VIPs may volunteer for individual events or develop longer term relationships depending on the activity. Hours of work, frequency of activity, and location of work will vary with the nature of the volunteer activity. The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area offers a variety of fun and exciting volunteer opportunities projects during 2000. Volunteer crews plant native trees, shrubs and prairie plants to restore natural vegetation to the river corridor. Volunteers may also remove invasive exotic plants from strategic areas or assist in river corridor clean-ups.
Volunteers work at own pace and ability in scenic and fun settings.
Volunteers assist Park Rangers with educational learning stations for students in grades 4-6 on board a Mississippi River paddleboat. Volunteers direct groups of students as they rotate between educational learning stations on board a Mississippi River paddleboat. Interests in bird watching, the arts, Minnesota history, or other natural sciences are helpful. Trips are scheduled throughout the open-water season from Padelford Landing at Harriet Island, Saint Paul and from Boom Island in Minneapolis. Volunteers work with Park Rangers to educate visitors about watersheds and the prevention of runoff pollution within the exhibits of the WaterShed Tent.