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Position: Individual/Group Volunteer
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Brookline, MA Description: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is looking for individual and group volunteers to help the park in areas that include visitor services, special event operations, and historical research. Position titles include Volunteer Park Ranger, Special Event Volunteer, Library Assistant, Computer Assistant, and Administrative Aide. The Volunteer Coordinator�s office welcomes proposals to create brand new positions or tailor current volunteer positions to meet the particular needs of the in...
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Position: 5K: Campground Host (Curly Jack Campground)
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Happy Camp, CA Description: Become a campground host along the Wild and Scenic Klamath River! The Klamath National Forest has an opening for a campground host at the Curly Jack Campground. The campground includes 16 sites (4 group sites) and is located in the town of Happy Camp, California along the Klamath River at an elevation of about 1,000 feet. The community of Happy Camp is approximately 75 miles west of Yreka via highway 96.

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Position: Zion National Park Wilderness Ranger
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Area Information

Zion National Park is famous for its majestic sandstone monoliths, slot canyons, climbing routes, beautiful colors, hanging gardens and unusual rock formations - attracting 2.7 million visitors annually. The backcountry of Zion ranges from 4,000 feet in elevation in the desert to 8,000 feet on the plateaus. Many of the hiking/backpacking trails are steep and strenuous. Zion also has many canyoneering routes that require rappelling skills. Good physical condition is necess...

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Position: 5K: Campground Host (Kangaroo Campground)
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Fort Jones, CA Description: Become a campground host at a beautiful lakeside campground! The Klamath National Forest has an opening for a campground host at Kangaroo Lake Campground. The campground includes 18 sites and is located about 22 miles from the town of Etna, CA at an elevation of about 6,500 feet. The nearest full-service community is Yreka, about 30 miles away.

Host duties include talking to visitors about local points of interest, informing visitors of regulations, gathering visitor use information, and pe...

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Position: Nature Center Docent
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Job Description:
� Staff the Zion Canyon Visitor Center Junior Ranger table and Zion Canyon Nature Center engaging children in the hands-on exhibits and assist rangers with children�s programs in various locations throughout the park. Check Junior Ranger books and issue badges/patches to children.
� Handle emergency situations and contact emergency personnel when necessary.
� Perform informal interpretation at various locations: trails, nature center, visitor center, etc.
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Position: Zion Canyon Earth Day Event
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Zion National Park in conjunction with the community of Springdale, Zion Natural History Association, Zion Harvest and Z-Arts will celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day in Springdale on Saturday April 21, 2012. Live music and a farmer�s market will be accompanied by vendors, activities and demonstrations about native plant sources, alternative energy, �Leave No Trace� principles, solar ovens, environmental art and sustainable products. Kids can participate in games and readings of Dr. Sue...
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Position: Visitor Center Desk
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Job Description:
� Staff the Zion Canyon Visitor Center information desk: assist visitors with trip planning, answer questions and share information about the park and surrounding area;
� Restock publications;
� Handle emergency situations and contact emergency personnel when necessary;
� Provide safety information to visitors, including trail conditions, potential hazards, and flash flood information;
� Develop working knowledge of natural and cultural re...
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Position: Recycle Program
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Volunteer will assist Zion�s Green Team efforts through various projects and assignments, helping the park to further reduce waste and energy use, and provide input to enable greater sustainability. Volunteer will gain valuable experience in green technology with new and ongoing solar power projects in Zion National Park.
Position Duties include:
� Collecting bags of aluminum cans and plastic/glass bottles from recycle containers at various park locations. Load bags into truc...
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Position: Tract Trekkers
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Brecksville, OH Description: Volunteer in Cuyahoga Valley National Park!

Help law enforcement by marking the park's boundary lines in mostly backcountry areas, weekly. If you have great people skills and like strenuous hikes, please apply....

