America’s Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal
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SEARCH RESULTS 79 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Point Reyes National Seashore Habitat Restoration Internship 2010-11 Overview: Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS), a 90-000-acre National Park Service unit in coastal Marin County, CA, is accepting applications for a 6-month internship position. PRNS encompasses numerous ecosystem types and has over 33,000 acres of Congressionally designated wilderness, yet is 40 miles from San Francisco. Supporting 16% of California’s flora, PRNS has high biodiversity, including 48 special status plant species (four federally endangered). Invasive plants are the greatest immediate threat to these species and to native plant communities. The park’s habitat restoration program finds resources and engages volunteers to control the highest-priority invaders and to monitor and protect rare plants. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/pore. The intern will assist the park’s Restoration Biologist in the following tasks: Duration: Full-time late October to late May Compensation: Housing in park research station about 12 miles from park headquarters; meal reimbursement to $20-25/workday; eligible for workers compensation. Internship benefits:
1. Practical training in plant identification and plant ecology. Required qualifications: Desired qualifications: To apply: Mail the following materials to arrive by September 15, 2010 to Intern Search, c/o Ellen Hamingson, Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. Due to limited size of e-mailbox, electronic applications are not accepted. Materials submitted should clearly demonstrate that you meet the required qualifications.
Questions? Contact Ellen Hamingson at Ellen_Hamingson@nps.gov; 415-464-5196.
Opportunity Description: FOR RESIDENTS IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES - WITHIN 100 MILES OF LASSEN. Would you like to help preserve and protect your nearby national park? You can assist in various ways. If you live near MINERAL, help in our beautiful, new visitor center is especially needed. You might help year-round with library work, 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 help in the summer as a Juniper Lake Campground Host. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND OLDER might assist as interpretive interns in the summer. GROUPS might help with various maintenance projects. We also have opportunities for those interested in staffing the MT. HARKNESS LOOKOUT. 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.
Opportunity Description: Eastman Lake is a trophy bass lake, popular for fishing, horse back riding and a quiet get away, but close to the metropolitan areas. Yosemite National Park is 2 hours east of here, and Fresno is 1 hour south/west. The same visitors come back year after year. Eastman Lake provides tent camping, RV camping (electric or full hook up sites), group camping, and equestrian camping. All permanent park volunteers are provided with an electrical RV site (full hook ups are provided based on availability), laundry facilities, and reimbursement of fuel, including gasoline, diesel and propane. Cellular service is not reliable on project. Motor Homes of any size and 5TH wheels less than 28 feet are recommended for this site (Chowchilla Recreation Area). Chowchilla Recreation Area- Volunteers Needed Year Round. Volunteers shall complete 20 hours a week of site clean-up, brochure stocking, bulletin board updates, assist park staff, answer questions for the public, other duties as assigned depending on park needs, including light maintenance, installing park signs, trash pick up and inspections of facilities. Please send in an application. (Updated 08/30/2010)
Opportunity Description: Eastman Lake is a trophy bass lake, popular for fishing, horse back riding and a quiet get away, but close to the metropolitan areas. Yosemite National Park is 2 hours east of here, and Fresno is 1 hour south/west. The same visitors come back year after year. Eastman Lake provides tent camping, RV camping (electric or full hook up sites), group camping, and equestrian camping. All permanent park volunteers are provided with an electrical RV site (full hook ups are provided), laundry facilities, and reimbursement of fuel, including gasoline, diesel and propane. Cellular service is not reliable on project.
Codorniz Recreation Area- Volunteers Needed from May 2011 On. Volunteers shall complete 20 hours a week of campground clean up, bulletin board updates, painting, facility inspections, assist campers with questions or concerns, fee reconciliation, campground host duties during non-recreation season, assisting park staff and other assigned tasks that meet project needs. Light maintenance duties, for example, installing park signs and facility upkeep. Please send in an application. (Updated 08/30/2010)
Opportunity Description: Visitor Center - Volunteer needed from February 01, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. Volunteers are asked to meet and greet visitors at the Kaweah Heritage Visitor Center atop the Lemon Hill Recreation area at beautiful Lake Kaweah. Specific duties include the following: staffing information desk, greeting the public and answering questions, operating cash register, checking brochure supplies and restocking shelves, directing visitor activity and handling telephone requests, helping to organize and present interpretive Water Safety programs and Campfire programs, and other assigned duties. Volunteers are able to choose hours that compliment their lifestyle. We are looking for smiling volunteers that like to talk to visitors. (Updated 08/27/2010) 
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Opportunity Description: Camp Ground Maintenance Volunteer-Volunteers needed from April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011, to assist with light maintenance and repairs throughout two campgrounds and several day use areas. Duties may include campground cleanup, simple plumbing or carpentry, painting, sign installation, restroom cleaning, trail inspection/repairs, tree planting and other similar light maintenance. In exchange for their services, campground volunteers are provided a RV site with water, sewage and electric service. (Telephone service is not a guaranteed service but may be available at volunteer's expense). A similar position may also be available during the off-season, beginning October 1, 2010. (Updated 08/27/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: In exchange for their services, campground volunteers are provided a RV site with water, sewage and electric service.
