Volunteer Application For Natural
Resource Agencies

Instructions: Complete this form, print it then mail to:

Volunteer Coordinator
National Park Service
20 Sagamore Hill Road
Oyster Bay NY 11771

Name:		Phone:	Email:
Address:
City:	State or Province:		Postal Code:

Areas of Interest

Listed here are some areas of interest and skills needed for volunteer jobs that apply to this park. Please mark those that apply to you and give details of your experience in the form below.

Archeology	Educational programs	Hydrology	Search and rescue
Arts and crafts	Emergency medical assistance	Internet	Soil science
Back country maintenance	Fish and Wildlife Management	Law enforcement	Sports and recreation
Campground Hosting	Foreign Languages	Legislative affairs	Trail construction and repair
Cartography	Fundraising	Libraries research	Visitor Programs and Services
Computers	Geology	Military history	Word processing
Construction	Graphic Design	Museums / exhibits	Writing / editing
Database Administration	Historic clothing and furnishings	Natural history	Other (please describe below)
Desktop Publishing	Historic Preservation	Photography
Disability access / sign languages	Horticulture	Public relations

Additional information:

References:

Please provide the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of two persons familiar with your abilities, knowledge, or work experience.

Name 1:		Phone 1:		Email Address 1:
Name 2:		Phone 2:		Email Address 2:

Availability Please tell us about your availability for volunteer service:

Starting / ending date:

Days of the week and working hours:

A note about lodging: Most parks are unable to provide lodging. Please indicate here if you will require assistance in finding lodging nearby.
Yes, I will need assistance with finding lodging.

Today's date: .

Signature______________________________

Optional form 301-A(Revised 10/96) * USDA/USDI

Instructions

Mail the completed form to the park or parks where you are interested in volunteering. You will not receive confirmation of your application unless you are being selected for a volunteer position in the National Park System. You can find the park mailing address on their home page. Select Visit Your Parks off the ParkNet home page to find the park homepages.

Public Burden Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W, Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0080),Washington, DC 20503.

Notice to Volunteer

Volunteers are not considered to be Federal employees for any purposes other than tort claims and injury compensation. Volunteer service is not creditable for leave accrual or any other benefit. However, volunteer service is creditable work experience.

Privacy Act Statement

Following information is provided to comply with the Privacy Act (PL 93-579). 5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 CFR 260 authorize acceptance of the information requested on this form. The data will be used to contact applicants and to interview, screen, and select them for volunteer assignments. Furnishing this data is voluntary.