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Position: Chisos Basin Visitor Center
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Big Bend National Park, TX Description: Big Bend National Park encompasses 801,000 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert, an entire mountain range, the Chisos Mountains, and 118 miles of the shared international border along the Rio Grande. Activities include hiking, backpacking, rafting, canoeing, birding, wildlife viewing, and camping. Park elevations range from 1,850 feet at Rio Grande Village to 7,825 feet at Emory Peak. The elevation at Chisos Basin is 5401 feet. Duties: For 32 hours a week : operate visitor information desk, answer ...
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Position: Kolob Canyons Wilderness Ranger
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Springdale, UT Description: Area Information

Zion National Park is famous for its majestic sandstone monoliths, slot canyons, climbing routes, beautiful colors, hanging gardens and unusual rock formations - attracting 2.7 million visitors annually. The backcountry of Zion ranges from 4,000 feet in elevation in the desert to 8,000 feet on the plateaus. Many of the hiking/backpacking trails are steep and strenuous. Zion also has many canyoneering routes that require rappelling skills. Good physical condition is necess...

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Position: 5K: Campground Host (Sarah Totten Campground)
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Happy Camp, CA Description: Become a campground host along the Wild and Scenic Klamath River! The Klamath National Forest has an opening for a campground host at the Sarah Totten Campground. The campground includes 9 individual sites and 2 group sites and is located 33 miles east of the town of Happy Camp, California along the Klamath River at an elevation of about 1,400 feet. The community of Happy Camp is approximately 75 miles west of Yreka via highway 96.

Host duties include talking to visitors about local points o...

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Position: 5K: Campground Host (Indian Scotty Campground)
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Date Added: 02/03/2012 Location: Fort Jones, CA Description: Become a campground host at a beautiful river-side campground! The Klamath National Forest has an opening for a campground host at Indian Scotty Campground adjacent to the Scott River. The campground includes 28 individual sites and one group site and is located about 14 miles west of the town of Fort Jones, CA at an elevation of about 2,400 feet. The nearest full-service community is Yreka, about 30 miles away.

Host duties include talking to visitors about local points of interest, informi...

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Position: BLM Sand Flats Recreation Area (Grand County)
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Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Moab, UT Description: Location: The Sand Flats Recreation Area is situated 2 miles east of Moab, Utah. Home to the renowned Slickrock Bike trail, it includes approximately 9,000 acres of BLM and School Trust Lands. Sand Flats has 120 campsites and over 40 miles of developed trails popular with four-wheel drive enthusiasts, mountain bikers and hikers. The elevation range is from 4,500-7,100 feet, with mild weather during spring and fall. Annual visitation to the area is just over 100,000 visitors.

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Position: Plains Ranger District Recreation Site Maintenance
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Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Plains, MT Description: Clean and maintain recreational sites. Includes mowing, weed whacking, paintng, trash clean up, and cleaning outhouses. The volunteer could stay at a campground for the season (no hookups) or stay at the Ranger District Office where there are hookups. The volunteer would use a combination of a Forest Service vehicle and their own vehicle. ...
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Position: Campground Host
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Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Baker, NV Description: Great Basin National Park is looking for hosts in 3 campgrounds for the summer of 2012.

Host duties will include:

  • Providing information and assistance to campers within the assigned campground.
  • Updating park dispatcher with daily counts of available campsites.
  • Checking restrooms, campsites, bulletin boards and overall campground conditions and notify appropriate Park Service personnel of problems or changes.
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    Position: Cave Management Assistant
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Cave Junction, OR Description:

    Lend a hand underground! Oregon Caves National Monument seeks a motivated individual to join the resource management team in spring 2012 to help organize cave restoration events attended by local volunteers, assist with white-nose syndrome programs, monitor cave conditions, and manage photos taken of progress on a major cave restoration project to reconstruct damaged rimstone.

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    Oregon Caves is one of the few publicly accessible marble caves in the northwest and conta...

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    Position: Campground Host
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Baker, NV Description: Great Basin National Park is looking for hosts in 3 campgrounds for the summer of 2012.

    Host duties will include:

  • Providing information and assistance to campers within the assigned campground.
  • Updating park dispatcher with daily counts of available campsites.
  • Checking restrooms, campsites, bulletin boards and overall campground conditions and notify appropriate Park Service personnel of problems or changes.
  • Immediately notify Protection Rangers about ...
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    Position: Photo Management Assistant
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Cave Junction, OR Description: Help us toward our goal of having a well-organized, well-documented digital image library to use for publications, web site, training, and info requests! Oregon Caves seeks an individual with strong computer and file management skills to build and organize the park�s digital image library.

