The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Volunteer Clearinghouse is a nationwide, toll free hotline number for individuals who are interested in volunteering their time with the Corps. By calling the hotline a potential volunteer can express interest in any Corps project nationwide. The Clearinghouse in turn, gives the individual a point of contact for the area they have requested, as well as written information about volunteer opportunities there.

Callers should be ready to provide information about their interests, talents, and the locations they may want to volunteer.

The Clearinghouse also works from the opposite direction. Corps employees (Ex. Rangers) needing volunteers can call or send their volunteer vacancies to the Clearinghouse so the information will be available to anyone interested.

The hotline serves as a match maker, pairing up skilled, enthusiastic workers with Corps employees who can use their services, providing both with a memorable experience. By providing such a valuable service, the Clearinghouse boosts the Corps of Engineers volunteer program as a whole.

The Corps, which is the steward of almost 12 million acres of land and water, offers many volunteer opportunities in recreation and natural resources management.

These include:

	Trail building and maintenance
	Being a Campground Host
	Building Wildlife Habitats
	Presenting Educational Programs
	Writing and editing material for publication
	Developing computer programs
	Give out information at a Visitor Center
	Photography
	Building and Maintaining Archery Ranges
	Give Interpretive Tours of Dam Sites

 

Hot Link:      U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Water Safety Program 

Martis Creek Lake, Truckee, CA

Thanks to Volunteer Coordinator Jacqui Zink and all the volunteers at Martis Creek Lake for the Boardwalk Project for National Public Land Day and Truckee River Day!
 

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