Volunteer

 

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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park's Volunteers in Parks

Fort Clatsop has an outstanding team of Volunteers in Parks (VIPs). These VIPs assist the park with a wide variety of tasks. These include greeting and orienting visitors, fee collection, custodial work, conducting foot and kayak tours, invasive plant control, answering visitors’ questions, sewing living history clothing, data entry, leading hikes, native plant garden work, answering phones, designing curriculum, library and inventory projects, archive/collections work, conducting living history and education programs, and special events (e.g. monthly 3^rd Sunday speaker series, spring and fall elk pellet surveys, summer Newfoundland dog event, and fun runs.)

Volunteers may be fingerprinted and undergo background checks.

Volunteers are encouraged to participate in park training. This includes the annual staff training in June as well as monthly staff safety meetings.

Reservations for a nearby campground can sometimes be arranged for VIPs with distant homes who are scheduled to work a minimum of three days per week for at least one month as Visitor Information or Custodial Associates.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Volunteers in Parks program of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is to provide individuals opportunities to commemorate, preserve, and communicate the stories associated with the Corps of Discovery and its winter near the mouth of the Columbia River. Volunteers are important team members of the park staff and are encouraged to participate in all trainings, meetings, special events, etc. that are available to staff. This program will affirm their ownership and stewardship of this park and the entire National Park Service and will honor their specific contributions.

 

Volunteer At Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Interested in volunteering for our parks? Here are the opportunities to consider. Please contact the park at [phone] if you have any questions.

 

Earn your America the Beautiful Volunteer Pass

This pass is for volunteers who donate 250 hours on a cumulative basis. Valid for a year from the date of being awarded, it provides access to, and use of, federal recreation sites that charge an Entrance or Standard Amenity Fee. The pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per-vehicle fee areas and admits the pass holder plus three other adults at per-person fee areas. Children under 16 are admitted free.

Interested In Applying?

Check out the current volunteer opportunities listed below, complete an application at volunteer.gov , or reach out to our volunteer program manager for help or questions.

 

Current VIP Opportunities

We can always use help of all kinds around the park site, from trail patrol to daily park operations, listed below are the current VIP openings that we need the most help with.