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May 1, 2008

Volunteering at the Grand Canyon

We Need You!

Citizen Stewardship posters from Volunteering at the Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon Vegetation Program relies on volunteers to help complete most of its projects in the park. These dedicated individuals contribute between 13,000 to 20,000 hours each year to the program. This is also a $250,000 to $370,000 value to the park. It’s also the equivalent of hiring 16 to 25 seasonal employees!

Volunteering for the Vegetation Program is fun!
Volunteers get to enjoy and explore areas of the park that most visitors never see. They get to work with park staff to complete tasks on the South Rim, the North Rim, at
corridor trail sites, and in vast reaches of the park’s backcountry.
The work includes:
-removing invasive plant species,
-collecting native plant seed,
-salvaging native plants,
-maintaining the native plant nursery,
-planting former disturbance areas
-inventorying rare and exotics plants,
-monitoring vegetation projects.

You can also contact the Vegetation Volunteer Coordinator, Kassy Theobald, at 928-638-7857 or kassandra_theobald@nps.govfor more information. For other volunteer opportunities, please contact the Park Volunteer Coordinator, Todd Nelson, at 928-774-7278 or todd_nelson@nps.gov.

You can volunteer too! The Vegetation Program lists all its volunteer opportunities on the web in
cooperation with the Grand Canyon Trust at www.gcvolunteers.org. Through the website you
can apply for trips, find out more details, and print all the required paperwork.

Upcoming Opportunities at Grand Canyon, AZ

Start Date/End Date/Location/Task/Meals/Lodging/Crew Leader
3/28-3/29
Lee's Ferry
Sahara Mustard Removal
Breakfasts, lunches, and one BBQ dinner
Group camp site provided
Molly Boyter

4/9-4/14
Indian Gardens
Blackberry Removal and Monitoring
Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Group camp site provided
Molly Boyter

5/23-5/26
South Rim
Invasive Species Removal
Breakfasts, lunches, and one BBQ dinner
Group camp site
provided
Molly Boyter

6/26-6/29
North Rim
Seed Collection, Cutting Collection, and Invasive Species Removal
Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Group camp site provided
Kassy Theobald

7/26-7/27
South Rim
Seed Collection, Cutting Collection, and Invasive Species Removal
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Kassy Theobald

7/26-7/27
South Rim
Native Plant Nursery Maintenance and Propagation
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Jan Busco

8/9-8/10
South Rim
Seed Collection, Cutting Collection, and Invasive Species Removal
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Kassy Theobald

8/9-8/10
South Rim
Native Plant Nursery Maintenance and Propagation
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Jan Busco

8/29-9/1
South Rim
Native Plant Nursery Maintenance and Propagation
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Jan Busco

9/8-9/11
South Rim
Native Plant Nursery Maintenance and Propagation
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Jan Busco

9/27-9/27
South Rim
Invasive Species Removal
Lunches and snacks
Group camp site provided
Molly Boyter

9/27-9/28
North Rim
Planting, Seed Collection, and Cutting Collection
Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Group camp site provided
Kelly Gleason


Posted by maxmaddy at May 1, 2008 8:56 PM