Opportunities

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

We are looking for historical interpreters who can focus on the 1870s.  We are currently seeking people who can present programs focused on trades and daily life from this time period.

On Saturday, May 2 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is partnering with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC), Roan Mountain State Park, and the Cherokee National Forest to remove invasive garlic musta...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join us once a month to help out in various ways around the park. Each month we will be having a different opportunity so be sure to check back for updates. Please be sure to wear the proper clothing for the project of the month and always bring wate...

Love Burgess Falls? Hate seeing trash? Need volunteer hours? Then come lend a hand cleaning up the park for our monthly trail trash pick up days! These volunteer days start at 9 am on the first Sunday of every month and end at Noon. Mee...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Come spend some time at the Sadie Ford Heritage Farm and be part of keeping history alive. Join our staff as we take on routine upkeep and hands-on projects around the farm, from gardening and chicken coop care to grounds keeping and building mainten...

Join us Monday May fourth at 2:00pm to help us plant wildflower seeds in the park! Join us at shelter one and be ready to use hand-tools in the sun and outdoors. Wear good shoes and bring plenty of water.

Looking for service hours? Montgomery Bell State Park could always use a helping hand! We are in need of volunteers who are interested in hiking and would like to assist with collecting data about downed trees on trails. Volunteers registered for ...

Looking for service hours? Montgomery Bell State Park could always use a helping hand! We are in need of volunteers who are interested in hiking and would like to assist with collecting data about downed trees on trails. Volunteers registered for ...

Looking for service hours? Montgomery Bell State Park could always use a helping hand! We are in need of volunteers who are interested in hiking and would like to assist with collecting data about downed trees on trails. Volunteers registered for ...

Looking for service hours? Montgomery Bell State Park could always use a helping hand! We are in need of volunteers who are interested in hiking and would like to assist with collecting data about downed trees on trails. Volunteers registered for ...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join us in supporting local ecosystems through hands-on conservation work at our pollinator garden. Volunteers will assist with routine weeding and light maintenance to help native plants thrive and provide essential habitat for pollinators such as b...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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 Ranger Phil Hylen on Thursday, May 7th to help plant native vegetation (sedges and wildflowers) around 2 ponds that were rebuilt in 2025 to restore critical habitat for the Hagan's Bluet Damselfly and the American Emera...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

The Miller Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places because it represents the history of Appalachian subsistence farming. The farm features an early 20th century farmhouse and outbuildings, a (retired) horse, chickens, native and orna...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join park staff to start prepping areas along Mill Creek for River Cane transplanting. Canebrakes once were found throughout the Southeast and are now listed as critically endangered ecosystems. Volunteers can expect to use loppers and hand shears to...

Join Ranger Joe on Saturday May 9th from 9:00am - 11:00am to start building the second reroute for Shoal Creek Trail. We will be meeting at the observation pavilion uphill of Crockett Falls. This will entail the use of swinging tools, such as hoes M...

This is a monthly volunteer opportunity, that occurs on the first Saturday of every month (barring events or unforeseen circumstances), intended to assist park staff with park projects and tasks. Parks projects and task can include: invasive plant re...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join Ranger Joe on Sunday May 10th from 8:00am - 11:00am to start building the second reroute for Shoal Creek Trail. We will be meeting at the observation pavilion uphill of Crockett Falls. This will entail the use of swinging tools, such as hoes Mc...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Come spend some time at the Sadie Ford Heritage Farm and be part of keeping history alive. Join our staff as we take on routine upkeep and hands-on projects around the farm, from gardening and chicken coop care to grounds keeping and building mainten...

Join Ranger Joe on Monday may 11th from 8:00am - 11:00am to start building the second reroute for Shoal Creek Trail. We will be meeting at the observation pavilion uphill of Crockett Falls. This will entail the use of swinging tools, such as hoes Mc...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join us in supporting local ecosystems through hands-on conservation work at our pollinator garden. Volunteers will assist with routine weeding and light maintenance to help native plants thrive and provide essential habitat for pollinators such as b...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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 Standing Stone State Park staff as we conduct trail maintenance along the Cabin Spur Trail. This will include widening the trail where possible and vegetation management. All equipment and PPE will be provided by the park. Please bring water and...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join Friends of Short Springs on their workday to clean up our State Natural Area. We will be doing work to the trails so be prepared for all kinds of different things! Please wear sturdy closed toed and closed back shoes, and please bring water with...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

Join us in the continued effort to preserve the local heritage of Bradford Cemetery.  Your hard work goes beyond just simple clean ups; they are helping to uncover and honor the people and the stories of the ones who built this area. We will meet a...

