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SEARCH RESULTS 49 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge invites wildlife-lovers to celebrate National Public Lands Day by volunteering to improve wildlife habitat from 2 PM – 5 PM on Saturday, September 25th. Work Day crews will improve wildlife habitat by picking up litter around Lake Lowell. Get some fresh air and enjoy the sites and sounds of wildlife on the refuge! Housing Availability: Not Available 
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host: Shafer Butte Campground is located 20 miles north of Boise, near the Bogus Basin Ski area. Elevation is 6,800 feet. The area offers a more remote location for the adventurous volunteer. The Host responsibilities include general clean up and minor maintenance of 14 camping units; 2-days use group areas and assistance with posting of reservations and collection of visitor statistics. Electricity is not available. Propane, sewer, water, radio, tools and supplies are provided. Subsistence is provided. Volunteer furnishes own self contained trailer. Trailer space is limited to a 20 foot RV. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, answer questions, and hand out pamphlets if available; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; possibly clean and/or stock restrooms; keep some records; and occasionally fill out forms. A Host must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. You may be required to be on-site five days per week, especially on weekends and heavy use holidays. A Host must generally be physically able to perform some raking, shoveling and sweeping. The most important job as a Campground Host is to provide an enjoyable camping experience for the public. The Host is the first and sometimes the only contact with campground users.
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host: Trinity Mountain Campgrounds are located 80 miles from Mountain Home and are 8,500 feet in elevation. Each campground offers a cirque lake with steep, rugged granite headwalls. Vegetation is a combination of wildflowers and grass scattered among dense stands of lodgepole pine. Rainbow and cutthroat trout can be found in each lake. A variety of wildlife species can be found, such as black bear, mule deer, elk, and blue grouse. And for the avid birdwatcher, the area hosts a large variety of birds. Job will include general cleanup, minor maintenance of facilities in 3 campground areas (33 total units) and one day-use area, monitoring of one rental cabin, along with providing information and assistance to campground visitors. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, answer questions, and hand out pamphlets if available; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; possibly clean and/or stock restrooms; keep some records; and occasionally fill out forms. A Host must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. You may be required to be on-site five days per week, especially on weekends and heavy use holidays. A Host must generally be physically able to perform some raking, shoveling and sweeping. The most important job as a Campground Host is to provide an enjoyable camping experience for the public. The Host is the first and sometimes the only contact with campground users. Volunteer will work 4-5 days a week. Forest Service will provide rustic one-room cabin for lodging. Tools and supplies will be provided by the Forest Service. Subsistence and/or incidental expenses negotiable upon availability of funds.
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host: Elks Flat Campground is located 59 miles from Mountain Home, Idaho. The campground is within a meadow, and sets parallel to the South Fork Boise River. The road system is improved paved roadways up to the campground entrance. The Campground Host is responsible for providing visitor information, maintaining 34 units, cleaning 4 restrooms, 2 group areas, assisting with posting of reservations, and collecting visitor statistics. Propane, sewer, radio, tools, and supplies are provided. Water is available within the campground by hand pump. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, answer questions, and hand out pamphlets if available; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; possibly clean and/or stock restrooms; keep some records; and occasionally fill out forms. A Host must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. You may be required to be on-site five days per week, especially on weekends and heavy use holidays. A Host must generally be physically able to perform some raking, shoveling and sweeping. The most important job as a Campground Host is to provide an enjoyable camping experience for the public. The Host is the first and sometimes the only contact with campground users. Subsistence may be provided. Electricity is not available. Volunteer furnishes own self-contained trailer.
