2020 Group Volunteer Project Guide · Volunteers have always been involved in our national parks, from campaigns to protect areas of scientific and historic value to building the

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2020 Yosemite National Park Group Volunteer Project Catalog

Index: Page 1: Current Page: Introduction to the Volunteer Packet. Index and deadline.

Page 2: Welcome Letter

Page 3: 2020 Project Request Process

Page 4: Camping rules and regulations: Vehicle limits, Volunteer Hours Required etc.

Page 5: Basic Volunteer Requirements

Page 6-11: Volunteer Group Project Descriptions

Page 12-22: Volunteer Group Project Catalog: Select one of the offered Volunteer Group Projects

Page 23: Group Volunteer Request Form

Page 24: Additional Options for Volunteering IMPORTANT: THE DUE DATE FOR ENTERING THE LOTTERY IS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2nd. Requests made any time before 11:59 pm on February 2nd will be placed in a lottery to determine order of assignment. Requests received February 3rd or later will be assigned a queue number in the order received.

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January 17, 2020

Dear Volunteer Groups:

Happy New Year to you! I hope this message finds you well in all ways as we get going with a fresh new decade! Once again, we have a variety of park needs in 2020 and would love your groups’ help in getting this work accomplished.

Volunteers have always been involved in our national parks, from campaigns to protect areas of scientific and historic value to building the first trails and museums. But this is a very special year. In fact, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the Volunteers-in-Parks Act that created a formal volunteering program across the National Park Service! How will you participate in 2020?

Enclosed is the 2020 Group Volunteer Project Guide and Catalog. On the following pages you will find:

Important information regarding signing up for a project, including requirements for participation

A description of available projects and calendar

Wait time for your requests

This year’s project request form

Due to the large numbers of volunteer groups interested in donating their time to Yosemite, we have a random

lottery process to assign work projects. We continue to adjust and revise this process for efficiency of staff time

and to shorten your wait for receiving assignments. The due date for entering the placement lottery is Sunday,

February 2. Requests made any time before 11:59 pm on February 2nd will be placed in a lottery to determine

order of assignment. Requests received February 3rd or later will be assigned a queue number in the order

received.

Please read the Volunteer Program Guidelines for Groups section carefully for more information.

Last year, 12,668 unique volunteers spent 173,500 hours of their time volunteering at Yosemite. That’s the equivalent of over $5 million in donated labor! Without you, work that is critical to Yosemite National Park could not be completed. We greatly appreciate you for supporting the National Park Service mission and the stewardship of this World Heritage Site.

Sincerely,

Sally Martinez Volunteer Program Manager [email protected] 209-379-1850

mailto:[email protected]

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2020 PROJECT REQUEST PROCESS: THE 2020 LOTTERY ENTRY DUE DATE IS FEBRUARY 2nd (by 11:59pm)

How to Submit a Request 1. Look through the catalog to pick projects that appeal to you. Be sure to note required skills, physical ability

requirements, group size and age requirements for each project listed.

2. We have created “Standard” projects that can be placed quickly. Choosing one of these means you agree to

all listed details, but your project will be confirmed quickly. “Non-Standard” requests, meaning you are

requesting something outside the catalog calendar, will be very limited.

3. Group size is not a factor in how we prioritize groups. Please be as accurate as you can when predicting

group size so that we can plan accordingly. Priority numbers are randomly assigned.

4. Fill in all sections on the Project Request Form found at the end of this guide. If you would like to volunteer

more than once in 2020 (the limit is one during initial scheduling), please fill out a form for each trip. If hand-

writing the form, please print neatly.

5. List at least one alternate project on each form, as we often have multiple applicants for a given project or

date. Projects are very limited on holiday weekends due to staffing.

6. Make sure you have completed all requested information in the form. Once you have completed your form,

please submit your request(s) via e-mail. Our email address is [email protected]

What Happens Next? 1. When we receive your request form, we will respond with an email acknowledging the request. If you don’t

receive this email within a week, please let us know.

2. Requests received before 11:59pm February 2nd will be assigned their number in the queue at random by

lottery. Requests received after February 3rd will be assigned in the order received.

3. We will work our way through the queue and match projects according to lottery numbers.

4. When we successfully match your group with a project, we will send an offer to the group leader listed on

the request form. This email will also include a deadline for confirmation.

5. Please be patient. We receive about two hundred requests each year and we try our best to schedule in a

timely manner. The reality is that there is a higher demand than we are able to accommodate.

