Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000XUE5AAO/hart-mountain-national-antelope-refuge-campground-host-septemberoctober
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We are looking for one or two independent and energetic volunteers to live and work with us at the Refuge. Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in Oregon offers opportunities for viewing pronghorn, mule deer, sage grouse, hiking, fishing, and touring the rugged backcountry roads.
Campground hosts will live and work with us for at least one month during the summer. Hosts usually choose to stay in the Camp Hart Campground, which offers a full RV hookup, and is located about 9 miles down Hart Mountain Rd. from the Refuge Headquarters Office and about another 5 miles from the relaxing Hart Mountain Hot Springs. The nearest full service community is Lakeview, Oregon and is located 69 miles southwest. Hosts may stay in the primitive Hot Springs Campground if preferred.
- Welcome the public to the campground and other nearby locations on the refuge
- Provide visitor information
- Maintain Refuge Campgrounds and facilities (including trash pickup, cleaning outhouses, and miscellaneous duties as needed)
- May assist with repairing, replacing, and installing fire rings, and signs
- May assist with additional refuge volunteer projects
- Willing to work 32 hours per week, including weekends and holidays
- Desire to talk with and inform the public about rules and regulations
- Valid driver’s license
- Must provide own tent or RV
- General Assistance
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
- Laundry provided at refuge bunkhouse approximately 9 miles away
- Free hook-up, water, and electric at Camp Hart host site
- General housekeeping
- Slip, trip, and fall hazards