Volunteers in Parks

Volunteers in Parks
Older persons with an interest in history and the great outdoors can volunteer their time with the National Park Service's Volunteers in Parks or VIP program. The National Park Service is entrusted with preserving more than 360 national parks in the United States. In 1995, more than seventy-seven thousand people volunteered in almost every park in the National Park System, in big cities, in small towns, and in remote wilderness areas. Volunteers may work a few hours a week or month, seasonally, or full-time. They work weekdays, weekends, during the day, or at night.