America’s Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal
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SEARCH RESULTS 65 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Volunteers provide valuable services to the museum in many capacities: Museum projects include working with the museum collection, archives, library and oral histories. Volunteers also provide information and visitor services working as a guide at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and assisting with the immigration database in the American Family Immigration History Center.
Opportunity Description: Assist with transcribing and translating early commercial sound recordings (c. 1890 - 1930s), performed by immigrants for other immigrants, these recordings document the struggles, misunderstandings and joys experienced by immigrants. Many recordings contain a mixture of languages.
Opportunity Description: Volunteers provide information and visitor services working as a guide at Ellis Island. 1)Information Volunteer: Assists at information desk on Ellis Island by providing information to park visitors and handing out park publications and other written materials. Assists with Lost & Found Property Reports. 2) Ferry Dock Orientation Volunteer: Welcomes arriving visitors to Ellis Island. Provides answers to visitor questions about their visit. 3) Roving Information Volunteer: Provides information to park visitors as they rove the walkways and museum on Ellis Island. Alerts Park Rangers of any problems that arise from the visiting public or any hazard they may encounter. Other volunteer projects may include assisting with ongoing education programs and exhibits, assisting with clerical work, and any other appropriate and approved project of a volunteer's design.
Opportunity Description: Volunteers provide information and visitor services working as a guide at the Statue of Liberty. 1)Information Center Volunteer: Operates information center on Liberty Island by providing information to park visitors and handing out park publications and other written materials. Assists with Lost & Found Property Reports. 2) Ferry Dock Orientation Volunteer: Welcomes arriving visitors to Liberty Island. Provides answers to visitor questions about their visit. 3) Roving Information Volunteer: Provides information to park visitors as they rove the walkways of Liberty Island. Alerts Park Rangers of any problems that arise from the visiting public or any hazard they may encounter. Other volunteer projects may include working with the Statue of Liberty museum collection, archives and library, located on Ellis Island.
Opportunity Description: Object Cataloging Assist museum technician in the cataloguing of artifacts and documents. * Study Chapter 7, Manual for Museums by Ralph Lewis, for basic overview of cataloging practices. * Study NPS Museum Handbook, Part II, for National Park Service guidelines for cataloging. * Study NPS Automated National Catalog System for data entry formats. * Follow Fire Island National Seashore's "Instructions for Cataloging" for specific guidelines concerning cataloging practices. no park housing is available.
Opportunity Description: * Study "Room Guide for Interpretation" and acquire knowledge concerning interpretive aspects related to the historic house, including the Floyd family's 250-year occupation, the additions and furnishings reflecting that history and a basic knowledge of corresponding social, economic and political events that took place both locally and nationally.
Opportunity Description: * Volunteers at the Watch Hill campground will be responsible for campers on weekends throughout the camping season. * Campground hosts will assist Rangers in patrolling the campground, monitoring reservations and providing education of area to the campers. * Provide basic maintenance of the campground. * Provide a contact station (campsite #3) for visitor assistance. * Inform Park Rangers of incidents that occur in and around the campground. * Campground hosts are encouraged to participate in extending knowledge and appreciation of the Watch Hill area by providing assistance when needed in interpretive service. Examples include providing assistance at the Watch Hill Visitor Center information desk, preparation and presentation of interpretive programs to the public and assisting rangers in interpretive programs. Positions are currently filled. Must be able to handle mosquitoe conditions
Opportunity Description: * Assist Park Rangers with daily care of park patrol horses by cleaning stalls, providing clean fresh water and feeding. * Groom, lunge and/or ride, cool down, re-groom, and stall or place in corral assigned horse(s). * Patrol Fire Island National Seashore on horse, serving as eyes and ears for the Ranger Divison. * Provide information and assistance to park visitors while on duty by answering questions, explaining regulations, giving directions and/or directing them to appropriate personnel in emergencies. * Fill out all horse patrol and VIP logs. * Clean stalls and paddock. * Clean water trough and refill. * Groom horses fully and clean hooves before and after riding. * Lunge and/or ride to exercise horse and patrol area. *Assist visitors and advise rangers of any hazards and/or suspicious occurrences. * Maintain good radio contact using proper radio procedures and etiquette. * Cool horses down before returning to stables. * Groom horse after riding. * Feed all horses at the proper time. * Care for tack and gear daily (cleaning and drying after each ride). * Accomplish all required duties in a safe manner consistent with park service rules and regulations.
Summer months only and no housing is available.
Opportunity Description: * Monitors/protects threatened/endangered species (particularly piping plovers and least terns) within the park. * Collects data for parks GIS program and enters data into computer. * Monitors park natural resources and notifies Natural Resource Management Specialist of changes or possibly significant incidents. * Completes marine mammal, wildfire, or park research activities as needed. * Assist researchers and biological technician as needed. * Maintain good radio contact using proper radio procedures and etiquette. * Foster good working relationships with all divisions. * Assist visitors and advise rangers of any hazards and/or suspicious occurrences. * Accomplish all required duties in a safe manner consistent with National Park Service rules and regulations. No park housing is available.
Opportunity Description: Help promote attendance at park facilities and programs. Create posters and flyers for park interpretive programs. Submit program announcements to various calendars of events. Must know computers and web inputs.
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