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host: Dog Creek Campground is located 58 miles from Mountain Home, Idaho. The campground is within a mature stand of ponderosa pine, and sets off the South Fork Boise River. The roads system is improved paved road up to the campground entrance. The Campground Host is responsible for providing visitor information, care and maintenance of 13 units, cleaning of 2 restrooms, and assistance with posting of reservations, and collection of visitor statistics. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, answer questions, and hand out pamphlets if available; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; possibly clean and/or stock restrooms; keep some records; and occasionally fill out forms. A Host must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. You may be required to be on-site five days per week, especially on weekends and heavy use holidays. A Host must generally be physically able to perform some raking, shoveling and sweeping. The most important job as a Campground Host is to provide an enjoyable camping experience for the public. The Host is the first and sometimes the only contact with campground users. Propane, water, electricity, radio, tools and supplies are provided. Subsistence may be provided. Volunteer furnishes own self-contained trailer.
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Opportunity Description: Campground Host: Middle Fork Boise River campgrounds are located 31 miles from Boise; 11 miles of travel are over a narrow gravel road which travels along the edge of Arrowrock Reservoir. The road is designed for 2-way travel. The nearest store and gasoline service are located in Boise. The campground host is asked to assist with care and maintenance of 5 campgrounds (22 total units), and monitoring of three rental cabins located within the Cottonwood Ranger Station. The campground host is also asked to assist with monitoring rental cabin use and to perform any light clean-up and maintenance as needed. An important function of the Host is to provide information and assistance to campground and cabin visitors. District personnel will handle routine law enforcement, and cabin rental fees are collected through the National Reservation system. The host is provided with a radio to maintain contact with the District personnel. The Lucky Peak Heli-base and Lucky Peak Nursery are located approximately 16 miles from the Cottonwood Ranger Station. A County Sheriff is located in Idaho City. Forest Service Law Enforcement is also staffed in Boise. After hour’s emergency support is provided through radio assistance from staffed lookouts, District Law Enforcement or Boise County Sheriff. Cellular phone service is spotty within the area. The best known area for using a cell phone is near the Lucky Peak Heli-base. The host will be stationed at the Cottonwood Ranger Station. The Forest Service will provide: Propane, sewer, water and RV parking. Electricity is provided by generator and is limited to a few hours each day. Subsistence and mileage reimbursement are available. Volunteer is asked to furnish own self-contained trailer. Weekends receive peak use in the campgrounds and cabins. Schedules are designed to ensure assistance to Forest Visitors during peak use; an average week will be 4-5 days. The scheduled beginning date for the Host is May 15. The average closure date for the campgrounds is October 1.
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Opportunity Description: It is that time again! Volunteer recruitment for 2011 has begun! Spread your wings in some of our most spectacular places! Choose to volunteer at a park in an old growth forest, along a trout filled stream, or on the shores of a pristine mountain lake. Or, you may want to help us maintain trails, teach boating safety, or work at a visitor center. As part of our team, volunteers provide essential services with a personal touch. You can make visitor experiences more enjoyable and complete. Your volunteer efforts help preserve the natural treasures of Idaho for generations to come. How to volunteer.... To volunteer your services and share your knowledge and expertise, please fill out a volunteer application online, or print one out. Selected volunteers will be asked to sign an agreement outlining their responsibilities as well as those of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. Keep in mind that not all parks or programs need all the different types of volunteers. What you do as a Volunteer... A person may volunteer as an individual or as a part of a group on short term projects of a day or less, or on a long term project in specialized programs. There are many ways to volunteer your time with Idaho State Parks and Recreation. You are invited to join our Idaho Team! THE BEST JEWELS OF THE GEM STATE are in Idaho State Parks! Fish our world famous trout waters, take in the breathtaking beauty of the Snake River and the Sawtooth Mountains, or be amazed by our gigantic Ponderosa Pines all while volunteering for the best park system anywhere. We are seeking energetic individuals/couples as campground, maintenance, interpretive, and visitor services hosts MARCH- OCTOBER 2011. Full/partial hook-ups provided with a minimum of 30 day, 24 hours/week/person working. Enjoy free entrance/camping, prime host sites, training, and the friendliest staff in the country! Contact: Kathryn.Hampton@idpr.idaho.gov or APPLY ON-LINE at: http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/aboutus/volunteeronline.aspx or call (208) 514-2493 for more information and an application packet NOW.
