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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...

Henry Horton is excited to announce that we have begun construction of the parks new ADA Trail! This will be an approximately 1 mile loop that incorporates some of the parks best features, the Duck River and limestone! We currently have a quarter mil...

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...

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, Scarlett and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete ...

Roan Mountain State Park is partnering with AmeriCorps NCCC from August 8-September 16 to construct a designed 1-mile back country trail on the backside of the Peg Leg Mine Loop Trail titled "Rosebay Ridge Trail."  We are looking for volunteers inte...

Roan Mountain State Park hosts a weekly Friday night concert series during the summer months, beginning on Memorial Day Weekend and ending on Labor Day Weekend. We need volunteers to help set up, break down, and operate the sound system during each c...

Henry Horton is excited to announce that we have begun construction of the parks new ADA Trail! This will be an approximately 1 mile loop that incorporates some of the parks best features, the Duck River and limestone! We currently have a quarter mil...

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...

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...

Do you love Burgess Falls? Do you hate trash? Then come lend a hand picking up trash along the trail to make Burgess Falls cleaner. Trail Clean Up starts at our pavilion on the first Sunday of every month at 9 am. Trash bags, grabbers, and gloves ar...

Roan Mountain State Park is partnering with AmeriCorps NCCC from August 8-September 16 to construct a designed 1-mile back country trail on the backside of the Peg Leg Mine Loop Trail titled "Rosebay Ridge Trail."  We are looking for volunteers inte...

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...

Henry Horton is excited to announce that we have begun construction of the parks new ADA Trail! This will be an approximately 1 mile loop that incorporates some of the parks best features, the Duck River and limestone! We currently have a quarter mil...

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, Scarlett and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete ...

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...

Quail Forever chapter members and staff, TWRA staff, and State Park staff chemically removed invasive plants from our native grasslands project. 

Join Ranger Willis on Saturday, September 14, from 10 to 12 at Window Cliffs State Natural Area for our Girl Scouts Love State Parks event! We will work on the native grassland project by weeding the roundabout and learning about the native plants p...

Help park staff prepare for Archeofest!We will be working on many different tasks around the park including:Weeding flower bedsCleaning up park groundsStaging the event area for Archeofest the following weekendWe hope to see you there!

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...

Join a Ranger as we work to restore our Doe River habitat to its natural state. We will be removing rock dams that have been created by visitors that result in a loss of food and habitat for many of our aquatic species. Those that do not wish to get ...

Archeofest Preparation Day 

Join Park Staff & Friends group for the Archeofest preparation volunteer afternoon (field parking lot, tent setup for school day, etc.)

This event is full. If you haven’t registered, we will be unable accommodate walk-ups. We are always looking for volunteer assistance and invite to serve with us another time. Tennessee Serves and National Public Lands Day EventRoan Mountain Stat...

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...

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, Scarlett and jack.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete ...

Join Park Rangers at Harrison Bay to participate in our Nation's largest single day of service. We will be working on cleaning up along the Tennessee river to protect our waterways and keep our park looking beautiful. Join us at: 5000 Campground Driv...

As part of the Tennessee Serves Volunteer Initiative across Tennessee State Parks, Radnor Lake will be kicking off National Public Lands Day week with an afternoon volunteer trail day on Friday, September 20th from 2:00pm – ...

Join Ranger Connor at Burgess Falls' pavilion to embark on a park clean-up excursion for National Public Lands Day! We will be setting off on a short canoe float above the dam and paddle out to Spears Point on the Burgess Falls Lake. There, we will m...

Come on out and help us with our school day for Archeofest! We will be working alongside the Friends of Pinson Mounds group to put on this event! We have a variety of tasks to do including:Parking carsGrounds cleanupGiving directions to school group...

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...

Rocky Fork Ranger Station 280 Jennie Moore RD Flag Pond, TN 37657   We will remove Japanese Knotweed around South Indian Creek and the Ranger Station.   Bring gloves, tools will be provided. Plea...

Come lend a helping hand at Cummins Falls ! Join park staff in an effort to beautify the park, volunteers tasks may range from invasive plant removal / trail clearing to litter clean up. closed toed shoes, long pants and drinking water are recommen...

Join park staff for a volunteer workday at Seven Islands State Birding Park to remove invasive plant species from an area of the park as part of the TN Serves Monthly Service Challenge and in support of NEEF's National Public Lands Day. We will be wo...

Come on out and help us put on our annual Archeofest! We have a lot to get done that day so we need all hands on deck!Some of the tasks we will be doing:Working with the Friends of Pinson Mounds Group to fill in roles as neededKeeping the park groun...

We're building bridges into nature metaphorically and physically at Rock Island State Park on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Help us establish a foot bridge on a new section of trail in the park!Meet us at the Tennis Court Parking Lot at 10:00 AM. Wea...

