Volunteer Opportunities at Voyageurs National Park

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Date: November 20, 2013
Contact: Tawnya Schoewe, 218-283-6670

Become a visitor center volunteer and enjoy the many great park visitors.

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Every year, volunteers at Voyageurs National Park donate nearly 10,000 hours. The park greatly benefits from its dedicated supporters. Volunteers operate visitor centers, tend the ethno-botanical garden, and help with many other projects. The park is seeking area residents to assist with the following opportunities:

Immediate Needs:

  • Rainy Lake Visitor Center Volunteer (Rainy Lake): Meet visitors, provide information, and assist with staffing a visitor center.
  • Headquarters Volunteer (International Falls): Assist with different projects from data entry, to information requests, to brochures.
  • Website Assistant (International Falls): Assist with updating web information, layout design, and page development.

Summer 2014 Needs:

  • Kabetogama Lake or Ash River Visitor Center Volunteers: Meet visitors, provide information, and assist with staffing a visitor center.
  • Voyageur Tour Boat Deckhand Volunteer (Rainy Lake): Help run the park’s 49-passenger vessel, the Voyageur, a USCS approved tour boat vessel: prepare boat for tours, secure lines during docking and undocking, be trained on boat safety procedures.
  • Ethno-Botanical Garden Volunteer (Rainy Lake): Learn local botany, tend native plants, and remove invasive weeds.

Training will be provided for all opportunities. Positions with public contact are required to wear a uniform. Hours are flexible, generally a few hours a week. Some positions require a background check for government clearance. More detailed information can be found on the park’s website: https://www.nps.gov/voya/supportyourpark/

Interested people are encouraged to contact Chris Amidon, the park’s volunteer program coordinator at: (218) 283-6636.

 

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Last updated: November 1, 2023

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Voyageurs National Park Headquarters
360 Hwy 11 East

International Falls, MN 56649

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