Volunteer and Training Opportunities

Valley of the Moon Sector

Volunteers in State Parks have always played an important role in providing interpretive information to park visitors. For the past few years, State Park budgets have been reduced more and more each year, leading to park staff reductions and park closures. In this environment, there is an even greater need for volunteers.

Volunteering offers a chance to get involved.

Initial training is provided. Several times a year, "docent enrichment" events feature speakers who provide more insight into specific aspects of park history or ecology. The next training session starts March 20, 2010.  For more information, click here.

Volunteers in California State Parks are required to work an average of four hours per month to maintain their active status.

Whatever your talents or interest, many opportunities exist to volunteer in one more more activities:

- Lead nature hikes along the trails or lead historic tours;
- Work in the Sugarloaf Ridge visitor center or the Annadel park office;
- Lead school groups on educational hikes;
- Work in the Jack London State Historic Park museum or the Cottge;
- Provide golf cart rides for the frail or disabled to Jack London's Wolf House;
- Play Charmian London's historic piano at the museum;
- Patrol the parks on your own horse;
- Patrol the parks on your own bicycle or on foot;
- Assist in creating displays and exhibits;
- Work on research projects;
- Assist the Museum Curator to catalog artifacts;
- Photograph natural features, activities, projects;
- Schedule specific volunteer activities;
- Use your special talents inside the parks.

No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and share that knowledge with the public. Volunteers can earn annual day use passes.

Join us! Together we know we can make a difference.

Volunteers are encouraged to become members of the Valley of the Moon Natural History Association.

 

group picture of the 2009 training class

2009 Volunteer Training Class

The next training session starts in the Spring of 2010.

Contact

Susan St.Marie
Volunteer Coordinator
Valley of the Moon State Parks
sstmarie@parks.ca.gov
707-938-4827

Return to the home page

You are visitor Hit Counter