Opportunities

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

      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 ...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Help maintain trails at Stillhouse natural area to improve safety and sustainability.

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

      Every piece of litter removed not only beautifies Dunbar Cave State Park, but also protects the fragile ecosystems found here. Join us for our monthly volunteer cleanup and make a lasting impact on the park you love.      Volunteers gathe...

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 restore the beauty of Pickwick Lake by picking up trash along the shoreline!  Once you register, please email Interpretive Ranger Rachel at rachel.boothe@tn.gov to verify if you would prefer to kayak or walk the shorelines at the park to col...

Join Ranger Joe at the museum in the park to pull weeds and do some landscaping. Be prepared to work in the elements including pulling weeds and using loppers.

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...

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...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join us for a workday at Rocky Fork State Park. We will be restoring an old foot bridge on Flint Creek Trail. This work includes moving rocks with rock baskets, rock bars and using hand tools to help rebuild the bridge handrai...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

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 ...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

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...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Assist Park Staff set up for bee fest,this includes the Parking Lot,Bee Fest 5K Route Markers

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join park staff for a day of trail beautification and maintenance on our newly built trail - The Old Mill Camp Trail! This 0.5-mile trail is our parks newest addition, and we want to make it adequate, with your help!No prior trail maintenance experie...

Join park staff for a day of habitat management at Window Cliffs State Natural Area. Meet in the Window Cliffs parking lot at 9am. We have a healthy population of shortleaf pine on the backside of our burn unit. We will be working to clear out the un...

Join park staff on Saturday September 12th at 8am at the visitor center to help redo our native plant garden flower beds! We will be removing the old pine needles and placing down new rock in its place.Please wear closed toed shoes, bring plenty of w...

Join Park staff as we clean up after an awesome Bee FestSome Tasks May Include:Trash CleanupBathroom CleaningParking lot Takedown

Join the park staff as we set upTents, Tables, Recycling bins & Trash CansClean & Stock BathroomsSweep the MuseumPlease Meet at the Museum at 7:00AM

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...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

      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 ...

Join First Lady Maria Lee and the Tennessee Serves team in serving Fiery Gizzard State Park! Give back to our beautiful park alongside fellow volunteers to make some much needed improvements to the park's trail features. After a fulfilling morning o...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join Master Trailbuilders to complete the quest to reroute a treacherous section of the Buggytop Trail, thus increasing  its accessibility to our visitors.  From newbies to pros all volunteers are welcome and we will supply all tools, gloves, and...

Through 2024, 2025 and 2026, Middle Fork Bottoms has been working with Toyota, NEEF, the Nature Conservancy, and others on a restoration project returning several areas in the park to a more native state. These projects have done well so far, but wil...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

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 National Public Lands Day at Nancy Ward, September 18th from 10 am until Noon. We will make an effort to remove some of the invasive species that have taking over the hill side in the parking area. Volunteers are encouraged to bring work ...

Radnor Lake State Park & State Natural Area, will be hosting a special volunteer day as part of this statewide effort on September 18th at 2pm-5pm. This volunteer day will focus on our park trails still recovering from the ...

Join Us Friday, September 18 for a trail workday clearing a new reroute near Flint Creek. We will meet up at the trail parking lot at 9:00 AM. Upon arrival we will sign waivers, have a brief safety meeting, assign tools and hike out to the trail loca...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Help us with the Music and Arts Festival. We need volunteers to run the gate, work the Friend's booth, pick up trash, and many other things. You can work the entire event, or just an hour or two. All ages are welcome, we will find something that you ...

To celebrate National Public Lands Day Long Hunter State Park is hosting a cleanup of or shorelines as a way to combat debris washing up from the lake. We will meet at the Shoreline Picinic Area parking lot. Please bring plenty of water and wear com...

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...

We're embracing the spirit of the Volunteer State this September. As a part of Tennessee Serves and National Public Lands Day, we’re excited to host a volunteer event at our state park on September 19th! Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or new...

Join us for the National Public Lands Day and the first lady's initiative TNServes where she believes that each Tennessean has the power to transform their community by finding an area they are passionate about and giving of ...

Come out to Cummins Falls State Park to help us improve the park by removing various invasive plant species. We recommend volunteers wear long pants, closed toed shoes and long sleeves and bring drinking water for this event. You may bring your own p...

Join us at Indian Mountain State Park for TN Serves & National Public Lands Day! We will be pulling invasive ragweed from our native meadow! We will provide all gloves & tools needed to wrangle these weeds! We encourage volunteers to bring a refillab...

Join Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park staff in preserving and protecting our public lands! We will be celebrating National Public Lands Day by working to remove invasive plant species along our paved walking path. Individuals should expect ...

