Volunteer

A volunteer group helps with a park clean up in the Scotts Bluff badlands.

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Gering High School students volunteered as a group to help clean up the park.

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Become A VIP

We are glad you’re interested in the Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP) Program. VIPs work side by side with National Park Service employees and partners in our National Parks. Anyone can be a VIP, individuals, couples, families, students, and organized groups. VIPs play an important role in our national parks doing a variety of jobs:

• Working at the information desk answering questions.
• Presenting Living History demonstrations.
• Restoring wildlife habitat.
• Maintaining park trails and buildings.

These are only a few of the many opportunities available when you volunteer with the National Park Service.

Take a look at the Volunteers-in-Parks website to learn more about the program.

To apply, pick up a Volunteer Application Form at the monument visitor center.

 

What type of volunteer opportunities are there at Scotts Bluff National Monument?

Scotts Bluff National Monument accepts applications from volunteers throughout the year to assist with all aspects of park management. For those willing to dedicate personal time and expertise, there are a variety of opportunities in all park divisions, from serving as a visitor center host or demonstrating camp fire cooking to removing invasive musk thistle. Below is a list many of the opportunities in the park. Positions could be combined depending on the individual's skills and available time.

 

Volunteers at the wagons give visitors an idea of what life on the trail was like.

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Living History Presenters

Demonstrate daily life on the trail while in period dress. Cook, sew, play music or games and talk to visitors about what it was like to travel west in a wagon train.

 

Visitor Center Host converses with a Junior Ranger and  her family while they visit the park.

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Visitor center host

These positions are responsible for providing excellent customer service, specifically orientation and information to park visitors. Visitor center hosts share the history of Scotts Bluff, what travel on the trail was like, and introduce visitors to the wonders of geology.

 

Gering High School students assist resource management on Senior Service Day.

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Resource management assistant

Volunteers work side by side with our resource management rangers to control exotic weeds, restore native prairie, clean up the park, and monitor wildlife.

 

Students from Gering High School volunteer on Student Service Day.

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Volunteer as a group

Are you a Scout leader, Sierra Club member, or school group looking for a hands-on experience with your group? Does your business or organization want to take part in a team-building restoration project? If so, we have many opportunities that can accommodate large groups.

 

Volunteer patches are just one of the rewards when you become a VIP.

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Why volunteer with the National Park Service?

Volunteering at Scotts Bluff National Monument is a fun way to:

• gain professional experiences
• meet new people
• provide assistance in research studies
• learn new skills
• get out of the house
• and be actively involved supporting the National Park Service

 

The National Park Service Volunteer logo.

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Want to learn more about what it's like to volunteer at Scotts Bluff National Monument? Read about Volunteer Ranger Doug's experience.

For more information regarding Scotts Bluff National Monument volunteer program, please contact the monument at [phone] or e-mail us.