Volunteer Opportunities

Central Oregon’s National Forests and Grassland benefit 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 dedication 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. If you are interested in volunteering in your local Forest or Grassland, we invite you to share your talents with us at Discover Your Northwest.

Current volunteer opportunities:

• Conservation Education
• Interpretation/Naturalist
• Visitor Services/Front Desk Support
• Wilderness Trailhead Hostt

For more information about current volunteer opportunities, contact Davey Pearson .

Additional volunteer opportunities:

Interested in future cleanup opportunities across the Deschutes National Forest or have supplies to donate? Contact Christina Edwards to learn more. We are currently accepting donations of:

• Non-latex gloves (i.e. leather, cotton gardening gloves, etc.) all sizes, new or lightly used
• 5-gallon buckets
• Trash picker-uppers
• PPE