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SEARCH RESULTS 29 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Camp Host- Camp Hosts Needed: Columbia River parks in WA and OR. With Campsite, Electric, Water and Sewer provided for Potential Volunteer. Multiple positions: April 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011. 20-25 hours per week. Flexible schedules. Small pleasant family campgrounds and day-use areas with swim beach and boat ramp.
Duties: Greeting campers, litter pickup and fire rings and strong support from Ranger staff. (Updated 08/23/2010)
Opportunity Description: Park Host-Volunteer Park Hosts needed from April 19, 2011 to September 17, 2011 at various Corps of Engineers parks in the Willamette Valley. Typical duties include acting as "eyes and ears" by living inside the park, conducting customer satisfaction surveys, opening and closing park gates, posting reservations, checking permits, providing information and performing light maintenance. We provide a full hookup site in exchange for 40 hrs wk per couple/30 hrs per week individual. Job durations vary depending on location.
Special Skills Needed: Volunteers should enjoy helping others enjoy our parks and natural resources. Volunteers must provide their own hard sided living quarters. (Listed 08/23/2010)
Opportunity Description: INTERPRETIVE HOST POSITIONS AVAILABLE November 2010 - August 2011, 2 month minimum. Be a lighthouse keeper, tidepool docent, information desk attendant, and a wildlife interpreter at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area! POSITION OVERVIEW:Hosts assist visitors of all age with emphasis on helping visitors to form connections with the site’s natural and cultural resources. Visitor safety and resource protection are also key elements. Trailer/RV pads with FHU and ocean views are provided.TIME: MARCH 2010 through August 2010, and November 2010- August 2011. Opportunities available year-round. Hosts contribute approximately 25 hours per week; working five, 5-hour days with two consecutive days off. DUTIES:• Hosts greet visitors and provide interpretation at the historic Yaquina Head Lighthouse, often in period (1880s) clothing. • Hosts provide visitors with site, local and regional information at theYaquina Head Interpretive Center, which was dedicated in 1997. • Hosts provide point (on-the-spot) interpretation at wildlife observation areas. Emphasis changes according to the season and tides, but may include gray whales, harbor seals, tidepool life, and seabirds. QUALIFICATIONS: • All hosts must demonstrate excellent customer service skills, show a willingness to work with, and get along with a variety of co-workers and visitors of all ages. • A basic knowledge of interpretive techniques, Western US history, and wildlife is helpful, but training will be provided. • Hosts should be able to climb and descend the 100-plus steps to the top of the lighthouse and down to the tidepools. Some accommodations can be made. AREA INFORMATION:Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area is a 100-acre day-use area managed by the Bureau of Land Management (Department of Interior). The park is located on prominent headland just three miles north of Newport, on Oregon’s scenic central coast. Over 20,000 seabirds nest seasonally on the headland’s cliffs and near-shore rocks. Gray whales, harbor seals and a multitude of intertidal creatures are also visible much of the year. The Yaquina Head Lighthouse has been functioning as an aid to navigation since 1873. The site is open year-round during daylight hours. Visitation is over 300,000 per year.
Opportunity Description: Volunteer Park host positions are located at Hyatt Lake Recreation site at 5,200 feet elevation in the scenic Cascade Mountains of Southern Oregon. This site is located within Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. More specific site information can be accessed at our recreation site homepage at www.or.blm.gov/csnm/Hyatt_Lake.htm Camp Host position is in support of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) objectives and policies at Hyatt Lake Recreation Complex. Incumbent will support the BLM’s role, objectives and policies in providing outdoor recreation at Hyatt Lake. Host duties include manning entrance station, providing information to public and possibly in the form of interpretive activities to inform and educate the public on natural resources and recreational opportunities. Another duty will be to inform public of rules and regulations with the ultimate goal of voluntary compliance. Volunteer duties start in early May and can last until mid October. Duties will be five days a week with duties needed especially on weekends and holidays when visitation is highest. Incumbent will be expected to monitor restroom and facilities for security, cleanliness and safety hazards and expected to restock toilet paper and other products when employees are not available and/or during evening hours. Cleaning of restrooms, light maintenance and trash pickup is required. Incumbent will be provided with a campsite with electricity, water and access to showers and laundry facilities. A stipend contingent on duties performed is supplied to offset volunteer expenses. Volunteers are required to pass a background check and will be accepted upon successful completion. Ability to communicate and interact with others in a friendly, helpful manner is a must in this highly visible position.
