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SEARCH RESULTS 37 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Campground Host/Ranger Assistant Volunteers - Volunteers are needed mid April through mid October. One position is available for 1 person or a couple at Tub Run Campground. Primary duties as campground hosts include greeting & assisting campers, providing surveillance of camping area, litter pickup, and assisting in the entrance booths during busy times. Hosts will not collect money or confront violators, but will act as “eyes & ears” for the ranger staff. Volunteers must be friendly and able to communicate effectively with the public. In addition to hosting, volunteers will assist the ranger & maintenance staffs as needed with other duties, such as fisheries & wildlife management projects, interpretive programs, maintenance work, counting fees, collecting water quality data, inspection & realignment of navigational buoys, day use area patrols, boat patrols, and conducting visitor surveys. Volunteers must be in good health and capable of physical work in an outdoor environment. Volunteers generally work approximately 30 hours/week, including holidays and weekends. Days off are mid-week. A campsite is provided, plus reimbursement for certain expenses. Site amenities at Tub Run CG include electricity with water readily available and the campground dump station is close by. Volunteers must provide their own camping equipment. Uniforms and all necessary safety equipment will be provided.
Many outdoor recreation opportunities are available in this rural and beautiful corner of southwestern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and northern West Virginia. Most supplies can be obtained in the small town of Confluence, PA, or in larger towns within a 30 miles radius. (Updated 08/24/2010)
Opportunity Description: Campground Host - Assist campers with self-registration and providing informaton about local points of interest. Five (5) day work week includes the weekend and holidays. (Updated 08/24/2010)
Opportunity Description: Wildlife Management Volunteer - This volunteer position varies in length of time. Various opportunities exist at different times during the year. Opportunities include but are not limited to fisheries management, wildlife surveys and nesting box maintenance. (Updated 08/24/2010)
Opportunity Description: Staff Visitor Center: Volunteers with good communication skills that enjoy meeting people are needed from June 1, 2011 thru October 17, 2011. Visitor Center Hosts will be expected to do miscellaneous work assisting the Park Ranger staff, and may be involved with duties that include 1.Offering assistance to the public, explaining rules & regulations, operating and maintaining audio visual displays. 2. Presenting nature walks and water safety demonstrations. 3. Providing information to the public about interpretive activities through advertising & public relations (i.e. news releases, bulletin boards, and brochures).
Big Bend Visitor Center - June 1, 2011 thru October 17, 2011. Is staffed daily from 10:00am to 4:00pm, but flexible part-time schedules are available that include weekends and holidays. Located near Warren, PA, Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir is a great place to enjoy the outdoors, especially Allegheny National Forest, and other local attractions. (Updated 08/24/ 2010)
Opportunity Description: Volunteers are need most anytime and year round. The volunteer opportunities available at Blue Marsh include trail maintenance, foot patrol, horse back rider patrol (must have you own horse), educational programs, and park beautification projects. (Updated 08/24/2010) 
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host - Positions will run from mid-May to September 30. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Shenango Lake is accepting applications for campground hosts for the upcoming 2011 recreation season. Basic duties include issuing visitor/camper vehicle passes, directing traffic, providing information services, and litter pickup. Some positions may require fee collection and light maintenance work. Retired couples are urged to apply. A campsite with electric hookups will be provided (water and sewage not available at the site). We are located in Western Pennsylvania near Hermitage, Pa. Volunteers generally work 30 hours per week, including weekends and holidays. Uniforms and necessary safety equipment will be provided. (Updated 08/24/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: A campsite with electric hookups will be provided (water and sewage not available at the site).
