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Need a few indoor volunteer hours this winter? Meet park staff at the Visitor Center and assist us by taking down the holiday decorations throughout the building.

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Chickasaw State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Lindsey and our park birds: Henry, kit and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete minor...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Chickasaw State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Lindsey and our park birds: Henry, kit and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete minor...

Henry Horton State Park is excited to announce we have begun construction on the park’s first mountain bike trail system. Our plan is to add roughly 10 miles of a quality single track trail located on the South end of the park.  Our staff will be ...

Hello all! MLK Day has always been a day to help one's community! What better way than to improve upon the community's access to the Great Outdoors!? We offer an opportunity to get out on our beautiful Discovery Loop and clear a large ephemeral stre...

Join us on the trail! We have work to do and would love your help: Trees on the trail (YEAR ROUND - the ranger saws, and you assist carrying supplies and/or helping remove the cut wood) Weedwhacking / Bush Trimming (SEASONAL - may include operation ...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Join Park Ranger, Gina Lowry in a shoreline clean-up of the Raptor Ridge Trail.  We will meet at the Nature Center and take golf carts and a gator along the shoreline of the Raptor Ridge Trail to remove debris.   Remember to bring a water(s) and ...

Bledsoe Creek State Park added a pollinator garden in 2019 with the support of Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park and a grant from the Iris Fund. With careful selection of native perennials and self seeding annuals this area has flourished. Located...

On Saturday, January 21st at 10 am there will be an opportunity to work on the trail at Burgess Falls State Park. We will plan on widening an area of the trail due to erosion. We will meet at the park's pavilion (behind the restrooms) at 10 am and wi...

Henry Horton State Park is excited to announce we have begun construction on the park’s first mountain bike trail system. Our plan is to add roughly 10 miles of a quality single track trail located on the South end of the park.  Our staff will be ...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Join the staff of Roan Mountain State Park in a day of volunteer trail work on Wednesday, January 25th from 9AM-12PM as we work to construct a short walking path from the Peg Leg Mine Loop Trail to the actual mine.  Volunteer work will include bench...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Chickasaw State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Lindsey and our park birds: Henry, kit and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete minor...

Join Ranger Couser and Ranger McElhiney in putting a fresh coat of paint on RV sites and water lines inside the campground. We will be using spray paint to make these repairs so be sure you wear clothes you don't mind getting paint on. We appreciat...

Henry Horton State Park is excited to announce we have begun construction on the park’s first mountain bike trail system. Our plan is to add roughly 10 miles of a quality single track trail located on the South end of the park.  Our staff will be ...

Come and help be a member of Frozen Head’s Volunteer Trail Crew! There’s a task available for any skill level.  Tools will be provided. Volunteers should be prepared for a variety of weather conditions. Bring food, water and a daypack. Some are...

Bledsoe Creek State Park's full campground reopens on March 1st! Each year our volunteers help us prepare by washing the road signs and campsite pedestals. Regular maintenance allows these to last longer and remain visible to all our incoming guests...

Join Park ranger Gina Lowry for a clean-up along the shoreline at the Fitzhugh Memorial Bridge.    We will meet at the Scott Fitzhugh memorial bridge to clean up the shoreline.  Remember to bring a water(s) and wear appropriate clothing and closed...