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A Passion that becomes a multi-decade service to the NPS

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Sailor Jerry is a volunteer that has passionately been serving at Fort McHenry since 2003. Learn more about his story

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Battling Invasive Plants in Cuyahoga Valley

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Throughout the growing season, volunteers and staff improve park habitats by removing invasive plants. Cut, pull, dig, or spray—and repeat! Learn which ones are the biggest problem and how you can help.

From looking to serve to finding yourself in the history - Bill's Volunteering with the NPS story

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Bill was inspired to help the NPS and learn something new along the way. He discovered that his family history coincides with the history of these parks.

From Fife to Family--A Living History Experience at Fort McHenry

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Randi is one of Fort McHenry’s longtime volunteers and music instructors.

Baltimore Area National Parks Dynamic Duo

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Volunteer Charles and maintenance team member Bud work together each week to keep the parks’ engines humming, to ensure the historic landscapes are beautiful and inviting to visitors, and habitats preserved for the animals that call its meadows and trees home.

A Lifelong Connection to National Parks

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Interview with retired park ranger and volunteer Paul Plamann.

From Furniture to Families—A Volunteer’s View of Hampton National Historic Site

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Margaret is one of Hampton’s longest serving volunteers and has seen nearly 40 years of change in the park, its visitation, and how the site’s collection of historic structures and over 45,000-object collection are used to interpret the stories of those who lived and labored at the once 25,000-acre plantation.

Making Volunteering a Tradition - Burt & Jeff

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Burt has been a volunteer with the National Park Service for a couple decades. He is passionate and a hard worker. Jeff was inspired by Burt, who is his father, to begin volunteering as well.

From Structures to Stories - How Tom began giving tours at Hampton NHS

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Highlighting one of our amazing and passionate volunteers, Tom Lonegro, and how he began giving tours at the Hampton Mansion.

Extra time in Retirement leads Perry to volunteer at Fort McHenry

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Perry is a very passionate volunteer that had extra time in retirement. He gives his free time to talk about the history at Fort McHenry with visitors.

The Mission Continues at Florissant Fossil Beds

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The Mission Continues volunteered at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in 2018 through a partnership with the National Park Foundation. Members of the Colorado Springs and Denver platoons helped with non native plant eradication and trail maintenance.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers 2021

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In the spring of 2021, three AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) were placed at host sites along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. They collaborated on projects to increase capacity at their host sites.

AmeriCorps Week Spotlights: Arlette Milstead and Emily Haryasz

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In celebration of AmeriCorps Week, meet Community Volunteer Ambassadors (CVA), Arlette Milstead and Emily Haryasz, who serve at Redwood National and State Parks and Steamtown National Historic Site.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Military Service and the Port Royal Experiment

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Military service was an important component of the Port Royal Experiment. The success of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers led to Black military service becoming a core foundation of the arguments in favor of extending citizenship and voting rights to formerly enslaved people.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Pioneer Fire Company

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Learn about the nearly hundred-year history of the Pioneer Fire Company, a Black Volunteer Fire Company from the Reconstruction era in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Acadia National Park

To Seed or Not to Seed: A 2024 Update on Summit Restoration in Acadia

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Save Our Summits volunteers carry soil-filled packs toward the summit of Penobscot Mountain and Sargent Mountain.

National Heritage Areas Program

Old-Time Music Sounds Throughout Appalachian Forest NHA

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A rich tradition of old-time music is a staple of many communities in West Virginia. An AmeriCorps volunteer in the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area is working to share that musical heritage, making it more available to visitors and locals alike.

Autumn trailbuilding along the Cross Plains Segment of Ice Age National Scenic Trail

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Between October 18 and October 22, 2023, 268 volunteers donated 4,776 service hours to build trail along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

Buck Island’s Corals Get Relief from a Deadly Disease

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Through trial and error, outreach, and a small army of volunteer divers, scientists slow the progress of one of the Caribbean’s most lethal coral diseases—for now.

Natural Resource Management Spring/Summer Internship

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Volunteer Student Intern (non-paid) in Natural Resource Management at Valley Forge National Historical Park and Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site with up to 2 positions available.