowledge/Skills Required: •Computer skills, i.e., word processing, spreadsheets, data bases (general knowledge), CAD; •Design & as-constructed document packages organization; •Record keeping; •Communication

Time requirements: 8 hours per week minimum. Starting date: Immediate.

Position Description

Every year, Mount Rainier National Park works with the Student Conservation Association to hire numerous Conservation Interns. These positions typically last 12-16 weeks, come with housing and a small living allowance, and, on successful completion, qualify the interns for educational grants.

Most positions are filled during the summer months, and can often be coordinated with school schedules. Longer-term interships are also occasionally available. Past internships have included:

• Backcountry Intern
• Biology Intern
• Curatorial Assistant
• Education Program Intern
• Exotic Plant Management Team
• Geographic Information Systems
• Geomorphologist
• Junior Ranger Ambassador
• Mount Rainier Recovery Corps
• Natural Resources Planning Intern
• Plant Propagation Intern
• Restoration Crew Leader
• Restoration Documentation Intern
• Restoration Planning Intern
• Trail Crew
• Trail Management Intern
• Vegetation Mapping Intern
• Visitor Services Intern

For a complete list of positions currently advertised at Mount Rainier, visit the Student Conservation Association website.

Position Description
RESIDENTS IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES, would you like to help preserve and protect your nearby national park? You can assist in various ways. If you live near MINERAL, assistance with our library, safety program, visitor contact stations, and computer projects are especially needed. You might assist year-round with data entry, slide scanning, natural resources research, cultural resources collections, recycling, groundskeeping, maintenance, and computer upgrades. If you live near MANZANITA LAKE, you might assist year-round in visitor contact stations, or in summer with weed control and maintenance projects. If you live near CHESTER, you might assist in the summer as a Juniper Lake Campground Host. High school juniors and older might assist as interpretive interns in the summer. We also have opportunities for visitor information providers who will be stationed along the park road this summer. Applicants should be able to work in an organized, dependable, safe manner. Personal transportation to jobsite is required. Generally, no housing is provided for these positions, but a campsite may be depending on the season.

Position Description
Volunteers perform such tasks as removing downed trees and branches, removing material considered to be a possible fire hazard, and other grounds or maintenance work. The volunteer will be responsible for custodial and cleaning duties at many of the different buildings throughout the park. Outdoor work such as grounds keeping, landscaping of flowerbeds, trail maintenance, and other assigned duties are routine for this position.

Qualifications: The qualifications for this position are as follows.1. Skills and Knowledge: Must be able to operate(some restrictions), control, clean and make minor repairs to equipment and tools being used. Must have prior job experience or training to gain the knowledge required for this position. Ability to remember and follow directions or instructions in order to complete assigned tasks. Incumbent is expected to use extreme care or cautions as to prevent damage to tools, equipment, and resources.

2.Physical Effort: Exerts a moderate to heavy physical effort in doingsuch tasks as lifting and carrying heavy objects in excess of 50 pounds. Moderate physical effort and good coordination are required for reaching, bending, and turning.

3.Safety: Protective clothing and other safety devices such as goggles,gloves, hard hats, dust mask, etc., may be required for certain tasks. Volunteers who will be using or exposed to chemicals or cleaning agents must be informed and/or made available to them information of any hazardous chemical content or possible risk as required by OSHA’s “Right to Know” laws. Volunteers can request this information from the Maintenance Supervisor or Chief of Maintenance.

4.Tools &Equipment: Volunteers who are assigned to operate machinery or equipment (such as power tools, specialized equipment or vehicles, etc.) must first have demonstrated their proficiency in the operation of that equipment to the satisfaction of the responsible supervisor. Volunteer may not operate chainsaws unless they have completed an NPS approved training course is chainsaw use. Volunteers under 18 years of age may not operate power tools or equipment.Whenever possible, volunteers should use government-owned equipment and property in their work, rather than using their own personal property. If a volunteer does use his or her own personal property or equipment for official purposes, and that property is lost damaged, or destroyed in the process, it is possible for the volunteer to be reimbursed for the loss.

5.Working Conditions: Most work is performed primarily outside and occasionally on slippery and unstable footing, in cold winds and dusty conditions. In the summer, incumbent may be exposed to hot and humid weather conditions.

6.Government Vehicles: Volunteers who operate a government vehicle must posses a valid drivers license.

We have a volunteer and seasonal house with five rooms and three baths. Space is limited during the summer. Applications must be in early, because seasonal park guides receive first spaces. No RV Hookups.

Position Description
The Grand Canyon National Park Vegetation Program’s Native Plant Nursery is looking for long-term volunteers to help renovate irrigation systems and nursery structures at Grand Canyon National Park. Opportunities to participate in general nursery work including plant propagation, transplanting, fertilizing and watering; and to participate in seed collection, plant salvage and restoration may also be provided as part of this volunteer position.

Volunteers must be willing to work for a minimum of 2 weeks, 4-8 hours a day. The Nursery is located within walking distance of historic Grand Canyon Village.

Shared housing and a meal allowance are available if willing to work 30 hours per week.

Position Description
Have RV? Willing to Travel? Looking for energetic couples interested in volunteering at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in beautiful Southwest Oklahoma. Major duties include: working the information desk at the refuge visitor center, maintenance projects, invasive species control, interpretation/environmental education programs, and lots more! Will provide a trailer site, full hookups + propane and access to land line phone and internet for a commitment of 24 hours per week per individual.