6. If your group leader confirms a project you have been offered, we will email a packet to your group leader

with required forms and information about your project. We send these in calendar order of the projects,

and you will receive your confirmation at least one month before your project.


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CAMPING: The Yosemite Volunteer Program can provide free campsites (when available) during your project. Most

campsites are at Yellow Pine, the administrative campground in Yosemite Valley. Campsites outside of the Valley

may be available for projects in those locations.

Camping Requirements:

*The minimum number of volunteer hours required depends on the following requirements:

Nights At

Campsite

Work requirements – Minimum days of work, AND minimum hours

(At least one of the nights must be contiguous with the volunteer day)

Zero (if the NPS does not provide campsites)

Half day /2.5 hours minimum.

One Half-day project (2.5 to 4 hours)

Two One day (5 hours+)

Three One and a half days

Four Two days

Five Two and a half days

Six Three days

Seven Four days

Campground Rules and Group Rules:

a) If the park provides free campsites, all members of your group will be required to participate in the work. Exceptions for family members under the age of 5 must be approved in advance.

b) Be respectful of other visitors and camp hosts during your stay. Clean up after your group, respect the directions of the camp hosts, other NPS staff, and follow quiet hours and other guidelines.

c) Each group is responsible for providing their own camping equipment, food and transportation to the park. Yellow Pine Campground and other group sites are tent-only – no RVs or sleeping trailers. Gear trailers are limited to 25 feet.

d) Pets are not permitted in group campsites (including Yellow Pine), and may not be permitted at the volunteer work site.

e) If you would like to use your RV, bring pets, or have group members who will not volunteer, you must reserve and pay for your own accommodation elsewhere.

*ALL participants must understand the campground rules and regulations before arriving to the park.*

*Groups who violate campground rules and participation policies will not be permitted to return*

(Additional Campground rules will be provided in your Group Packet upon selection)

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BASIC VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS: Your group is between the sizes 6-25 people and all participants are ages 5 and up.

If you have individuals in your group with a disability, please let the park know in your application so

that we can arrange accommodation including ASL interpreters.

The Group will provide their own transportation to and from the park/to the project location.

What the Park will provide:

A National Park Service work leader and all supplies, safety equipment, and instruction needed. We will send a gate pass for free entry into the park, and arrange camping if needed and available. There is no charge to participate in NPS projects.

Want to bring a School Group?

*NEW!* School groups follow under our Special Request groups and have a slightly different set of rules and

requirements for volunteering than our standard Group Volunteer Requests. If you have a curricular component

to your project and are requesting weekday assignments, please reach out to us at [email protected] to

inquire! ER GROUP PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS


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VOLUNTEER GROUP PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS 1. Yosemite Zero Heroes

DESCRIPTION:

Over five million visitors a year can produce a lot of trash, and unfortunately not all of it makes it into trash cans

and recycling bins. Volunteers will use litter sticks and buckets to clean up litter along roadsides and trails,

parking lots, campgrounds and in other public areas. Learn about leave no trace strategies and zero landfill

initiatives. #YosemiteZeroHeroes #YosemiteZeroHero

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 5

• Group Size: Max 25 (check for lower requirements for some projects)

• Difficulty: Easy to moderate difficulty, depending in age range of group.

• Targeted to groups with very young children.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Throughout park

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Throughout park

2. Yosemite Beautification

DESCRIPTION:

These are what you call “back-pocket” projects. These projects can range from litter pick-up to trail restoration

to vegetation to pretty much anything. Occasionally, park staff needs the flexibility to assess and ask what we

need. Since Yosemite is such a large park, it can be difficult to predict at times what type of projects can come

up. You won’t know what you’ll get, but it’ll be important!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 12


• Okay with work ranging from easy to strenuous difficulty level

• Ability to practice safe use of hand tools, such as litter sticks, and follow safety instructions.

• Ability to hike in uneven terrain carrying tools; long pants and sturdy close-toed shoes are required

• Must have transportation and willing to drive to different locations in Yosemite

PROJECT LOCATION

• Throughout park

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Throughout park

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3. Campground Cleanup

DESCRIPTION:

With over 1,400 campsites in Yosemite in use nearly every night from April through October, a lot of ash gets

produced in all those fire rings, trash gets left behind, picnic tables and signs get worn out, bear boxes get dirty,

and much more! Work for this project will be determined on a day to day basis, dependent on park needs.