Love Burgess Falls? Need volunteer hours? Then come lend a hand helping restore the park’s habitats for National Public Lands Day! We need your help to keep Burgess Falls healthy and thriving! This event is geared towards forest floor deb...

Let's join together with volunteers nationwide "Caring for our Shared America" cleaning up our heavily used boat ramp area! Individuals, Scouting Groups, students are all invited to help out (and get volunteer hours) while serving our local communit...

Join Ranger Jack and Ranger Lisa to help clean up litter and debris at Newsoms Mill. We will meet in the parking lot and walk over to the areas that are in need of debris/litter removal. Please bring water and wear sturdy shoes. You are welcome to br...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

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 us at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park as we celebrate America 250 by “Caring for Our Shared America.” As a way to recognize NPLD and participate in the TN Serves initiative, help the staff of Sycamore Shoals State...

Join us at the Nature Center at Reelfoot Lake State Park as a volunteer to assist with some daily operations and maintenance! Volunteers are asked to wear clothes they don't mind getting dirty! Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring a water bottle....

Maintenance of Stone Door Trail. 

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

      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 ...

Join staff and Friends of Tims Ford for a morning of trail maintenance and land management. We will meet outside of the Visitor Center at 9am. Please wear appropriate work clothes, footwear, and gloves. Bring plenty of water and sunscreen! 

Help Ranger Lydia remove invasive lespedeza from our native grassland pollinator fields!   We will work from approximately 8AM - 10AM central.  Please bring work gloves and adequate water/snacks.  Long pants and close-toed shoes are recommended.�...

Join us on Saturday September 23th at 9:00am at the picnic tables near the Bunkum Cave Loop trailhead for TN Serves and National Public Lands DayWe will be clearing a section of the Storybook trail and removing invasive species. Equipment will be pr...

In support of National Public Lands Day, volunteers will plan to board boats at Pebble Isle Marina to clear trash from the shores of Trace Creek. This area was severely impacted by debris from the 2021 Humphreys County Flood and is still recovering. ...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join in supporting Pickett CCC Memorial State Park. Volunteers will help to perform various trail maintenance tasks. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for outdoor work. Lunch, refreshments, and safety equipment will be provided. Meet ne...

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...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join Park Ranger Matthew at the Buggytop trailhead, where we'll convoy to a nearby site overrun with everyone's favorite nonnative plant species, Kudzu! As this vining pest grows ever closer to habitat of Head of the Crow's rare plant species, it bec...

We are looking for people to assist us with our living history school day event. The park needs people to walk school groups around to different historical stations on Friday, May 5th. The day will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. and the ...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Join park staff and help serve during TN Serves and National Public Lands Day to help make a difference at Cummins Falls State Park! Volunteers will join staff in working to remove invasive plants, such as Ailanthus, and perform other resource manag...

Join park staff as we re-route a short section of Fox Hollow Trail. With the addition of the newly paved trail behind the park office, we are needing to route Fox Hollow parallel with our paved trail. We will start at the park office at 7:00a.m. and ...

Join us for the National Public Lands Day and the first lady's initiative TNServes where she believes that  each Tennessean has the power to transform their community by finding an area they are passionate about and giving of their time, talents an...

Join Standing Stone State Park staff for this years TN Serves and National Public Lands Day event. This year we will be conducting trail maintenance along the Jordan Spur Trail. This will include widening the trail where possible and vegetation manag...

Join us at Old Stone Fort to aid in the improvement of our park through volunteering! Projects range from trail upkeep, invasive plant removal, and park cleanup. Volunteering will help both the local environment as well as everyone who enjoys the p...

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Volunteer Work Day: Trail Sign Installation Join us for a hands‑on volunteer project to install a new tra...

Join us to celebrate National Public Lands Day and TN Serves by completing maintenance on our Ghost House Trail and the Norton Cemetery. We will be utilizing hand and power tools (weedeaters) to clear the trail corridor and remove any overgrowth in N...

Maddux Cemetery is located in what was the heart of the Maddux Community, which existed from the mid-19th century to 1940. The inundation of the Tennessee River by the TVA in 1940 forced the removal and relocation of people living in the flood zone. ...

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. Be sure to sign up early as l...

Trail work Day Come out and give back! Join Ranger Ross for a trail work day. We will be meeting at the Park Visitor Center. We expect to be out of the woods by 3:00pm. Please bring work clothes, hiking boots, a sack lunch and plenty of water. We wil...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....

      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 ...

Looking to earn volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship?      This interest form is for individuals who want to volunteer at Dunbar Cave State Park but may not see a currently listed opportunity that fits their interests or schedule....