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Opportunity Description: National Public Lands Day - Get down and dirty and help Lake Kaweah/Terminus celebrate National Public Lands Day 09/25/2010! The Event will take place at Horse Creek Campground from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All ages are invited for the cleanup and repairs around the Park. Additional Sponsors: Toyota. (Updated 08/27/2010)
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Opportunity Description: About Lake Sonoma: Nestled in the beautiful coastal foothills of Sonoma County, California, Lake Sonoma is surrounded by world famous vineyards and land that is rich in history. Created by the construction of Warm Springs Dam in 1983, the lake provides for flood control, irrigation and recreation. The park has more than 17,000 acres to explore, including more than 47 miles of trails and when the lake is full over 50 miles of shoreline. Recreational opportunities include: hiking, biking, equestrian, boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, camping, swimming, fishing and hunting to name a few. Visitor Center Assistant Needed: Works at U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Lake Sonoma Recreation Area in Geyserville, Ca. Volunteer is assigned to the Milt Brandt Visitor Center and the Don Clausen Fish Hatchery to perform the following work: Answer visitor's questions, explain park rules, regulations and provide any needed assistance. Presents short interpretive talks to campers, groups of visitors and school groups as needed. Roves and provides information in the Don Clausen Fish Hatchery. You will operate cash register to make sales for the Friends of Lake Sonoma gift shop and other assigned duties. REQUIREMENTS: The volunteer must be able to absorb a great deal of natural and cultural history information and use that information when speaking to the public. All volunteers must be able to work with the visiting public and maintain a positive attitude. The volunteer will be provided on the job training and any required safety training necessary to help them carry out their duties. All volunteers are given an orientation to the park and provided with volunteer uniform components. Volunteers must wear a uniform when on duty and safety equipment as required by their duties. Use of the RV campsites will require a three month minimum commitment and at least three, eight hour days per volunteer, per week and please provide references from previous volunteer or work experience on the application.
COMPENSATION: The Park has six RV campsites available – Year Round -with hook ups (water, electric [up to 30 amps] and septic). The RV pads are located in the Liberty Glen Campground a short drive from the visitor center. The RV site does have a phone line that the volunteer can use to set up local phone service. Pets are allowed but must be under control, on a 6’ leash at all times and be non-intrusive to others and wildlife. A 15% discount is granted in the Friends of Lake Sonoma book store. No monetary compensation is available for these volunteer positions. (Updated 08/27/2010)
Opportunity Description: Park Host, Horsecreek Campground - 3 month increments,-Volunteer needed from June 12, 2010 to May 31, 2011, except when campground is closed due to high water levels (usually from May-July). Park hosts are expected to ensure park entrance gates open in the morning and secure gates at night. Conduct periodic walkthroughs of park, greeting public and answering questions. Park Host may be bonded in order to perform fee collection within the campground and remit camping fees to Nation Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS) via computer. Some computer and cash register experience may be needed in order to perform NRRS operations. Park hosts do not enforce park regulations; however, they are expected to be the eyes and ears of the park rangers and are expected to assist rangers and visitors during emergencies. During the winter months, weekday visitation is low with moderate use during the weekend. During the fall and spring months, visitation is moderate during weekdays to occasionally heavy on weekends. During the summer months, visitation may be moderate to heavy during the weekdays and heavy on weekends. No maintenance functions are required, however minor litter pickup is expected. One camp site with full hook ups and phone line available for Volunteer Host. Horsecreek Campground is located 20 miles east of Visalia on State Hwy 198 and lies in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains not far from Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park. The campground has 80 sites and provides campers with warm showers, flush toilets and a dump station. (Updated 08/27/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: One camp site with full hook ups and phone line available for Volunteer Host.
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Opportunity Description: Park Host - Volunteers needed from April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 for an entrance station attendant/fee collector at the Fiddleneck Day-Use Area, New Hogan Lake, California. Volunteer will collect fees, sell annual passes, restock fee envelope boxes and do litter cleanup in the nearby parking areas. Schedule will be 20 hours per week, 5 hours per day for either a couple working together or an individual. Volunteer will be provided an RV site with all utilities including a phone line. (08/27/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: Volunteer will be provided an RV site with all utilities including a phone line.
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