Volunteers may be asked to assist in cleaning out campground and picnic area fire pits and grills, as well as

perform other general campground cleanup work. They will be shoveling ash and debris, which may be hot, and

carrying the ash and other litter by bucket to a collection point for disposal. Depending on park needs, a

volunteer group may be asked to drive to different parks of Yosemite which may or may not be near your

assigned campsite.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 5

• Group Size: Max 20 (smaller requirements for some projects)

• Difficulty: Easy to moderate

• Ability to practice safe use of hand tools, such as litter sticks, and follow safety instructions.

• Have form of transportation and willing to drive around Yosemite National Park as needed.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Throughout park

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Throughout park

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4. General Vegetation

5. DESCRIPTION:

Park managers in the branch of Vegetation and Ecological Restoration at Yosemite are managing for resilient

vegetation communities in Yosemite National Park in the face of increased visitation, climate change, and

habitat fragmentation. We need help from able and willing volunteer groups to participate in this park-wide

effort. Volunteers will assist Restoration Rangers in an array of projects including: Merced River Plan Restoration

Projects, Wetland Restoration Projects, Invasive Plant Management Projects, Mariposa Grove restoration,

conifer removal, and others as needed. Each of these projects has different needs and occurs at different times

of the year in varying locations. If you select Vegetation and Restoration Projects, you will be given tasks

appropriate for your group’s needs and abilities based off the information you provide us in your project request

form. If you have a preference for any of the following tasks or have a group with specific needs please don’t

hesitate to ask for accommodations or a specific task. You will likely be doing more than one of these tasks,

especially if you have a larger group. Potential Tasks (season dependent) include: seed, duff, and log collection;

invasive plant removal; small conifer removal and piling; soil decompaction with shovels and landscape

contouring; planting and salvaging plants.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 12


• Difficulty: Light to strenuous

• Ability to hike in uneven terrain carrying tools

• Long pants and sturdy close-toed shoes are required

• Work in adverse weather conditions (typically hot, open areas)

• Ability to use hand tools (shovels, rakes, small handsaw, loppers, etc), if needed.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Throughout park

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Throughout park

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/upload/Restoration-fs.pdf

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/upload/Restoration-fs.pdf

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/invasive-plants.htm




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6. Efficient Engineers (new in 2020!)

DESCRIPTION:

Engineers in our Facilities Management division are looking to improve our inventory of knowledge about our

buildings in order to better forecast the need for maintenance, operations, and repair. Volunteers would be

trained in the use of the TCFO Calculator (a Microsoft Excel tool), then work in teams to collect necessary

building measurements and other data to input into the calculator. This project requires a larger time

commitment than some others, and above average computer skills. If you have a small group that would like to

be in the park for a week (a rare opportunity in our program), especially if you are specialized in similar work, we

encourage you to apply for this project. Several are scheduled in the catalog, but additional dates may also be

available if you’re able to commit for other (even multiple) weeks. Mix of indoor and outdoor work.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 18

• Group Size: 3-12

• Difficulty: Light to strenuous

• Above average computer skills (especially in Excel). Ability to use measuring tape to accurately measure

the geometry of buildings, then calculate square footage. Knowledge of GIS/GPS data collection and

construction materials would be great but not required.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Yosemite Valley

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Yellow Pine

7. Library Assistance

DESCRIPTION:

Did you know Yosemite National Park has a research library? Come join our research librarian by helping sort

files, move boxes and assist with computer operations. Assistance and training will be provided for computer

operations. Basic computer skills such as Word and Excel are required. This work is held indoors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 17

• Group Size: Max 6

• Difficulty: Computer skills needed. Ability to lift and move boxes up and down stairs.

• Ability to sort through books alphabetically and work on computer databases.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Yosemite Valley Research Library (near the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center)

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Yellow Pine Campground

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8. Bear Savers

DESCRIPTION:

Join one of our wildlife rangers to keep bears wild and safe! These easy projects involve doing a visual and

manual assessment of bear boxes (food storage lockers) to check for functionality. Volunteers will walk the

campgrounds to inspect each locker and ensure latches and doors are functioning properly.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 5


• Difficulty: Easy

PROJECT LOCATION

• Varies throughout park

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Yosemite Valley (varies)

9. Bear Boxes

DESCRIPTION:

Join one of our wildlife rangers to keep bears wild and safe! These projects are a little more strenuous than the

Bear Saver project listed above. There are a number of bear boxes (food storage lockers) that need to be re-

positioned, moved, or leveled in the park. Bear boxes can be heavy and require multiple people to work

together in lifting and positioning.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 18


• Difficulty: Moderate

• Ability to lift and move bear boxes safely and as a team.