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    Oregon Caves is one of the few publicly accessible marble caves in the northwest and contains a rich store of scientific knowledge about the region's natural history. The visito...

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    Position: Yosemite Bear Program Volunteer (Backcountry)
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Yosemite, CA Description: ***1 position to fill for 2012****

    Volunteer will assist park biologists in reducing human-black bear conflicts by detecting and mitigating the availability of human food in backcountry campgrounds; contacting hikers and backpackers about bear activity and proper food storage; monitoring movements of bears using radio telemetry; assist in capture, immobilization, tagging, and relocation of bears; completing daily patrol logs and bear incident reports; and assisting other backcountry ra...

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    Position: 9H: Camp Host/Recreation site maintenance
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Branchville, IN Description: Camp Host needed at Tipsaw Campground and Indian-Celina Campgrounds to help clean camp sites, greet visitors, clean restrooms, work gatehouse, mow recreation areas, brush vegetation, clean and maintain swimming beach. Camphost receives an RV site and some pay for their services by the concessionaire Cradle of Forestry in America, Inc.

    Indian-Celina and Tipsaw Campgrounds are located in beautiful, rural southern Indiana south of I-64 on the west side of SR 37 within the Hoosier National ...

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    Position: Gardening Helpers
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Morristown, NJ Description: Do you enjoy eating history? We are looking for helpers who are dependable, enjoy gardening, and are willing to learn about plants of the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Basic requirements include: fitness & agility, lifting, kneeling, bending over, outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions. Activities include, but are not limited to: weeding, watering, grooming, planting, light trimming, pruning, deadheading, ability to listen- learn- follow instructions. A basic knowledge of garden tools...

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    Position: Trail Project Crew/ Trail Maintainer
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Morristown, NJ Description: Why pay for a fitness center?

    Enjoy the outdoors and become physically fit while helping to maintain the trails in Jockey Hollow Encampment Unit, Fort Nonsense or the New Jersey Brigade area.

    The park consists of over 20 miles of hiking trails, from easy to moderate terrain. Work necessary will involve walking, bending and lifting on uneven ground.

    Trail Maintainers can join the Adopt-A-Trail Program to engage in the following activities: Clear brush and limbs along trails; Pick-...

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    Position: Yosemite Camp 4 host (wildlife management)
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Yosemite, CA Description: ***Looking to fill 2 positions for 2012****

    Volunteers will work as part of Yosemite�s Bear team to assist in reducing human-black bear conflicts by detecting and mitigating the availability of human food in Camp 4 campground and nearby parking lots and lodging areas; complete nightly patrols of Camp 4 and nearby areas, talking with visitors about proper food storage and black bears; assist with wildlife management�s response to habituated bears; monitor movements of bears using radio te...

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    Position: HALE - Vegetation Management Assistant
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Makawao, HI Description: Become a part of the team restoring Haleakala plant ecosystems. Participate in weed control, seed collection, greenhouse nursery, transplanting and watering plants that are native to Maui and Hawaii. A full-time commitment 3 months REQUIRED, and ability to camp overnight for multiple days. Minimum 21 years of age. Prefers a Biology/Botany degree and/or knowledge of Hawaiian plants, and experience in challenging back-country conditions (hiking 5-10 miles per day, lifting 30 lb. backpack). YOU ...
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    Position: HAVO - Hawksbill Turtle Volunteer
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Hawai`i Nat'l Park, HI Description: Hawksbill Turtle Volunteer - Since 1989, volunteers have been instrumental in studying and protecting the endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata). Honu`ea is the rarest turtle in the Pacific Ocean with not more than 10 to 20 individuals nesting per season in the Hawaiian Islands.Dates: Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is seeking volunteers to monitor and protect nesting hawksbill turtles. We need at least 16 volunteers at a time from June through December each year. A minimum commitment of...
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    Position: Yosemite Bear/Wildlife Program Volunteer
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Yosemite, CA Description: ***Filling 3 positions for 2012****

    Volunteers will assist park biologists in reducing human-black bear conflicts by detecting and mitigating the availability of human food in campgrounds, parking lots, and lodging areas; monitor movements of bears using radio telemetry; assist in capture, immobilization, tagging, and relocation of bears; complete daily patrol logs and bear incident reports and enter information into a database; and assist with other wildlife management programs. Volunte...