Make a difference in a dog's life while enjoying the beauty of nature! Join us for a special event with Lawrence County - Lawrenceburg Animal Shelter. You must be able to pick up your assigned dog at the Animal Shelter, you cannot bring your own dog...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Celebrate Historic Preservation Month by helping Bledsoe Creek State Park clean up the Tennessee History Trail!This event will include cleaning signage, moving tree limbs, picking up trash, and cleaning wooden structures. We will meet at the Back Bo...

Celebrate Historic Preservation Month by helping Bledsoe Creek State Park clean up the Tennessee History Trail!This event will include cleaning signage, moving tree limbs, picking up trash, and cleaning wooden structures. We will meet at the Back Bo...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

The Miller Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places because it represents the history of Appalachian subsistence farming. The farm features an early 20th century farmhouse and outbuildings, a (retired) horse, chickens, native and orna...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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 in supporting local ecosystems through hands-on conservation work at our pollinator garden. Volunteers will assist with routine weeding and light maintenance to help native plants thrive and provide essential habitat for pollinators such as b...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Join Ranger Joe on Thursday May 21st from 7:30am - 11:00am to start building the second reroute for Shoal Creek Trail. We will be meeting at the observation pavilion uphill of Crockett Falls. This will entail the use of swinging tools, such as hoes M...

Happy World Bee Day!Come celebrate with us at the Head of Sequatchie by helping Ranger Lydia remove invasive Lespedeza from our pollinator native grassland fields.  We will work from approximately 8:30AM - 10:30AM central.  Please bring work glov...

Join Master Trailbuilders every third Thursday and Saturday for the ongoing quest to fully flush out the trail system at Head of the Crow State Park.  Our current objective is rerouting a treacherous section of the Buggytop Trail to increase its ac...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

Help us protect our investment in grassland habitat by flagging trees!Earlier this year, we planted about 20 acres of grassland habitat throughout the park. Now, we need to ensure that those grasslands aren't overrun with woody species like sycamore ...

Join Master Trailbuilders every third Thursday and Saturday for the ongoing quest to fully flush out the trail system at Head of the Crow State Park.  Our current objective is rerouting a treacherous section of the Buggytop Trail to increase its ac...

The Friends of Old Stone Fort will be having a workday starting at 1pm. We will meet at the Museum at Old Stone Fort to begin the day. We will be either removing invasive species, trail work, or working on the boat shed. Please bring gloves, water, a...

Park staff need your help in getting the Wild Yards Garden ready for summer. Come join park staff for a volunteer day in the gardens to help pull weeds. Instructions will be provided on what weeds need to be pulled from the gardens. Some gloves and h...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Help us clean Head of the Crow State Park! Volunteers helping with this opportunity will assist with litter and trash clean-up along the roadside and in portions of the park interior. We will be meeting for two hours at our Brush Creek Area.Please fe...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon! We are opening up volunteer opportunities to assist the rangers with parking lot duties such as directing traffic in the lots, placing cones, giving directions to visitors, and helping with trash pick-ups. Once yo...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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

Join us in supporting local ecosystems through hands-on conservation work at our pollinator garden. Volunteers will assist with routine weeding and light maintenance to help native plants thrive and provide essential habitat for pollinators such as b...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

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...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

An extra set of hands can be utilized to fold maps and brochures, stamp bags for the gift shop, dust museum cabinets, etc.

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Volunteer to help Dunbar Cave State Park where needed while earning hours towards Tennessee Promise eligibility requirements.Service hours can be completed over multiple volunteer days.Reach out to coordinator to find out what opportunities are avai...

Come spend some time at the Sadie Ford Heritage Farm and be part of keeping history alive. Join our staff as we take on routine upkeep and hands-on projects around the farm, from gardening and chicken coop care to grounds keeping and building mainten...