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Volunteer Park Ranger - Interpretation (Early Winter)

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ORGANIZATION: National Park Service

Crater Lake National Park is seeking volunteers to lead guided snowshoe walks and operate our visitor center. This is an opportunity to live, work, and play in a winter wonderland on the slopes of a sleeping volcano.

PARK PROFILE

Crater Lake National Park protects the deepest lake in the USA. Fed by rain and snow, the lake is 1,943 feet deep and is considered to be the cleanest large body of water in the world. It rests inside a 6-mile-wide caldera, formed 7,700 years ago when a 12,000-foot-tall volcano collapsed following a major eruption. Later eruptions formed Wizard Island, a cinder cone near the southwest shore. Today, old-growth forests blanket the volcano’s outer slopes, harboring 700 native plant species and 72 types of mammals. The park is central to the cultural traditions of several American Indian tribes, whose ancestors witnessed the lake's formation. Established in 1902, the park is the 5th oldest National Park Service site in America, enjoyed by 600,000 visitors annually…

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Location:

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, US

Mission Statement

The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

Description

The U.S. National Park Service, www.nps.gov, cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. We care for more than 400 national parks and help communities preserve their historic places and open spaces.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Environment
Sports & Recreation
Arts & Culture, Environment, Sports & Recreation

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

PO Box 7Crater Lake, OR 97604

(42.944588,-122.109)

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