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    Position: HALE - General Interpretation Assistant
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Makawao, HI Description: Do you enjoy talking to people from all over the world? Then this opportunity is for you. Work with park staff assisting visitors at sunrise atop Haleakala. Assist park staff in preparing for their hikes finding overlooks, protecting endangered species and organizing parking for a hundred vehicles and hundreds of visitors. Weekday and weekend days available. YOU MUST LIST YOUR SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. A MINIMUM COMMITMENT OF THREE MONTHS FULL TIME ...
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    Position: HALE - Volunteer Leader (HI RESIDENTS ONLY)
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    Date Added: 02/02/2012 Location: Makawao , HI Description: Make a difference by leading park overnight service trips in the wilderness and educating the public. Volunteer leaders direct and supervise the work of a school, civic or informal work group on projects assigned to them by the NPS or its partners. Typical assignments include leading monthly 2-3 day wilderness service trips on behalf of the Friends of Haleakala or day trips to the park to pull weeds. Service projects include invasive species control, cabin maintenance, repair and sanitation, ...
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    Position: 1L: Campgound Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Superior, MT Description: This campground host position is located at Sloway Campground. Sloway has 27 sites plus a day use picnic area and horse camp. The sites have traditional tables and fire pits plus there are 6 vault toilets that serve the facility. The campground is located next to the Clark Fork River with beautiful campsites and large ponderosa pine. It is a popular campground for visitors wishing to fish and float as well as overnight visitors traveling on the Interstate. The campground is paved and in ve...
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    Position: 1L: Savenac Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Superior, MT Description: Historic Savenac Nursery is located at Haugan, Mt. with easy access to I-90. The compound is a historic tree nursery now used as a low key visitor center, with interpretive trails, and a cookhouse and bunkhouse made available to the public through the cabin rental program. The duties of this position would include assisting in the visitor information center, helping research historic information and arranging displays, and assisiting with buiding maintenance and upkeep along with groundskeep...
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    Position: 2L: Campground Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Superior, MT Description: Trout Creek Campground is a 12 unit campground plus picnic area located 7 miles southeast of Superior, Mt where our district office is located. Access to the campground is paved and improved gravel road. This beautiful campground is located on Trout Creek which is a tributary to the Clark Fork river. Both Trout creek and the Clark Fork are good fisheries. It is an easy site to maintain, leaving personal time for exploring or whatever suits your fancy. The host site offers water, septic, ga...
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    Position: CHISOS BASIN CAMPGROUND HOST
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: BIG BEND, TX Description: 2012: Need camphost from May 1--June 7, 2012.

    Looking for campground hosts for the Chisos Basin Campground in West Texas.The Basin campground is a 60 unit campground at an altitude of 5,352 feet.

    Main duties: provide information and assistance to visitors, maintain campsite and reservation records, inform visitors of rules and regulations, and other duties as assigned.

    Benefits: full hookup site in the campground for your RV, plenty of hiking trails, the Rio Grande River, lots o...

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    Position: Chisos Basin Campground Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Big Bend National Park, TX Description: 2012: Need host from July 18, 2012- until October 31, 2012.

    Looking for a mpground host for the Chisos Basin Campground in West Texas.The Basin campground is a 60 unit campground at an altitude of 5,352 feet- cool in the summer (highest temperature here is in the mid 90s).

    Main duties: provide information and assistance to visitors, maintain campsite and reservation records, inform visitors of rules and regulations, and other duties as assigned. Experience working with horse car...

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    Position: Chisos Basin Visitor Center Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Big Bend National Park, TX Description: Big Bend National Park encompasses 801,000 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert, an entire mountain range, the Chisos Mountains, and 118 miles of the shared international border along the Rio Grande. Activities include hiking, backpacking, rafting, canoeing, birding, wildlife viewing, and camping. Park elevations range from 1,850 feet at Rio Grande Village to 7,825 feet at Emory Peak. The elevation at Chisos Basin is 5401 feet.

    Duties: For 32 hours a week : operate visitor information desk, an...

