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Volunteer on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR)

Join an Award-Winning Volunteer Corps

Make a vital contribution to Cuyahoga Valley National Park and our community! With the help of over 5,700 volunteers, Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) is recognized for having one of the most active Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP) programs in the National Park Service. Volunteers support many areas of park management, including research, data entry, public programming, environmental education, photography, mapping, natural resource protection, trail patrol, and maintenance.

The mission of any volunteer program with the National Park Service is to accomplish park goals through mutually beneficial volunteer experiences. Expanding on this, the mission of Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Volunteer Program is to engage people in the park, building a community of park stewards. The Volunteer Program will help fulfill the potential of the park and its mission to provide visitor enjoyment and to preserve resources.

The volunteer program is co-managed by the National Park Service and the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Depending on the volunteer position, volunteers will work with staff from NPS, the Conservancy, or park partners Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy and Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Volunteer Program Homepage
Learn more about the kinds of volunteer opportunities, how to get started, resources for volunteers, and the Volunteer Center.
Please click here to go to the volunteer program homepage.

Contact Information:

Lisa Meranti, Director of Volunteer Services at (330) 657-2381 or lmeranti@forcvnp.org. 

Park Ranger Josh Bates, Volunteer Liaison and Service-Learning Coordinator at (330) 657-2350 or e-mail us.  

Shelby Lewis, Volunteer Coordinator at (330) 657-2296 or slewis@forcvnp.org.

Jamie Walters, Membership and Outreach Coordinator

at (330) 657-2142 or jwalters@forcvnp.org.