Volunteers
Volunteer: Gain While You Give
USDA Volunteer Volunteering is not for everyone, but it can provide unique opportunities, valuable work experience, an atmosphere to meet others with similar concerns and interests in public lands, and the satisfaction of helping to preserve the Superior National Forest for future generations. If you are interested in volunteering, please write or call the Forest for more information.
The USDA Forest Service is seeking individuals to work alongside our wilderness rangers for the 2026 summer season in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This position includes traveling by canoe and portaging to remote locations to perform maintenance on campsites, portages and trails; providing guidance/information to visitors; and spending up to 8 days at a time camping in the backcountry. Gain hands-on experience in wilderness management and minimum tool use in one of the Nation’s premier designated Wilderness areas!
• Assist in backcountry maintenance
• Receive monthly stipend and free housing
• Gain valuable job skills
• Provided basic gear
• Learn and teach wilderness
ethics
Gunflint/Tofte Contact (North Shore area)
Ryan Blaisdell, ryan.blaisdell@usda.gov, 218-241-9256
Kawishiwi Contact (Ely area)
Chris Maher, christopher.maher@usda.gov, 218-830-1463
Friends of the Superior National Forest
https://www.friendssnf.org/, info@friendssnf.org, 218-216-7060
Apply at https://www.volunteer.gov/s/