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    Position: Shoreline Wildlife Interpreter-South Coast
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Bandon, OR Description: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service�s Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex has teamed up with the Refuge�s Friends Group, Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc. (SEA, Inc.) to offer a five month volunteer opportunity (we will consider a shorter duration). Each volunteer will be trained by SEA and qualified as a shoreline wildlife interpreter and integrated into the interpretation schedule with other wildlife interpreters of this regionally known and well respected educational organizatio...
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    Position: 6D:Visitor Center Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Bend, OR Description: Provide uniformed visitor services at Lava Lands Visitor Cener within Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes National Forest. Duties include, but are not limited to welcoming and orienting Monument visitors, providing in-depth information on Monument sites, assisting with trip planning within the Monument, cashiering at the visitor center bookstores, assisting with facilities maintenance and individualized special projects. ...
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    Position: 6D:Visitor Center Host
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: La Pine, OR Description: Providing uniformed visitor services at Paulina Visitor Center within Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes National Forest includes welcoming and orienting Monument visitors, providing in-depth information on Monument sites, assisting with trip planning within the Monument, cashiering at the visitor center bookstores, assisting with facilities maintenance and individualized special projects. ...
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    Position: 6D:Visitor Services Intern
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: La Pine, OR Description: Uniformed intern position duties include, but are not limited to: welcoming and orienting Monument visitors, providing in-depth information on Monument sites, assisting with trip planning within the Monument, cashiering at the Paulina Visitor Center bookstore and selling passes at the Newberry Welcome Station. Cash handling and recordkeeping experience required. Occasional opportunities for interpretation include guiding tours of the Big Obsidian Flow, informal talks on Paulina Peak, evening ta...
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    Position: 2MBR: Trash Collection/Maintenance
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Saratoga, WY Description: Trash collection for 7 campgrounds and 3 picnic areas on the District.

    Light maintenance and cleaning of facilities or campgrounds.

    A volunteer must generally be physically able to perform some moderate lifting, shoveling, and sweeping. A radio and necessary tools and supplies will be provided. A small dump truck is also provided for trash collection. Valid driver's license and good driving record required.

    The work week for this position would typically require two ...

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    Position: Wilderness Education Volunteer
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Port Angeles, WA Description: Area Description: Olympic is among the three most popular National Park Service wilderness areas for backpacking. Visitors to the park wilderness, an area of nearly 900,000 acres, are served by the Wilderness Information Center (WIC), and four satellite wilderness offices. The WIC is located next to the park visitor center in Port Angeles, WA, a town of about 20,000 people with most services available. Objective: The WIC provides wilderness information, camping permits and reservations, and...
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    Position: Spotted Owl Monitoring Intern
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    Date Added: 02/01/2012 Location: Port Angeles, WA Description: Olympic National Park is seeking 2 interns (March 26-July 11) to assist field survey teams monitoring the population of the threatened Northern Spotted Owl and the effects of competition with increasing numbers of Barred Owls. This is a unique opportunity to live and work on Washington State�s Olympic Peninsula with opportunities to explore the wilderness coast, the spectacular high country of the Olympic Mountains, and the largest remaining area of old growth forest in the range of the Norther...
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    Position: Backcountry Office
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Estes Park, CO Description: Do you enjoy contacting visitors about hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park? Do you personally enjoy hiking and have great knowledge of the trail system at Rocky Mountain National Park? Working at the park's backcountry office may be for you.

    All volunteers who work at the backcountry office will need to undergo a federal background check in order to use the computer permit reservation system.

    All applicants need to reside within the local commuting area, there is no pa...

