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Volunteering
So, you are thinking about
volunteering at Crater Lake? Here is some information to help
you get started.
The Park -
You can volunteer directly through
the
National Park Service's
Volunteers-In-Parks Program (VIP). The primary
purpose of the VIP program is to provide a vehicle through which
the National Park Service can accept and utilize voluntary help
and services from the public.
The Ski Patrol -
The Crater Lake Ski Patrol is a
highly spirited group of volunteers that consists of around
thirdly-five members who work under the management of the
National Park Service.
The patrol not only
contributes to the day-to-day activities that keep the park
looking pristine during the winter months. They are also
essential to visitor safety, stemming from a proactive
management approach. Although the park spans nearly 200,000
acres, its Visitor and Resource Protection Staff consists of
only three field rangers during the winter, so the support
provided by the ski patrol is invaluable.
The Friends of Crater Lake -
This is another
invaluable non-profit that helps build trails, erect signs,
organize events and much more.
To sign-up or
receive more information contact Larry Smith, Friends volunteer
coordinator, 315 Laurelwood Drive, Jacksonville, OR 97530,
telephone (541) 899-7402, email jvsmith@clearwire.net.
Related Links
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Exploring Crater Lake in
Winter: Volunteers Answer Pressing Questions -
December 15, 2007 -
Crater Lake News -
He and other volunteers are at
the information desk, near windows that provide a protected
view of the lake and surrounding mountain, from 10:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and during the Christmas
holidays. The room itself is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Crater Lake Seeks Volunteers
- October 27, 2007 -
Crater Lake News - Volunteers willing
to field questions and provide information about winter
activities at Crater Lake National Park are being sought by
the Friends of Crater Lake.
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Crater Lake Ski Patrol
looking for members -
October 18, 2007 - Crater
Lake News - If
the idea of an evening ski tour at Crater Lake sounds
appealing, you might want to think about joining the
volunteer ski patrol....
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Volunteers become Park
Service's public face
November 28,
2006 - Crater Lake News - Farther West, at Crater
Lake National Park in Oregon, Lloyd and Larry Smith have
retired from teaching public school students and seasonal
ranger jobs to volunteer their services at Crater Lake and
Mount Rainier.
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Teens rehabilitate trails
near Crater Lake -
August 18, 2005 - Crater Lake News -
Why else would a crew of a dozen teenagers
doing trail work in Crater Lake National Park's backcountry
willingly hike two miles to gobble lunch in the shadow of
Stuart Falls, then reverse the trek - a steeply uphill walk
- to spend the afternoon widening the path, pulling out
exposed rocks and replacing them with dirt fill, trimming
limbs and other sweat-inducing tasks.
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Friends of Crater Lake to
repair Annie Creek -
August 03, 2004 - Crater Lake News -
The Friends of Crater Lake, a volunteer
group that offers assistance to Crater Lake National Park,
will join a park trail crew to help repair Annie Creek Aug.
20 to 22.
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Crater Lake ski patrol earns
national honors
- May 29, 2003 -
Crater lake News - This isn't the season for
cross country skiing, but for members of the Crater Lake
National Park Ski Patrol it is a time for celebrating.
Crater Lake Ski Patrol
crucial to park operations
- February 21, 2002 - Crater Lake News
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There's a
reason why members of the Crater Lake Ski Patrol wear red
coats.
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