PROJECT LOCATION

• One work day in North Pines

• One work day in Wawona Campground

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Upper Pines Campground

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10. Fence Replacement (new in 2020!)

DESCRIPTION:

• Assist in repairing and building fences for the Wawona Pioneer History Center. Basic carpentry skills are

desired for this project. This includes: Basic woodworking skills- cut wood, drill holes etc. Experience

with hand-held power tools is highly desired. (Please note that the camping will be in Yosemite Valley

and the project will be held in Wawona)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 18


• Difficulty: Moderate

• Basic carpentry skills desired with the use of hand-held power tools.

• Basic woodworking skills- cut wood, drill holes etc.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Wawona pioneer history center

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Upper Pines Campground

11. Indian Village Caretakers

DESCRIPTION:

Discover Miwok cultural history and help restore parts of the Indian Village of the Ahwahnee. Join a park ranger

from Yosemite’s Indian Cultural Program for tasks that may include: constructing bark houses, pulling weeds,

removing small conifers, and general cleanup.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Age: 12+


• Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

• Ability to use hand tools such as loppers and pruning shears

• Ability to clear debris, move logs/sticks, and pull weeds all by hand.

• Depending on the age of the group standing on ladders may be requested for repairing bark houses.

PROJECT LOCATION

• Indian Cultural Village (behind the Visitor Center)

CAMPSITE LOCATION

• Yellow Pines

Page 12 of 24 PCO stands for Park-wide Custodial Operations VER stands for Vegetation and Ecological Restoration

VOLUNTEER GROUP PROJECT CATALOG STANDARD PATHWAY GROUP PROJECT REQUESTS

By requesting one of these projects you are agreeing to all listed details.

March

Project Number

Project Name Project Leader (For NPS Use)