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    Position: 5SR: Campground Host
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Willow Creek, CA Description: Location Description: East Fork Campground is located in a lovely riparian setting along the Trinity Scenic Byway approximately 6 miles west of the small town of Willow Creek. There are 11 campsites, 3 vault toilets, and a day-use area. The East Fork of Willow Creek flows through the campground, offering a shady respite from warm summer temperatures that reach into the 80s and 90s and very occasionally into the 100s. Most essential services may be found in Willow Creek including medic...
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    Position: Greenbelt Park Campground Host
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Greenbelt, MD Description: Join the National Park and Greenbelt Park family.We are looking for positions for March 1 , 2012 through Wednesday May 30, 2011. ( Memorial Day is Monday May 28). We could also change the starting date to April 2, 2012 since our current host has said they will stay here another month. Thank you for inquiring about the Host position at Greenbelt Park. The Greenbelt campground is located in Greenbelt, Maryland located 13 miles from the White House. Greenbelt is in the Maryland suburbs. The p...
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    Position: Junior Ranger/Visitor Center - Grand Lake
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Grand Lake, CO Description: Do you enjoy working with childrem and helping them learn about nature? This is a great opportunity to be part of our Junior Ranger Program at Rocky Mountain National Park. Positions are available at the west side gateway park visitor center, located at Grand Lake entrance on west side of park.

    Applicants must reside within local commuting area of the park, since there is no park housing or RV sites available with this position. This position helps facilitate Junior Ranger activitie...

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    Position: Volunteer Naturalist (Summer)
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Crater Lake, OR Description:

    Crater Lake National Park is seeking volunteers to present interpretive programs (talks, boat tours, and trolley tours) from mid-June to mid-September. This is a great opportunity to work outdoors, with the public, in one of America's most beautiful and interesting places.

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    Crater Lake National Park preserves the deepest lake in United States. Fed by rain and snow (but no rivers), the lake is considered to be the cleanest large body of water in the world. The lake re...

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    Position: Visitor Center - Grand Lake
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Grand Lake, CO Description: Are you enthusiastic and outgoing? Do you love meeting new people? This could be the volunteer opportunity for you.

    Opportunities are available at the Kawunechee Visitor Center located on the west side of the park, near the communities of Grand Lake and Granby. This is a uniformed assignment.

    There is no housing available with this position -- applicants must live within local commuting area of the west side of the park.

    Volunteers serve as ambassadors of the park, pr...

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    Position: Yosemite Lake Eleanor Backcountry Info Assistant
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    Date Added: 01/31/2012 Location: Yosemite Village, CA Description: Summer 2012 Position! *Filling 2 positions

    Work at Lake Eleanor and Cherry Lake at world-famous Yosemite National Park! This position combines the best of both worlds -- the time is split between a front-country visitor center and some of the least-known back-country of Yosemite National park. A visitor contact station at these two reservoirs is operated in a joint partnership among the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and San Francisco Public Utilities District. It is a ...

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    Position: Dixie Compound
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Chiefland, FL Description: Opportunity Description: Main volunteer duties and the RV pad are in Dixie County, an hour from headquarters. Once a week, the job requires recreation sites on the Levy County side be maintained. The required uniform shirts will be provided. All resident volunteers must work a) couples - minimum 24 hours per person per week or b) individual - minimum 32 hours per week Maintenance - Work independently to maintain grounds and facilities. Landscaping of recreation sites will involve mowing, ...
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    Position: Yosemite 2012 General Resources Asst. *see notes
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Yosemite, CA Description: ***NOTE: This is a general announcement for volunteer positions in the Division of Resources Management and Sciences of Yosemite in 2012, which allows us to accept applications when we do not have specific job openings. As we are not recruiting for a specific position, your application will be kept on file until a relevant position is created. Please keep in mind that we get dozens of applications each month, so you may want to keep checking the site for new opportunities. WE MAY NOT REPL...
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    Position: R3 Apache-Sitgreaves Campground Host
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Overgaard, AZ Description: Black Mesa Ranger District is seeking self motivated individuals and/or couples who will agree to spend all or part of the summer living in, and managing a dispersed area campground. Hosts provide an identified presence and play an active role in the care and maintenance of the campground; carrying out such duties as providing visitor information, litter cleanup, routine restroom upkeep (most areas do not have a restroom), and campsite monitoring. Hosts are a valued asset to our recreation man...
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    Position: Park Headquarters Administrative Clerk
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Hagerstown, MD Description:

    The C&O Canal National Historical Park is seeking a volunteer to complete the re-organization of files for the Division of Partnerships and Volunteers. Volunteer will be assisting park staff in organizing project files and paperwork which are integral to park operations.

    This is a great opportunity to serve your local national park, gain credit for a school internship, and gain experience with a federal agency. Uniform will be provided. No housing available.

