Volunteering

Volunteers are an essential part of national forest stewardship. Through their work, volunteers make significant, meaningful contributions to their public lands for present and future generations.

Volunteers maintaining a trail in the national forest during a day of service event.

We have a robust volunteer program at the national forest, and each year hundreds of volunteers contribute over 30,000 hours of work. Our volunteers and their accomplishments have won several regional and national recognition awards.

Volunteers include individuals, groups, and organizations of all ages, abilities, and skills. Some regularly work with us year after year, while others join us for a single day of work. Our partners and staff also regularly hold volunteering events that are open to members of the public looking for the opportunity to be active in public service.

Volunteer opportunities at this national forest include activities such as:

• Maintaining trails
• Cleaning up recreation sites
• Campground hosting
• Removing invasive species
• Maintaining wildlife habitat
• Surveying wildlife
• And more!

There are volunteer opportunities waiting for you! Contact us to learn more, arrange for a volunteer event, or get connected with an existing volunteer group.