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Volunteers help in many ways, including leading canoe programs for park visitors during the summer months.

Volunteers in Parks (VIPs) are Very Important People at Voyageurs National Park.

Last year over 110 people contributed over 10,000 hours of service to the park. Volunteers help keep visitor centers open, maintain park facilities, conduct park research, rehabilitate historic sites, help out behind the scenes in the park library, and help to coordinate and staff special events throughout the year.

There are a variety of opportunities for people who would like to help care for park resources and provide important services for park visitors.

We recruit for summer visitor center staff during the winter months. If you enjoy meeting great people from around the country, and would like to spend a summer volunteering in the northwoods of Minnesota, we want to hear from you!

Housing is available for selected volunteers who contribute 32 hours per week or more.

If you decide to apply, fill out the volunteer application form and send it to the park's volunteer program coordinator at the address below, or call for more information.

Contact Information

Volunteer Program Coordinator,Tawnya Schoewe
Voyageurs National Park
3131 Highway 53
International Falls, MN 56649

Telephone: (218) 286-6670

FAX: (218) 285-7407

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