Opportunities

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 First Lady Maria Lee and the Tennessee Serves team in serving Fiery Gizzard State Park! Enjoy giving back to our beautiful park alongside fellow volunteers to make some much needed improvements to the park's trail features, used by so many. Aft...

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...

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 ...

Join Scott's Gulf Wilderness park staff at the Virgin Falls trailhead at 10am on September 18th for TN Serves & National Public Lands Day! We will be working on the main trail to Virgin Falls. Volunteers should be prepared to spend roughly 3 hours i...

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...

Mark your calendars for 09/19/2026! North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park is organizing a volunteer event to celebrate Tennessee Serves and National Public Lands Day. We'll be focusing on invasives along our Springfield Trail. This is a family-fri...

Celebrate National Public Lands Day and the TN Serves Initiative by volunteering at Bledsoe Creek State Park. We will have several opportunities available to choose from. Whether it’s hiking the trails in search of litter, removing invasive plants,...

Join us for an Invasive Plant Removal Volunteer Opportunity.This event is in collaboration with TN Serves & National Public Lands Day.We will be tackling several invasive plant species that we have found within the park.Please meet at the front entra...

Join us to celebrate National Public Lands Day! More details coming soon!

Tennessee State Park is again partnering with NEEF and Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative to offer volunteer opportunities during a 10-day timespan, celebrating service to our wonderful state parks. The theme this year is “Caring for Our S...

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 Fiery Gizzard State Park staff for our Tennessee Serves and National Public Lands Day event as part of the nationwide "Caring for Our Shared America" campaign and America250! By pitching in, you are helping generate the largest volunteer effort ...

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. 

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. ...

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...

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...

Join the Rangers of Pinson Mounds as we Celebrate TN Serves & National Public Lands Day!We will be working on improving the garden beds here at the park to make them more pollinator friendly! This would include weeding, planting new plants/ Planning ...

Did you know that modern paints have a huge impact on the environment? Did you know there are historical, quality, sustainable alternatives? Linseed paint is an all-natural and water permeable paint that has been used for thousands of years. Join us ...

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...

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest one day volunteer event. This year it falls during a landmark year, America’s 250th birthday! What better way to celebrate than to give back to our public lands. This event also supports the First...

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...

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...