Position Description
This is a very unique request.We have a volunteer who cuts and delivers firewood to the campground. This volunteer is has a tree service and likes to see the wood used but he is overwhelmed by the amount of firewood needed by campers.Most campgrounds do not offer cut firewood. Greenbelt Park is seeking a similiar volunteer to cut and deliver firewood to the campground bins. We cannot offer any payment for this service.The campground is used by visitors from all over the world.This is your chance to make a difference in a National Park.

Position Description
Do you enjoy physical labor and driving a beautiful road now and then? We are looking for a volunteer to help with the organization and operation of our recycling center. You would collect recyclables from bins and separate and sort cardboard and CA redemption glass, cans, and plastics from commingled recyclable materials. You would also bale cardboard and plastic and help load materials for town trip. You should be able to learn to use balers, be in good physical condition for lifting containers, and be able to work and drive in a safe manner. Volunteer is needed 30+ hours per week in summer months. Shared housing, RV site, or campsite is provided. Lassen has volcanoes, forests, meadows, streams, lakes, waterfalls, and cool summers.

Position Description
Help us maintain our trails in top condition. Volunteers go on specific trails once a month. Trail sweeps involve trimming branches, picking up trash, and cleaning culverts. Call for a schedule (440) 546-5996. No long-term commitment required - whenever you can fit it in to your schedule! Check out Adopt-a-Trail's schedule on-line: http://www.nps.gov/cuva/supportyourpark/adoptatrail.htm LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ONLY PLEASE.

Position Description
Dungeness is a 5.5 mile long sand spit that juts out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Caretakers' duties include greeting the public; explaining regulations; interpreting flora and fauna; biological assistance; light maintenance of vehicles, trails, and cabin; trash pick-up on beach and at the New Dungeness Lighthouse.

The job is 40 hrs/week plus, and includes weekends; may include evenings and holidays. Stipend is $350/month. We provide a small cabin with basic phone, water, and electricity. Must work in all kinds of weather and have no trouble standing or walking.

Summers are our busy time and weather is usually mild and beautiful. Part-time volunteers also assist at entrance. Come to a beautiful place and make new friends with the friendly folks on the Olympic Peninsula.

Position Description
Campground Host: Buffalo Gap Campground is located 7 miles west of Medora, ND, the most popular summer tourist destination within the state, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Paved access from Interstate 94 will lead you to the campground where camping sites are arranged in two loops that are open and grassy with green ash and American elm for shade. There are 37 campsites, full service comfort stations (restrooms) and vault toilets, coin-operated showers, a picnic shelter that can accommodate 75 people, and drinking water from a potable water pump that has several spigots located throughout the campground. It is a fee campground, popular throughout the summer and fall months. The campground serves as a Trailhead for the Buffalo Gap Trail, which is part of the world famous Maah Daah Hey Trail System. The Host site is equipped with hook-ups for water, electricity, and sewage. The campground can accommodate large R.V.’s, trailers, and tenters. No horses or other pack stock are allowed within this campground.

The Host responsibilities include general clean up and minor maintenance. Volunteer furnishes own self-contained trailer or camper. Water, sewer, radio, tools, and supplies are provided. As a Host, you’ll earn a stipend amounting to $12.50 per day worked per volunteer. Hosts will be provided with a vest, hat, and/or shirt with an identification patch, and a Host sign for your site.

As a Campground Host you will typically be expected to greet visitors, provide information, answer questions about recreation and trails, refer campers to points of interest, explain the fee system, campground rules and regulations and help campers feel at home. This position requires moderate duty maintenance, cleanup of facilities, record keeping, dedication and concern for public recreation opportunities. Host(s) are expected to be personable and neat in appearance. We ask that you are on-site five days per week, especially during weekends and heavy use holidays. Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. We are interested in volunteers who can work at least Memorial Day through Labor Day, preferably longer. We like to have Hosts in the campgrounds from mid-May through mid-September. Applicants must be at least 18 yrs of age by the reporting date.

Position Description
The Habitat Restoration Team at Cosumnes River Preserve maintains and builds trails, controls erosion, restores disturbed areas, eradicates noxious weeds and non-native plant species and removes fences. Habitat restoration workdays are scheduled once or twice a month. Team members also serve as leaders for community workdays.

Located in southern Sacramento County, near Galt, the 40,000 acre Cosumnes River Preserve is dedicated to restoring and creating freshwater wetlands to increase the Pacific Flyway's population of migratory waterfowl and safeguarding and restoring the finest remaining example of a California valley oak riparian ecosystem and its surrounding habitats. The Preserve demonstrates the compatibility of human uses -- particularly agriculture, recreation, and education -- with the natural environment.

Position Description
Put your education to use and apply your classroom learning to hands-on applications in a conservation setting. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a career field that interests you. Positions are available to those who have completed their Sophomore year in college. Must be attending a 4-year academic institution. Internships are available year-round and last 12-16 weeks. First priority will be given to residents graduating from Hawaii high schools. Visit the park website for more information and application process for this program. Application deadline is March 15 for any summer positions.

NO HOUSING. Applicants must have reliable transportation to 7000'. Car pool opportunities may be available. Out-of-pocket expense may be available. If housing is available, out-of-pocket expenses will be reduced.

Available internships include Naturalist Docent, Environmental Education Docent, Hawaiian Cultural Demonstrator, Endangered Species Tech, Feral Animal Management Tech, Ecological Restoration Tech, Museum Tech, Wilderness Volunteer, Trail Maintenance, Construction Maintenance, Landscape Architect, Administrative Assistant, Alien Plant Removal & Assistant Volunteer Manager. Other options will be considered based upon a strong proposal by applicant.