Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is looking for a few good men and women to join its outstanding team of Volunteers in Parks (VIPs). These VIPs assist the park with a wide variety of tasks. These include greeting and orienting visitors, assisting with special events, fee collection, custodial work, conducting tours, answering visitors’ questions, data entry, filing, answering phones, designing curriculum, library projects, collections work, and conducting living history and education programs.

This spring, the following two positions are being recruited and trained to help the visitor center staff one or more days per week:

? Education assistant: Assist rangers with organizing school groups and conducting activities with school children. Share lessons relating to the Lewis and Clark Expedition with education groups visiting the park. Assist with the park’s traveling trunk program.

? Visitor information assistant: Greet and orient visitors, collect admission fees, and answer questions about the area including the winter the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at Fort Clatsop as well as give tours to tour groups.

RV sites with no hookups are available in the park for VIPs with RVs who don’t live locally. RV sites at a nearby campground can sometimes be arranged for RVers who are willing to work a minimum of three days per week for at least one month.

If you are interested in applying to be a Fort Clatsop VIP please complete the application at www.volunteer.gov/gov (type “Fort Clatsop” in the “Keyword”) or send your resume to Sally Freeman, Volunteer Program Manager, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, 92343 Fort Clatsop Rd., Astoria, Oregon 97103. You can learn more about the National Park Service’s volunteer program at www.nps.gov/volunteer

For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471.