Opportunity Description: Site Description: The Rogue River Ranch is a remote and beautiful historic ranch located just on the edge of the Wild Rogue Wilderness and within the boundaries of the Wild Section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River corridor. The ranch is located within the rugged canyon of the Rogue River nestled at the base of mountains in the Pacific Northwest. It is approximately 53 river miles below the city of Grants Pass. By road from Glendale it is west about 45 miles. It is managed by the Grants Pass Resource Area of the Medford District BLM. Travel time from Medford is 2 ½ hours. Benefits: You will have the opportunity to live and work at the beautiful Rogue River Ranch through spring and into fall. Living quarters (house) and utilities are provided by the BLM and a daily/person subsistence rate of $25 is provided to help offset volunteer expenses. You will meet visitors from all over the world and perhaps even make new friends. Visitors may include white water rafters, hikers, campers, backpackers, and fishermen. You will get the opportunity to float the Wild and Scenic Rogue River while becoming informed about the history and recreationally rich area you may call home for the summer. The Ranch location is remote and there are times when you will experience the feeling of isolation and solitude especially during the months of April, May, late September and October. While there may be hundreds of visitors in the peak of the season, fewer visitors stop during the shoulder seasons. Some people enjoy these slower times but thought needs to go into your commitment at wanting to be Volunteer Caretakers for the Ranch. Position Description: Volunteers will work as caretakers and will be representative of the Bureau of Land Management. Duties for general upkeep of the ranch grounds and buildings are general in nature. They include but aren’t limited to: 1. Mowing and trimming the lawn and fields as needed. This is accomplished by riding lawnmowers, self propelled walk behind mowers, weed eaters and grass cutting attachments to a farm tractor. 2. Managing a clock controlled irrigation system which includes 10 sprinkler zones and the ability to do minor maintenance and repairs to this system as needed. 3. Manually watering the Ranch grounds. Using water hoses with attached sprinklers manually moved as needed. Hand watering of flower beds and other areas as needed. 4. Planting and maintaining the vegetable garden for public display and personal consumption. This garden helps to offset your cost of living while providing visitors a means of interaction with you, the caretakers. 5. Daily monitoring of a small public drinking water system. This includes simple water quality testing and record keeping. 6. Cleaning and restocking with toilet paper, to two “river toilets” and one vault toilet located on the Ranch grounds. 7. Cleaning the different buildings at the Ranch which includes sweeping and mopping as needed. The main House will need to be swept and mopped daily during the two or three busiest months. 8. General monitoring of Tucker Flat Campground. This is mainly just keeping an eye on conditions and use of the recreation site. 9. Public Contact including assisting with emergencies. Being Volunteer Caretakers at the Rogue River Ranch means you are representing the Bureau of Land Management. You might be the only BLM representatives some visitors meet.
Opportunity Description: A volunteer camp host position is located at Elderberry Flat Campground, a small 11-site campground located approximately 40 miles northwest of Medford, OR on West Fork Evans Creek (go to www.or.blm.gov\or\resources\recreation\search and search for Elderberry) for more information about the site). Host duties include informing the public of rules and regulations, keeping records of campsite use and visitation, cleaning and stocking restrooms, light maintenance, and trash pickup. The campground is open from mid-March through mid-November, dependent on weather conditions. Starting and ending dates are very flexible, and shorter stays by several camp hosts throughout the summer are possible: if you need a place to stay for several weeks between jobs, this position may be a good fit. Volunteer duties will be 5 days a week, with duties needed especially on weekends and holidays when visitation is higher. Volunteers will be required to pass a background check. Reimbursement for some expenses will be provided, as well as firewood, propane, and drinking water. This campground is rustic (no water, electricity, or dump station) and in a remote area, located approximately a 20 minute drive to cell phone reception and a small gas station/restaurant/mini-mart in Sams Valley. The immediate area surrounding the campground is used by ATVs and 4WD enthusiasts. Volunteers must be comfortable living in a more primitive setting, and be able to communicate and interact with motorized recreationists. In return, you get a shady place next to the creek to spend the summer! 
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Opportunity Description: The Forest Service is seeking a host for Lost Lake Campground from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 2010.
Location: Lost Lake Campground, approximately 80 miles east of Eugene, OR on Highway 126/20. Campground is located on the shore of Lost Lake along the Santiam Pass-McKenzie Pass National Scenic Byway. There are 15 campsites each with a picnic table and fire ring. Other facilities include three vault toilets and a primitive day use area, no drinking water available. Activities include camping, non-motorized boating, picnicking, catch & release fishing, and wildlife viewing. Closest full service community is Sisters, OR approximately 25 miles east.
