 | Campground Host Opportunity: Officials with the DNR are seeking
volunteers to serve as campground hosts during the spring and summer
camping season. The following parks are in need of campground hosts:
Backbone, Lake Wapello, and Dolliver. For more information contact Merry
Rankin at 515-281-0878.
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| Raccoon River Clean-up Opportunity: Officials with the DNR are
seeking volunteers to help clean-up the Middle and North Raccoon rivers
during their annual Project AWARE weeklong canoe river clean-up event June
16-23. Volunteers are welcome to join for a day or the entire week. Late
registration is still available. Event information can be found at
www.iowaprojectaware.com. For more information, contact Brian Soenen at
515-205-8587,
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| Watercraft Inspections Opportunity: Officials with the DNR are
seeking volunteers to assist with controlling aquatic invasive species
through boater education activities. This opportunity starts immediately
and ends Sept. 30. For more information, contact either Kim Bogenschutz or
Jason Euchner at 515-432-2823 ext. 103 or 515-432-2823 ext. 118.
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| Prairie Management Opportunity: Officials at the Prairie Seed
Production Plot in Dallas County are seeking volunteers to help with seed
production, removing invasive species, harvesting seeds, and planting
prairie plugs. This opportunity starts immediately and ends in
mid-October. For more information, contact Bill Johnson at 515-543-8319.
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| Park Enhancement Opportunity: Officials at Volga River State
Park are seeking volunteers to assist with various park maintenance needs
including mowing, painting, and litter clean-up. This opportunity starts
immediately and is ongoing. For more information, contact Tom Halverson at
563-425-4161.
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| Construction Opportunity: Officials with Wildcat Den State Park
are seeking volunteers to help with various park construction projects
including roofing and vinyl siding on buildings; scraping and painting
bridges; doing masonry work on steam engine boiler; constructing a kiosk;
and building new entrance portals for all entrances to the park. This
opportunity starts immediately and ends upon project completion. For more
information, contact Jim Ohl at 563-263-4337.
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| Recreational Projects Opportunity: Officials at Green Valley
State Park are seeking volunteers to serve as project leaders for various
recreational projects including constructing a basketball court, designing
a Frisbee golf course, and setting up a volleyball court. This opportunity
starts immediately and ends upon project completion. For more information,
contact Greg Haley at 641-782-5131. |
