Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota is seeking a volunteer to help with visitor services.
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Looking to add a little spice to your life with an adventure that includes new friends, new skills, a new environment and, perhaps best of all, appreciation for the work you do? If this interests you, it may be time to consider volunteering in one of America’ s 433 units managed by the National Park Service.
Our national parks have long relied on volunteers to assist permanent and seasonal park employees with a variety of duties required to keep the parks operating properly. Volunteering remained an informal process until 1970 when a Volunteers-in-Parks( VIP) program was established. Now national park units actively recruit volunteers to assist with duties such as staffing visitor centers, helping with maintenance, offering interpretive programs, serving as campground hosts, managing natural resources and more. Parks have volunteer positions for artists, astronomy buffs and dog lovers. Regardless of the park or position, serving as a volunteer in a unit of the National Park Service will likely prove to be one of the most memorable experiences of your life.
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