• Image of the reconstructed stockade at Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum looking northeast from the Land Bridge.

    Fort Vancouver

    National Historic Site OR,WA

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Youth Volunteer Programs

At Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, we design and operate our Youth Volunteer-In-Parks (Y-VIP) Programs to empower participants to:

  • Create an environment allowing for a meaningful experience and a pathway to stewardship for public lands including national parks.
  • Achieve life skills that can be applied as a volunteer at Fort Vancouver or in their everyday lives.
  • Seek a path to higher education and professional career development.
  • Serve as role models for the communities in which they live.
  • Enjoy connecting -- and helping others connect -- to a national park!
 

Click on one of the links below to learn more about the numerous opportunities for youth volunteers at Fort Vancouver!

 
Four children in historic costume look out from the inside of a fur trade-era tent.

Costumed Interpretation

 
Three kids pose for the camera during a special event in the park.

Event Support

 
Intern practicing a fire lighting demonstration

Interns

 
Youth volunteers planting in the garden

Maintenance & Garden

 
volunteers from Truman Middle School staff a table at a park special event

Groups & Partners

Did You Know?

Black and white image of Dr. John McLoughlin

Did you know that John McLoughlin, Chief Factor at Fort Vancouver, is known as the “Father of Oregon” for his aid to American immigrants arriving over the Oregon Trail? His home in Oregon City, Oregon is a unit of the national park system administered by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. More...