Opportunity Description: Volunteer Park Attendants for Dent Acres Campground: Enjoy the spring or fall in beautiful northern Idaho. Dent Acres is a full service campground with 50 campsites, a boat launch ramp, playground and restroom with showers. The lake offers nearly 54 miles of fishing and boating opportunities. Spring opening: Two couples needed from April 1 to May 21, 2011. Fall opening: Two couples needed for September 4 to November 25, 2011. Work is a minimum 30 hours per week, with most duties between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, with no significant physical and mental condition that would prevent the volunteer from carrying out these duties. Volunteers live on-site and answer visitor questions, provide directions and other assistance, explain fee payment procedures and educate visitors about campground rules. Will assist park staff with minor projects such as painting, pruning brush and or trees. Volunteers do not perform skilled maintenance duties or perform janitorial services. Full service campsite provided for no charge (water, sewer, electric service with 50 amp maximum. Volunteers provide their own RV or trailer (sites can accommodate 35 foot trailer). Weather during spring and fall is variable, with highs in the 60s and 70s and nighttime lows in the 40s. For more information call: Park Ranger Connie Grant-Howell at 208-476-1279.
Deadlines: Resume deadline for spring couple is December 15, 2010; resume deadline for fall couple is May 4, 2011. Resumes should be mailed to: Connie Grant-Howell, Park Ranger, Dworshak Reservoir, and P. O. Box 48, Ahshaka, Idaho 83520 or by email at connie.r.Grant-howell@usace.army.mil (Updated 08/23/2010)
Opportunity Description: Visitor Center – Need volunteers from May 15, 2011 to September 15, 2011. Greet and assist visitors upon their arrival. Advise visitors of brochures, interpretive displays and programs available to them. Answer phones and messages in a timely manner. Track visitation in notebook and compile monthly data. Operate videos and slide show in theater upon request. Keep brochure rack in lobby properly filled with supplied brochures. Pick up any litter or debris around visitor center, clean display glass, and straighten up lobby furniture during slack time. Plant, water and weed flower beds around visitor center and aide park rangers in any other need activities. Provide tours to the public during main visitor season. Free full service Volunteer campsites available within walking distance of the Visitor Center. Couples will work together. (Updated 08/27/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: Free full service Volunteer campsites available within walking distance of the Visitor Center. Couples will work together.
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Opportunity Description: Park Host-Volunteer needed at Mack's Creek Park from approximately April 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011. Mack’s Creek is a non-fee boat launch facility with approximately 15 associated primitive non-fee day use and/or short-term camping sites and is the only vehicle-accessible camping area at Lucky Peak Dam & Lake. Duties primarily include regular meet and greet with park visitors to provide information assistance, obtain basic registration information and to maintain a helpful overnight weekend presence in the area. A 4-wheel motorized Kawasaki "Mule" can be provided to facilitate these efforts. Additionally, this position will include minor litter pick-up, light grounds maintenance such as tree and brush trimming or tree and shrub watering, and any other light maintenance projects you may wish to carve out for yourself! Past Volunteer Hosts have been reimbursed fuel expenses to/from your current address to Boise, ID, daily incidental expenses, and mileage reimbursement to/from Boise for weekly laundry services. The Host Site is slightly removed from the park and includes a new 14' steel shade shelter and concrete pad, phone service, sewage hook-up, 50-amp generator-supplied service, and a securable storage shed. Park staff transfers you potable water by portable tank. Lucky Peak Dam & Lake is the Gateway to the Boise National Forest for the Boise urban area (400,000 people). 15 minutes from downtown Boise, we are the nearest lake recreation for area residents. Our summers are hot and dry, but our lake is cool and wet supporting trout and smallmouth bass fisheries and the gamut of intense water recreation! (Updated 08/27/2010) Housing Availability: Available • Housing Description: The Host Site is slightly removed from the park and includes a new 14' steel shade shelter and concrete pad, phone service, sewage hook-up, 50-amp generator-supplied service, and a securable storage shed.
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