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Opportunity Description: Job Title: Crayfish Corps Volunteer Job Description: Join the Crayfish Corps! Help Valley Forge National Historical Park preserve our native crayfish, and contribute to the overall health and biodiversity of our streams. Volunteers will assist the staff from Natural Resource Management (NRM) in the capture and return of native crayfish species, and removal of invasive, non-native crayfish species from select waterways in the park (e.g. Valley Creek). Removal will occur using using dip nets, and possibly various trapping devices. Target species for removal is the rusty crayfish. The rusty crayfish is an aggressive non-native invasive species that threatens to out-compete and extirpate the two native crayfish species found in Valley Forge NHP. Experienced volunteers may be asked to assist NRM staff on volunteer days to serve as crew leaders for other volunteer groups and to participate in activities related to education of the public regarding the need for control of invasive species in units of the National Park System. Volunteers are not required to use their vehicle, but may assist in shuttling other volunteers if they agree to do so. Volunteers may be required to ride in a government vehicle to get to the work site. If there is thunder or lightning, or if the water level is too high, the event will be cancelled. Equipment: • Equipment (e.g. gloves, nets, traps, datasheets) will be provided by NRM staff. We will provide hip boots (some sizes may be limited) and nets, but bring your own if you have them. Felt waders are not allowed. You may also prefer to wear shorts and old sneakers or water shoes, instead of waders (note, the water will be cold for the April sessions, possibly into May). Water, sunscreen, a walking stick, and a hat are recommended. • NRM staff will meet with and provide training on species identification and control methods. Qualifications: • Ability to work independently. • Ability to work outdoors and on rough terrain such as the stream bottom. • Ability to work in water. • Ability to learn to identify target crayfish species and to learn common control methods. Time Commitment: As available. There are many Saturday opportunities already scheduled. Weekday sessions are scheduled by appointment. We currently have the following sessions scheduled: Saturday April 17, 1-4PM Every Saturday from May 15 through July 31, excluding June 5 (please consider participating for National Trails Day on this day!) and July 3. Each session will run 9am-Noon. There may be a limited number of slots available on the following Saturdays from 1-4 PM: April 24, and May 1 and 8 We may continue into August and September, but probably not every Saturday. If you can’t participate on Saturdays, please indicate this on the application. We will schedule groups by appointment during the week, and can add interested individuals to those sessions. Volunteer Manager Ernestine M. White ernestine_white@nps.gov 610.733.5384 Project Coordinator Kate Jensen Ecologist kate_jensen@nps.gov 610.783.0257
Opportunity Description: Park Information: The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has nearly 100 miles of hiking trails, ranging from flat boardwalks to challenging 1,000 foot climbs that offer spectacular views of the Water Gap. The Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, traverses the park for over 27 miles along Kittatinny Ridge. Smaller trails lead through hemlock ravines past waterfalls, ponds, or down abandoned forest roads. Over 200 miles of roads wind through scenic valleys, over ridges and past historic buildings. The 40 miles of the Delaware River within the recreation area seperates New Jersey and Pennsylvania, attract people who enjoy swimming, canoeing, tubing and rafting. Opportunity Description: To walk an assigned section of trail once a week. To remove litter; observe wildlife, report vandalism and safety hazards. Maintain a log book noting the trail conditions.
Opportunity Description: Park Information: The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has nearly 100 miles of hiking trails, ranging from flat boardwalks to challenging 1,000 foot climbs that offer spectacular views of the Water Gap. The Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, traverses the park for over 27 miles along Kittatinny Ridge. Smaller trails lead through hemlock ravines past waterfalls, ponds, or down abandoned forest roads. Over 200 miles of roads wind through scenic valleys, over ridges and past historic buildings. The 40 miles of the Delaware River within the recreation area seperates New Jersey and Pennsylvania, attract people who enjoy swimming, canoeing, tubing and rafting. Opportunity Description: Help with certain tasks in keeping the 37 mile long McDade Trail in good condition for hikers, bikers and cross country skiers. Trimming the grass, weeds and branches along the trail tread. Removal of invasive non-native vegetation and downed branches. Removing litter; observing wildlife, report vandalism and safety hazards. Maintain a log book noting the trail conditions. Maintaining signs, walking an assigned section of trail once a week.
Opportunity Description: Park Information: The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has nearly 100 miles of hiking trails, ranging from flat boardwalks to challenging 1,000 foot climbs that offer spectacular views of the Water Gap. The Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, traverses the park for over 27 miles along Kittatinny Ridge. Smaller trails lead through hemlock ravines past waterfalls, ponds, or down abandoned forest roads. Over 200 miles of roads wind through scenic valleys, over ridges and past historic buildings. The 40 miles of the Delaware River within the recreation area seperates New Jersey and Pennsylvania, attract people who enjoy swimming, canoeing, tubing and rafting. Opportunity Description: Assist Resource Management personnel with invasive plant control and in the maintenance and restoration of native vegetation resources. Learn how to identify and control non-native invasive plants. Must be able to work safely with hand tools such as loppers, handsaws, hand pruners and other hand tools.
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