Central Oregon’s National Forests and Grassland benefits greatly from the incredible community of diverse volunteers who are devoted to stewardship and their Public Lands. Whether you are an aspiring or an advanced outdoor enthusiast, our volunteers advocate for healthy forests and protection of natural landscapes by providing education to visitors, helping to maintain trails, serving at wilderness trailheads, picking up trash, preventing the spread of invasive plants, and much more. Our team supports volunteers by onboarding, training and ensuring that everyone has a rewarding and successful volunteer experience.
Volunteers are the very heart of the Forest Service. Without volunteers, these services would not be performed as well or might not be performed at all. Are you interested in volunteering in your local Forest or Grassland? If so, come share your talents with us at Discover Your Forest!
Please submit a Forest Service volunteer application to start your journey volunteering with us! Or contact us with any questions.
Upcoming volunteer opportunities:
- Lava River Cave // davey.pearson@discovernw.
org - Lava Lands Visitor Center // davey.pearson@discovernw.
org - Education Programs // davey.pearson@discovernw.
org - Front Desk Support // bailey.crowe@usda.gov
- Wilderness Trailhead Host // charles.white1@usda.gov
Additional volunteer opportunities:
Do you love the outdoors, want to make a difference, and build community? Email Christina Edwards at christina.edwards@
Additionally, if you have any of the following that you would like to donate to our clean up efforts, please let Christina know.
We would appreciate:
- Non-latex gloves (i.e. leather, cotton gardening gloves, etc.)
- 5-gallon buckets
- Trash picker-uppers
- PPE
