[Gunpowder Falls State Park]
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: Tina Bianca
P.O. Box 480
2813 Jerusalem Road
Kingsville MD 21087
410-592-2897, 410-335-6470
tbianca@dnr.state.md.us

For a current list of volunteer opportunities, contact the state park.

Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Inc.
Harry Sanders, President
12514 Jerusalem Road
Kingsville MD 21087
410-592-6751
website: http://www.JerusalemMill.org

Adopt-A-Trail
Volunteers are needed on a regular basis to walk the trails and look for problem areas that need attention, assist with the correction of these problems, and pick up litter that gathers around the trails.

Trail Monitor
Walk the trails and look for areas that need maintenance. Assist in keeping the trails open and clean.

Friends of Jersalem Mill, Inc.
Join the Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Inc. This group provides much support to the state forests and parks.

Gardening
Help maintain the flower gardens and perform other gardening tasks that are necessary during the course of the year.

Historic/Docent
Volunteers give tours of the historic Jerusalem Village, and perform historic research and other tasks to educate the public about our history.

Maintenance Assistant
Assist in maintaining, cleaning, repairing and upgrading trails, campsites, restrooms, lawns, flower beds and other park facilities.

Special Events
Provide support or assistance to plan the various special events held during the year.

Visitor Information/Park Aide
Answer the phones, provide information, greet visitors anmd perform general office tasks.

Volunteer Naturalist
Assist the park naturalist and develop programs.

Volunteer Ranger
Assist the park rangers with day-to-day and long term operational responsibilities, including vehicle and foot patrols, general park maintenance, interpretive programs and special events. These volunteers must be 18 years of age. Training is provided.

Volunteer Horse Patrol/Volunteer Bike Patrol
Volunteers patrol the park on horseback or bike (using their own). Specific training is required.

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Last Updated March 21, 2005