    Individual must ...

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    Position: Facility Maintenance Administrative Clerk
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Hagerstown, MD Description: Use your administrative talents to help the National Park Service! The C&O Canal National Historical Park is looking for a volunteer or student intern to serve as the Administrative Clerk for the Chief of Maintenance. This experience working in an office setting allows you to utilize your skills while gaining valuable experience and exploring career options within government service: - Types occasional correspondence; i.e., memos, letters, forms, reports; - Must be proficient in MS Office, ...
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    Position: Visitor Outreach Assistant (RV Volunteer)
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Cave Junction, OR Description:

    Help protect cave bats! Oregon Caves National Monument seeks an individual or couple who would enjoy greeting visitors and educating the public about preventing the spread of White-nose syndrome in bats to work as information station attendants.

    Location:

    Oregon Caves is one of the few publicly accessible marble caves in the northwest and contains a rich store of scientific knowledge about the region's natural history. The visitor center and historic Chateau lodge are ne...

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    Position: Visitor Services Volunteer Needed in the Arctic!
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    Date Added: 01/30/2012 Location: Coldfoot, AK Description: The award-winning Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (AIVC) in Coldfoot is an interpretive and information center run jointly by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). The mission of the AIVC is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the Arctic as an important part of our natural heritage. The AIVC is open 7 days a week during the summer, and welcomes over 10,000 visitors each season.

    Duties include:...

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    Position: Visitor Center March April May 2012
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    Date Added: 01/29/2012 Location: Socorro, NM Description: Volunteers are needed March, April and May of 2012 to work in our visitor center. This is a four-day per week position either Mon.-Thru. or Fri. � Mon.. Your primary responsibilities will include: greeting the public at the visitor center front desk and providing accurate refuge information and wildlife viewing advice, answering the refuge phone, operating a cash register in the Bosque Nature Store (which adjoins the visitor center desk) and performing janitorial tasks as requested (which may i...
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    Position: Neighborhood Clean Up
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    Date Added: 01/28/2012 Location: Dayton, OH Description: As part of National Park Week, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park will be hosting a neighborhood clean up on Saturday, April 28 from 11:30 to 3:00. The park is looking for volunteers to assist with weed trimming and litter pick up. Volunteers will be working the in the areas around the Wright Dunbar Visitor Center and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial.

    The park will provided the tools needed for the clean up as well as lunch at 11:30.

    Volunteers must have the ability to...

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    Position: 3P: Yavapai Campground - Host
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    Date Added: 01/28/2012 Location: Prescott, AZ Description: Northwest of downtown Prescott, Arizona about eight miles is the Granite Basin Recreation Area. This expansive area comprises Yavapai Campground, several day-use sites, trails for most uses, and Granite Basin Lake. Nearby City of Prescott offers shopping, rodeo, and various festivals much of the year. At an elevation of 5600 feet, Yavapai Campground resides in a Ponderosa Pine overstory, with Pinjon Pine, Alligator Juniper, and Oak found in the understory. 5 acre Granite Basin Lake is within a ...
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    Position: Aero Carnival weekend at Huffman Prairie 2012
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    Date Added: 01/28/2012 Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Description: Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is hosting the third annual Aero Carnival at Huffman Prairie Flying Field on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The event will take place on Saturday, August 18 from 10:00 to 4:00.

    The park is looking for volunteers that would be interested in displaying their vintage cars, antique tractors/engines,or antique farm tools and equipment at the field. The Wright brothers were at Huffman Prairie between 1904-1916, therefore, we are looking for it...

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    Position: Dayton Air Show Visitor Services Assistant 2010
    Information:
    Date Added: 01/28/2012 Location: Dayton, OH Description: Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is seeking FOUR volunteers to assist park staff at the 2010 Dayton Air Show. The volunteers would work ONE of the following shifts:

    1. Saturday, July 7, 2012, 7:30 a.m. - noon OR noon - 6:00 p.m.

    2. Sunday, July 8, 2012, 7:30 a.m. - noon OR noon - 6:00 p.m.

    These times include travel time from the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center to the Dayton Air Show, set up or tear down of park displays, and a half hour lunch break.

    P...

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