Campground Check-in Check-Out Project

Schedule Max Number of

Volunteers

1 BearSavers Wildlife Staff Upper Pines 3/28/2020 3/29/2020 Sunday, 9am-

12pm 20

April

Project Number

Project Name Project Leader

(For NPS Use) Campground Check-in Check-Out

Project Schedule

Max Number of

Volunteers Special Notes

2 BearSavers Wildlife Staff Upper Pines 4/8/2020 4/10/2020 Friday 4/10,

9am-3pm 20

Work in Wawona

3 Bear Boxes Wildlife Staff Upper Pines 4/10/2020 4/14/2020 Saturday and

Sunday, 9am-3pm

5

4 Fence Repair Interp Staff Upper Pines 4/16/2020 4/18/2020 Friday 4/17,

9am-3pm 18

5 BearSavers Wildlife Staff Upper Pines 4/19/2020 4/21/2020 Monday 4/20,

9am-3pm 20


May

Project Number


(NPS Notes) Campground Check-in Check-Out

Project Schedule

Max Number of Volunteers

Special Notes

6 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO

Staff Hodgdon Meadow

5/1/2020 5/3/2020 Saturday, 5/2

9am-2pm 20

7 Efficient

Engineers PCO Upper Pines 5/16/2020 5/23/2020

Monday to Thursday, 9am-

3pm 12

8 Campground

Cleanup Wawona PCO Wawona 5/17/2020 5/19/2020

Monday, 5/18 9am-3pm

18 Ages 18+

9 General

Vegetation VER Yellow Pine 5/18/2020 5/20/2020

Tuesday 5/19, 9am-3pm

20

10 General


Wednesday 5/20,

9am-3pm 20

11 Library

Assistance Interp Staff Yellow Pine 5/25/2020 5/27/2020

Tuesday & Wednesday, 9-12pm each

day

6 Ages 18+

12 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO

Staff Yellow Pine 5/22/2020 5/24/2020

Sunday 5/24, 9am-2pm

20


Project Number



Project Schedule


Special Notes

13 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO



20

14 Indian Village

Caretakers Interp Staff Yellow Pines 5/29/2020 5/30/2020

Saturday 5/30, 9am-12pm

6

15 Yosemite

Beautification VIP Staff Yellow Pine 5/29/2020 5/31/2020


15


June

Project Number



Project Schedule


Special Notes

16 Efficient

Engineers D&E Upper Pines 5/30/2020 6/6/2020

Monday to Thursday, 9am-3pm

12

17 General


Wednesday 6/3,

9am-3pm 20

18 Indian Village



6

19 Yosemite



20

20 Yosemite


Sunday 6/7, 9am-2pm

20

21 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO

Hetch Hetchy Backpackers

6/7/2020 6/11/2020 Monday and Tuesday, 9m-2pm each day

20

Ages 10+

22 Yosemite



20

23 Campground


Friday 6/19, 9am-3pm

18 Ages 18+

24 Efficient

Engineers D&E Upper Pines 6/20/2020 6/27/2020


12

25 Yosemite

Beautification Valley PCO


Saturday 6/27,

9am-2pm 20


Project Number



Project Schedule


Special Notes

26 BearSavers Wildlife Staff Yellow Pine 6/28/2020 6/30/2020 Monday 6/29,

9am-3pm 20

Age 12+; Work in

White Wolf

27 Efficient

Engineers D&E Yellow Pine 6/29/2020 7/6/2020


12

28 General


Tuesday 6/30, 9am-3pm

20


July

Project Number

Project Name Project Leader Campground Check-in Check-Out Project Schedule Max

Number of Volunteers

Special Notes

29 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO Staff White Wolf 7/3/2020 7/7/2020

Saturday and Sunday ,

9am-2pm per day

20

30 General


Thursday and Friday

9am-3pm 20

31 Efficient


Monday to Thursday, 9am-

3pm 12

32 General



20

33 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO Staff White Wolf 7/10/2020 7/12/2020


20

34 Yosemite



20

35 Indian Village

Caretakers Interp Staff Yellow Pine 7/14/2020 7/15/2020

Wednesday 7/15,

9am-12pm 6

36 General


Wednesday 7/15,

9am-3pm 20


Project Number

Project Name Project Leader Campground Check-in Check-Out Project Schedule Max

Number of Volunteers

Special Notes

37 General



20

38 Yosemite Zero Hero

VIP Staff Yellow Pine 7/17/2020 7/19/2020 Saturday 7/18,

9am-2pm 25

39 Yosemite



20

40 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO Crane Flat 7/19/2020 7/20/2020

Monday 7/20, 9am-12pm

18

41 General


Thursday 7/23, 9am-3pm

20

42 General



20

43 Yosemite



20


August

Project Number



Schedule

Max Number of


44 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO

Staff Bridalveil 7/31/2020 8/2/2020


20

45 Yosemite



20

46 Yosemite Zero

Hero VIP Staff Yellow Pine 7/31/2020 8/2/2020

Sunday 8/2, 9am-2pm

25

47 Efficient



12

48 Campground


Friday, 9am-3pm

18 Ages 18+

49 Yosemite



20

50 Yosemite Zero

Hero VIP Staff Yellow Pines 8/8/2020 8/09/2020


25

51 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO Tamarack Flat 8/9/2020 8/10/2020

Monday 8/10, 9am-12pm

18

52 Indian Village


Wednesday 8/12,

9am-12pm 6

53 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO

Staff Porcupine

Flat 8/14/2020 8/16/2020

Saturday 8/15,

9am-2pm 20

54 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO

Staff White wolf 8/21/2020 8/23/2020

Saturday 8/22,

9am-2pm 20


Project Number



Schedule

Max Number of


55 Yosemite


Saturday 8/22,

9am-2pm 20

56 Yosemite Zero



25

57 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO

Yosemite Creek

8/23/2020 8/24/2020 Monday 8/24,

9am-12pm 18

58 Yosemite


Saturday 8/22,

9am-2pm 20

59 Yosemite Zero



25

60 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO

Hodgdon Meadow

8/30/2020 8/31/2020 Monday 8/31,

9am-12pm 18


September

Project Number



Schedule

Max Number of


61 Indian Village

Caretakers Interp Staff Yellow Pine 8/1/2020 8/2/2020

Wednesday 8/12,

9am-12pm 6

62 Yosemite

Beautification VIP Staff Tuolumne 9/2/2020 9/04/2020


20

63 Yosemite

Beautification VIP Staff Tuolumne 9/09/2020 9/11/2020


20

64 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO


Saturday 9/12,

9am-2pm 20

65 Campground

Cleanup Mather PCO

Tuolumne Meadows

9/13/2020 9/14/2020 Monday 8/24,

9am-12pm 18

66 Yosemite Zero Hero

VIP Staff Yellow Pine 9/11/2020 9/13/2020 Sunday 9/13,

9am-2pm 25

67 Yosemite



15


October

Project Number



Schedule

Max Number of


68 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO


Saturday 10/3,

9am-2pm 20

69 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO


Sunday 10/4, 9am-2pm,

20

70 Campground

Cleanup Valley PCO


Saturday 10/10,

9am-2pm 20

71 Yosemite


Saturday 10/10,

9am-2pm 15

Date Requested________________

Yosemite National Park

Group Volunteer Project Request Form 2020

GROUP NAME:

CONTACT

PERSON:

Number of Volunteers:

Address:

Age(s) of Group:

Tell us about your group

(mission, values, and

special skills). Please

limit to space provided:

Cell (if

available):

Work/Home (if

available):

Will your group have

vehicles available for

transporting volunteers to

the work site?