Volunteer schedule: Memorial Day to Labor Day. Hosts are on-site Thursday-Monday with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.
Duties: Host will represent the Forest Service in public contact providing information and directions and providing a presence in the campground. Duties also include campground cleanup, picking up litter, raking sites, cleaning fire rings and picnic tables. Host will report any vandalism or other incidents to Forest Service personnel. Restrooms will be thoroughly cleaned by FS crew daily, but incidental cleaning and restocking of paper goods may be needed.
Requirements: Hosts must provide their own self-contained onsite lodging (RV). Host campsite must be kept neat, clean, and welcoming to the public. Work outdoors independently and in changing weather (rain, cold, sun, heat). Must wear provided uniform vest while on duty and maintain a neat and professional appearance.
Opportunity Description: The Emigrant Ranger District, Malheur National Forest is looking for enthusiastic friendly volunteers who enjoy the outdoors to fill several campground host opportunities. Couples are preferred. The Host(s) will need to provide their own living quarters, i.e. trailer or RV, for an agreed upon duration (typically Memorial Day through Labor Day). They should be in the campground and available to the public five days out of each week, plus holidays, as per their individual volunteer agreement. Days typically needing coverage are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Campground Host Duties: Duties include: campground cleanup, picking up litter, raking sites, cleaning fire rings and picnic tables. Restrooms will be thoroughly cleaned by FS-BLM crews several times a week, but incidental cleaning and restocking of paper goods may be needed. Host(s) must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. The Host(s) must be physically able to perform some minor tasks such as raking, shoveling, mopping and sweeping. Host(s) will represent the Forest Service in public contacts, providing information and directions, and report vandalism and other problems to Forest Service personnel. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, and answer questions; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; keep some records; monitor area use; and occasionally fill out forms. All necessary tools and supplies for work accomplishments will be provided by the Forest Service. These positions have an $18/day monetary stipend and 28.5 cents/mile to fill propane bottles every two weeks. In addition, hosts will be provided a RV or trailer campsite. None of the campgrounds have electrical power, internet, or cell phone coverage. Two of the campgrounds are located next to small lakes with fishing a regular recreational activity. These campgrounds are relatively remote, averaging 35 miles from town, and are not continuously full. That is to say, if you need a lot of company this may not be the best opportunity. However, if you prize periods of solitude, come and enjoy the summer in eastern Oregon's Blue Mountains.
Opportunity Description: The Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest is looking for enthusiastic friendly volunteers who enjoy the outdoors to fill campground host opportunities. Couples are preferred. The Host(s) will need to provide their own living quarters, i.e. trailer or RV, for an agreed upon duration (typically Memorial Day through Labor Day). They should be in the campground and available to the public five days out of each week, plus holidays, as per their individual volunteer agreement. Days typically needing coverage are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Campground Host Duties: Duties include: campground cleanup, picking up litter, raking sites, cleaning fire rings and picnic tables. Restrooms will be thoroughly cleaned by FS crews daily, but incidental cleaning and restocking of paper goods may be needed. Host(s) must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. The Host(s) must be physically able to perform some minor tasks such as raking, shoveling, mopping and sweeping. Host(s) will represent the Forest Service in public contacts, providing information and directions, and report vandalism and other problems to Forest Service personnel. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, and answer questions; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; keep some records; monitor area use; and occasionally fill out forms. All necessary tools and supplies for work accomplishments will be provided by the Forest Service. These positions do not have a monetary stipend. However, hosts will be provided a RV or trailer campsite, propane, and 5 gallons fuel for their generators per week, as needed. Magone Lake Campground is located next to a small lake with fishing and boating a regular recreational activity with an ADA trail around the lake with bicycle and hiking trails within the vacinity.
Opportunity Description: Individual or Couple needed for ATV campground. About Sand Lake Recreation Area: Sand Lake has 900+ acres of sand dunes open year round for all-terrain-vehicle (ATV)/off-highway-vehicle (OHV) use. Weekends are busy year round, with heavier weekday use during good weather in the spring, summer, and fall. Sand Lake is located between Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast in Tillamook County. Duties: Host will be responsible for light restroom cleaning, litter pick up, and providing information to campers on rules and regulations for voluntary compliance. Hosts will be expected to work 5 days a week, with 2 consecutive days off. In return, camp hosts will receive electricity, sewer, and propane at the site. At this time, host is supplied with portable water.
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