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Stop by the Visitor Center to pickup gloves, a bucket and litter grabber. The ranger will let you know which park areas need attention. This act of service preserves the park for visitors, protects wildlife and our water quality. 

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

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...

Help us create habitats and food for our local wildlife by planting native trees throughout the park on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  The park will supply all tools needed for this resource project. Some of the species we will plan...

Join us at Cedars of Lebanon State Park on the first Saturday of each month, unless otherwise stated, for volunteer filled activities. We need your help to assist the Park Ranger and Staff on various projects around the park. There are so many proje...

Irish & Scottish Traditional Musicians and supporters are needed to support our occasional céilí dance events hosted at the conference center.   Needed help includes: -Irish Traditional Musicians and/or Scottish Country Dance Musicians -Help sett...

Savage Gulf State Park is preparing to build a new campground along the North Plateau trail that will feature four tent pad sites and a groupcamp. Park staff are seeking volunteers to come assist with clearing trees, rocks, and soil for the new campg...

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

Fishing line recycling containers have been installed at each boat dock. The monofilament is collected from recycling bins and cleaned of hooks, leaders, weights, and trash. It is then shipped to the Berkley Pure Fishing company in Iowa. Berkley me...

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 us for our 2nd Saturday Volunteer Day, (April 13th), where you will work with Natchez Trace Rangers to improve your favorite state park! Projects will be led by each of Natchez Trace's Rangers and will vary each month. Participants should dress ...

Join Seasonal Ranger Josh Brewer at Camp Hazlewood for a trail building volunteer opportunity. Tools and supplies will be provided by the park. Bring plenty of water and snacks for the day. Wear appropriate clothing according to the weather forecast....

Savage Gulf State Park is preparing to build a new campground along the North Plateau trail that will feature four tent pad sites and a groupcamp. Park staff are seeking volunteers to come assist with clearing trees, rocks, and soil for the new campg...

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

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...

Roan Mountain State Park is looking for volunteers interested in preserving the health of our unique forests through the treatment of one of our most iconic tree species: the Eastern Hemlocks.  These trees are being infested with an invasive insect ...

Come and join us as we spruce up our Nature Center pollinator garden to prepare for our insect and hummingbird visitors!  We will work for a few hours on April 20th from 2pm until 4pm.  We will be removing dead plant material, raking a few leaves a...

Join us for our very first volunteer workday at Middle Fork Bottoms!  We are removing litter from the roadside, around the lakes, and at the future kayak launch.   Thanks to our friends at Toyota and the National Environmental Education Foundation...

Our Reading Ranger Story Trail panels are beloved by our youngest visitors. To help them last for many more seasons volunteers wash them and report any damage from falling branches or overzealous readers. Meet at the Visitor Center to collect suppl...

Come join Ranger Blake for a volunteer trail day. Meet at the visitor’s center at 9 AM and be sure to wear sturdy shoes. Bring plenty of water and snacks and plan on finishing up around 3 PM.

Volunteer day scheduled for Earth day 

volunteer day with Lane Erwin 

Help us celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up litter around the Visitor Center, Nature Center, and Boardwalk. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes. Wading boots are optional if you want to help around the flooded area of the boardwalk. Call with questio...

Join Park staff in improving the parks appearance by adding some native plants to our park! We plan to plant some red buds trees and other native shrubs around the park. Please wear sturdy closed toed hiking shoes and long pants and drinking water. ...

Join Rock Island Park Rangers on Earth Day! Do you need volunteer hours for school, scouts, or something else? We have you covered with an amazing volunteer event! Meet us at the Sandbar Beach at the end of Beach Road at 10:00 AM for our River Sh...

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

The park's native flower beds are looking great!  To stay looking good, we need your help.  We are looking for volunteers to help maintain our beautiful gardens.  Work will include cutting back last year's growth, trimming plants, blowing fall lea...

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...

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 Roan Mountain State Park and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy from 9:30AM - 3:00PM on Friday, April 26th for a day of pulling non-native Garlic Mustard plants along the lowlands and along Highway 143 throughout Roan Mountain.  Thi...

Many thanks to the cub scouts of Troop 40! These young stewards will be helping us greatly by picking up storm debris that is getting in the way of standard park operations and maintenance! They'll get to learn about Company 1464, the CCC group that ...

The Friends of Henry Horton State Park have donated 40 native deciduous trees to the park. We are on a mission to plant all 40 for arbor day 2024!  Please join us for this fun event. We will provide all the needed tools, gloves and refreshments.  T...