Email:

(Limit of 8 or less vehicles for parking in

Yellow Pine. Dependent on site assignment)

List Project Numbers* in order of preference:

1st Choice

Check this box if you do not need assistance in finding camping (but agree to all other

project details)

2nd Choice

3rd Choice

*For project numbers please see the group catalog available online at

https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/supportyourpark/groupvolunteer.htm

If you need to request non-standard, please use the box below. Know that your chances of placement go WAY down. If you

still wish to request non-standard, provide all of the following information: Work dates, project type, camping location,

arrival/departure dates.

You will be notified via email regarding your assignment.

Please submit request(s) to: [email protected]

Questions can be directed to: 209-379-1850 or [email protected]

Privacy Act Statement Collection and use is covered by Privacy Act System of Records OPM/GOVT-1 and USDA/OP-1, and is consistent with the provisions of 5 USC 552a

(Privacy Act of 1974), which authorizes acceptance of the information requested on this form. The data will be used to maintain official records of

volunteers of the USDA and USDI. Furnishing this data is voluntary, however if this form is incomplete, enrollment in the program may not proceed.

https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/supportyourpark/groupvolunteer.htm



OTHER OPTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERING If you missed the deadline for the lottery projects of 2020 please consider alternate options for volunteering!

Drop-in Programs within Yosemite National Park

For individuals who would like to volunteer while vacationing in Yosemite, we have several “drop-in”

opportunities for individuals to participate in throughout the year. To check out a current listing of drop-in

events, click here.

Drop-in Program: Weekly Summer Volunteer Projects!

Join a Park Ranger in the field once a week throughout the summer. Volunteer anywhere from half an hour to

three hours working on a variety of projects including our park’s pollinator project or other habitat restoration

efforts. If you are planning to bring a group of 5 or more people to our summer drop-in program, please call or

email the volunteer office ahead of time so we can prepare the supplies needed.

Additional Drop-in Programs

Additional Drop-in Programs include: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Earth Day, National Park Week,

Junior Ranger Day, Apple picking day and Yosemite Facelift. Click here for the current list of drop-in events.

Partner Volunteer Projects

To sign up for one of these projects planned with partners, please visit the websites listed. Unlike other projects in

this catalog which are designed for volunteers who come to the park as an organized group, these projects are

for individual volunteers who would like to join together with other individuals for a group volunteer project.

Most of the organizations require that volunteers become members to participate.

YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY

Yosemite Conservancy offers all kinds of projects and opportunities, mostly week-long or month-long.

See the Yosemite Conservancy website for application and details: Yosemite Conservancy

For work weeks, please visit: Yosemite Conservancy - Work Week Crews

Updated information for 2018 will not be posted online until the second week of January.

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (CVIP)

(In partnership with REI)

See the Conservation Volunteers International Program website to learn more and to sign up: Conservation VIP

SIERRA CLUB

See the Sierra Club Outings website for qualifications and application process: Sierra Club - National

WILDERNESS VOLUNTEERS

See the Wilderness Volunteer website for qualifications and to sign up: Wilderness Volunteers

VOLUNTEER VACATIONS – WITHIN NATIONAL PARKS!

Click here to read the article and find out more.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by either calling (209) 379-1850 or emailing

[email protected]

https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/supportyourpark/dropinvolunteer.htm

https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/supportyourpark/dropinvolunteer.htm

http://www.yosemiteconservancy.org/volunteer

http://www.yosemiteconservancy.org/volunteer

https://www.yosemiteconservancy.org/volunteer/work-week-crews




http://www.conservationvip.org/

http://www.conservationvip.org/

http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/national




https://www.wildernessvolunteers.org/

https://www.nps.gov/articles/volunteer-vacations-in-the-national-parks.htm

Documents

2020 Group Volunteer Project Guide · Volunteers have always been involved in our national parks, from campaigns to protect areas of scientific and historic value to building the