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Bear Head Lake State Park and Kabetogama State Forest Campgrounds
Bird by Bird Program
Classroom assistance and mentoring
Logistics
This might include setting up kits, installing bird feeders, transporting materials, refilling bird feeders, etc.
Blue Mounds and Split Rock Creek State Parks
Buffalo River State Park
Campground Host
Cascade River and Judge CR Magney State Parks
Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, Crow Wing and Land O'Lakes State Forest Campgrounds
Campground Host
Flandrau State Park
Campground Hosts
Forestville/Mystery Cave and Lake Louise State Parks
Fort Snelling State Park
Fort Snelling State Park
101 Snelling Lake Road
St. Paul, MN 55111
Front Office: 612-279-3550 or Visitor Center: 612-279-3559
fortsnelling.statepark@state.mn.us
Located in the heart of the Twin Cities, this park offers extensive hiking, bike, snowshoe, and ski trails that link to an extensive regional trail system. Canoe, fish, or swim on Snelling Lake, or hike on Pike Island where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers meet. Interpretive exhibits at the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center provide a good introduction to the history and resources of the park area. This is a day-use only park; no camping is available.
Ecosystem Monitoring
Resource Management
Assist park/trail staff with resource management efforts that conserve the natural and cultural resources of the site.
Gateway and Brown's Creek State Trails
Trail Description
The Gateway State Trail is an 18 mile multiple use trail that begins in the city of St. Paul, travels northeast through the cities of Maplewood, North St. Paul, and Oakdale, through Washington County, and ends at Pine Point Regional Park, just four miles northwest of the city of Stillwater. Located on a former Soo Line Railroad grade, the trail is generally level and wheelchair accessible. East of I-694, an adjacent unpaved trail provides ten miles of horseback riding and carriage driving.
The Brown's Creek State Trail is 5.9 miles long and connects the Gateway State Trail in the city of Grant to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway in Stillwater. Situated on a former railroad grade, the trail is generally level and accessible to users of all abilities. The trail connects to local park and trail systems.
Purchase and development of this trail was made possible by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Legacy Amendment, Washington County, the City of Stillwater, and the Gateway-Brown's Creek Trail Association.
State Trail Monitors
Trail clean-up and trimming
Hayes Lake State Park
Campground Hosts
Invasive Species
State Fair
Volunteer at the MN State Fair
Itasca State Park, LaSalle Lake SRA, and Paul Bunyan State Forest Campground
Jay Cooke State Park
Lake Bronson and Old Mill State Parks
Campground Host
Lake Maria State Park and Sand Dunes State Forest Campground
Lake Maria Friends Group
Lake Vermilion State Recreation Area
Pyrite Campground Hosts
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Maplewood State Park
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572
218-560-5530
Campground Hosts
Maplewood State Park Volunteer
McCarthy Beach State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio and Father Hennepin State Parks
Minneopa State Park
Friends Group
MN State Fair - DNR Building
Welcome to DNR Volunteer Programs!
Thank you for applying and becoming a part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Our vision is to mobilize people to share their passions, skills, talents and networks to better the world in which we live. Your assistance in managing Minnesota's natural resources brings us closer to that vision.
State Fair
MN State Fair: Wildlife Wing
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108
State Fair Volunteers
Volunteering at the MN State Fair
Myre Big Island State Park
Campground Host
Nongame Wildlife
The Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program works to help thousands of species of Minnesota wildlife like bees, butterflies, songbirds, eagles, loons, frogs, turtles, and bats thrive through habitat restorations, surveys and monitoring, technical guidance, and outreach and education - including the Eagle and Falcon cams!
The Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program is funded almost entirely through grants and donations. We do not receive money from hunting and fishing license sales or state taxes (general fund).
The Nongame Wildlife Program houses many community science programs that offer fun, nature-based volunteering opportunities. Help us research Minnesota's bats, frogs, loons, chimney swifts, and more by becoming a community scientist! This My Impact account houses the opportunity sign-ups for bat echo location (acoustic) monitoring, bat roost monitoring, and regal fritillary monitoring.
Mission Statement
The Nongame Wildlife Program strives to maintain and enhance the state’s diversity of wildlife. We help restore native wildlife populations and support Minnesota’s Species in Greatest Conservation Need. We protect and manage crucial habitats, conduct scientific research to better understand Minnesota’s wildlife species and the ecosystems in which they live, and we forge connections between Minnesotans and native wildlife through engagement and education.
Nongame Community Science
Nongame community science projects: volunteer today to become a community scientist!
Red River State Recreation Area
Savanna Portage State Park
Scenic State Park and George Washington State Forest Campgrounds
2026 Bear Lake Campground Hosts
2026 Larson Lake Campground Hosts
2026 Lost Lake Campground Hosts
2026 Scenic State Park Chase Point Campground Hosts
2026 Thistledew Lake Campground Hosts
School Forests
School supplies
St Croix State Park
Campground Host
Tettegouche State Park
Campground Host
Monthly Campground Host Positions for the Baptism River Campground in Tettegouche State Park.
Whitewater and Carley State Parks
Mission Statement
The goal of Whitewater State Park is to provide the people of Minnesota with a variety of recreational facilities while protecting and perpetuating the abundant natural and historic resources of the park.
Friends Group
Wildfire Prevention - State Fair
2026 State Fair
William O'Brien State Park
Riverway Campground Hosts
Savanna Campground Hosts
Zippel Bay State Park and Big Bog State Recreation Area