Come and join T.O. Fuller State Park Rangers and event partner, TN Delta Alliance, on the banks of Cypress Creek at T.O. Fuller State Park!We at TN State Parks are charged with duties in Wildlife, Historical, and Cultural Preservation. We take these...

Join us to clean up our Pollinator Garden!For this volunteer opportunity, please bring gloves and water and wear weather-appropriate clothing, including close-toed shoes. We'll meet at the Visitor Center, then go together to work in our pollinator ga...

Come on out and help us put on our annual Archeofest!There is a lot to get done so we need all hands on Deck!Some of the tasks we will be doing:Working with the Friends of Pinson Mounds group to fill roles as needed.Keeping the park clean by picking ...

We will be completing the new box steps on the Cumberland Nature Trail leading down to the historic dam. Please park in the restaurant parking lot. We will meet at the CCC patio at 8:00am.Volunteers will engage in service-learning projects such as bu...

Henry Horton is excited to announce that we have begun construction of the parks new ADA Trail! This will be an approximately 1 mile loop that incorporates some of the parks best features, the Duck River and limestone! We currently have a quarter mil...

The broom corn at Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park is ready to harvest and we need your help.  Come assist park staff in harvesting the tops of the sorghum like stalk that is then used to make homemade brooms, similar to what would've been use...

Meet Ranger Hailee at the Visitor's Center to help weed out the wildflower gardens!

Join Park Rangers in efforts to remove Sycamore saplings from the park's prairies and grasslands.

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...

Join park staff for a day of trail maintenance. Meet at the Visitor Center at 9am CST. Wear appropriate clothing, closed toe shoes, work gloves, safety glasses, and bring plenty of water.  All other tools will be provided.

Join Ranger Cade as we clean up the chestnut tree areas and the overlook garden for TN Serves & National Public Lands Day! We will meet at the Spoone Shelter parking area at 1pm on September 26th. Gloves and tools will be provided. Please wear closed...

Volunteers Needed: 2024 Humphreys County River Rescue First Lady Maria Lee will join a group of volunteers to clean up Trace Creek on Thursday, September 26th from 10am – 2pm CT at Pebble Isle Marina in Johnsonville State Historic Park. Each year,...

Help Ranger Lydia clean up Ozone Falls!  We will be meeting at the parking lot for Ozone Falls State Natural Area at 8AM Central Time.  There is limited parking at Ozone, so we highly recommend carpooling.  Trash bags will be provided, and some l...

Join us September 26th at 11AM in the big parking lot for TN serves and NPLD. We will be hosting a trail clean up along lake shore. Please bring closed toed shoes and water. All trail equipment will be provided. You may bring your own gloves, pruni...

The Greeter Falls Trail and Blue Hole Trail experience a high level of visitation throughout the entire year, but especially during the Summer and Fall. This unfortunately results in trash being left behind at pristine natural landmarks. Help keep Gr...

We need assist with our living history school day program.  Volunteers would lead school group to 10 different interpretative programs.  There will be two different tours: 9:00 to 11:00 and 12:00 to 2:00.  

Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a little bit of science and a lot of wet, soggy fun!Join us on Public Lands Day for a unique citizen science project. A little bit of work, and a lot of wet, soggy fun, can help us better care for the water re...

This volunteer opportunity is cancelled due to weather brought in by Hurricane Helene. Please look out for future volunteer opportunities. Join Scott's Gulf Wilderness park staff at the Virgin Falls trailhead at 10am on September 28th for TN Serves ...

Join us in celebrating National Public Lands Day as we work toward a litter-free park! We will be working on a section of the park toward the back gate past the campground. Meet at the camp store. Please respond to this event if interested and bring...

Join us for a volunteer workday at Montgomery Bell State Park part of the TN Serves Monthly Service Challenge and in support of National Public Lands Day. This event is celebrated nationwide on the fourth Saturday in September and is the nation's lar...

You must demonstrate an 1870s trade or profession. This is a juried event, so your clothing and any items used in your demonstration must be 1870s. State of Tennessee (formstack.com)

Please join us  to show your support for your local public land for National Public Lands Day. We'll be hiking the Lake trail and the Dark Hollow trail to remove down trees, clear invasive species, and assess other trail needs. You'll need to bring ...

Come celebrate TN Serves & National Public Lands Day by helping us remove invasive species at Fall Creek Falls State Park! We will be focusing on removing Autumn Olive around the campground. We will meet at 1:30 pm at the gravel area next to the fie...

Come help us make our trails better! Meet at the visitor's center at 9:00 AM. We will be hiking several miles so be sure to wear proper footwear, bring plenty of water, and have a lunch packed. We should be finished by 3:30. Please email aaron.ross@t...

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...