DCNR Conservation Volunteers

Conservation Volunteers can help with:

Trails / Wildlife Habitat — Creating or clearing trails, improving wildlife habitat, and cleaning and stabilizing stream banks

Maintenance — Planting trees and flowers, repairing foot bridges, improving accessibility to recreational areas, installing park signs, and performing light maintenance work

Campground Host — Serving as a "live-in" host at a state park campground or cabin colony by greeting and assisting campers and performing light maintenance

Interpretation / Environmental Education — Interpreting the interrelationships between people and their natural, cultural and historic environments by developing programs, assisting with visitor centers, conducting guided walks, presenting interpretive programs, and outdoor programs to school

Technical and Engineering — Designing general engineering projects, maintaining technical specifications and catalogs, and developing computer databases

Forest Fire Prevention and Protection — Assisting with Smokey Bear appearances and presenting fire prevention programs in schools

General — Performing tasks not covered above. Examples: general office work and public contact work in a DCNR central, regional, district, or field office

Research — Researching and writing the history of forests and state parks; developing checklists of flora and fauna; and assisting with geological and topographic studies and field research

Geologic Mapping — Assisting the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey’s Geologic Mapping Services Division

Forest Stewardship Program — Conducting workshops and other education programs after being certified as Forest Stewards by the Bureau of Forestry

Mountain Bike Trail Maintenance — Maintaining and monitoring mountain bike trails. Cutting brush, hardening (rock armoring) trails, clearing debris, painting blazes, placing trail signs, etc

Community Forestry — Local projects in partnership with stakeholders.

Types of Projects