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    Cuyahoga Valley

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  • Canal Visitor Center Closure

    Canal Visitor Center will be closed for construction, starting Monday, May 6, 2013. It will reopen with new exhibits in early 2014.

  • Riverview Road Closure

    Riverview Rd from the Cuyahoga Falls line north to the Peninsula line will be re-paved, beginning the week of April 22. Expect delays. Flaggers will direct traffic. Work is expected to be completed by Memorial Day weekend.

  • Towpath Trail Closure

    NPS has closed the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail from Hillside Road to Stone Road in Valley View. A section of the trail is not passable due to hazardous conditions caused by erosion. Towpath is expected to be open by Memorial Day, May 27.

  • Bald Eagle Closure in Effect

    RR tracks, and 30 foot right of way on either side, are closed to all foot traffic from the Rt. 82 Bridge at Station Rd, north to the RR tracks at. The Cuyahoga R. downstream of the Brecksville Dam to the Fitzwater Rd Bridge is closed to water activities.

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NPS COLLECTION

USAJOBS Website
All federal positions are posted on USAJOBS, the official job site of the U.S. federal government. This includes permanent, term, and seasonal positions. Check periodically for new postings.

Permanent positions become vacant occasionally. The application process varies for each job; please see announcement details.

Most summer seasonal positions at Cuyahoga Valley and other national parks will be posted in January and selections made beginning in March.

For general employment information, click here.

Questions?
For questions about federal positions at national parks, visit this web page for a list of regional contacts.

Internships
Internships are available, but are administered at the park level or in various NPS centers and offices. Therefore, there is no centralized list of available internships. If you are looking for an internship in a park, we suggest that you select one or more parks that interest you and contact them directly by telephone or mail. If you are interested in an internship dealing with cultural resources, such as history, archeology, curation and museums, or historic architecture, please visit the National Council for Preservation Education at PreserveNet for more information.

Student Conservation Association
Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides college and high school-aged members with hands-on conservation service opportunities in virtually every field imaginable, from tracking grizzlies through the Tetons to restoring desert ecosystems and teaching environmental education at Washington, D.C.'s Urban Tree House. SCA positions at Cuyahoga Valley National Park include but are not limited to trail and building maintenance, exotic species management, resource management, volunteer coordination, safety, visitor information, and more! Visit www.thesca.org for current positions available in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Volunteer Opportunities
Click here to learn about volunteer opportunities at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Did You Know?

Historic photo of canal boats along the Ohio & Erie Canal.

The Ohio & Erie Canal, which runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, was a 308-mile waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River. This transportation route, which influenced local and national prosperity, was dug entirely by hand by mostly German and Irish immigrants.