State Parks & Forests
- Introduction
- Find a Park or Forest
- Find a State Trail
- A to Z Index
- Current Conditions
- Events Calendar
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- Rules
Volunteer Work
- Introduction
- Adopt-A-Trail
- Campground Host
- Conservationist
- Friends Groups
- Naturalist
- Nature Center Host
- Visitor Services
- Volunteer Jamboree
- Trail Tender
- Current Needs
Volunteer Nature Center Hosts
Nature center hosts primarily serve as a nature center host during building hours: greeting visitors, answering questions and orienting visitors to the property. With approval of the property supervisor, hosts may be eligible for a free campsite during the duration of there service. As a representative of the Department of Natural Resources, a host:
- Greets nature center visitors.
- Hands out literature and program schedules.
- Answers questions about the natural world, exhibits, property and local area.
- Assists visitors with nature center gift shop purchases.
- Assists with nature center operations, exhibit maintenance and minor cleaning.
- Assists naturalists with programs and special events.
- Is alert to visitor's needs, comments, complaints, etc.
Nature center hosts are selected based on interests and familiarity with the park system, customer service experience, interpretive experience and natural/cultural history knowledge of the surrounding area. If you're interested in becoming one, submit a volunteer application. The following properties may have nature center host positions:
- Big Bay State Park
- Blue Mound State Park
- Brule River State Forest
- Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area
- Devil’s Lake State Park
- Governor Dodge State Park
- Governor Nelson State Park
- Hartman Creek State Park
- High Cliff State Park
- Interstate State Park
- Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit
- Kettle Moraine State Forest – Southern Unit
- Kohler-Andrae State Park
- Lake Wissota State Park
- Merrick State Park
- Newport State Park
- Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
- Pattison State Park
- Peninsula State Park
- Perrot State Park
- Point Beach State Forest
- Potawatomi State Park
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area
- Rock Island State Park
- Wildcat Mountain State Park
- Willow River State Park
Related Links
Friends
of Wisconsin State Parks [exit DNR]
Wisconsin Natural
Resources Foundation [exit DNR]
For more information, ask Marissa DeGroot, Outreach Coordinator, (608) 264-8994.
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