Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Friends of Tryon Creek and Oregon State Parks. Volunteers play an important role at Tryon Creek.

Below are a few current volunteer opportunities. To get started, or ask any volunteer-related questions, fill out the inquiry form and check our calendar for additional event details.

• Field Trip Nature Guides - Interested in sharing your love of nature with youth? Learn how to lead groups of approximately 10 K-5th grade students and provide an hour-long educational field trip hike through Tryon Creek State Natural Area. Themes include adaptable animals, plant and tree ID, and watersheds (see current curriculum). Specific time commitments are needed as Field trips take place Mondays - Thursdays primarily in the spring and fall between 9:30 - 11:30 am. Culturally informed training and professional development are provided. No prior experience is needed, see the full position description. Culturally informed training and professional development are provided. If interested in learning more contact Betty Bryant for details.

• Park Stewardship/Land Tending - all year long we offer a variety of volunteer days focusing on tree ivy, tree planting and care and/or trail maintenance. Friends staff and Park Rangers host Saturday Volunteer Stewardship Days and Thursday Volunteer Stewardship Days (note the Thursday Boones Ferry parking and meeting area). Please use these links to register. Youth under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult, those between the age of 16-17 need a parent-signed waiver.

• Group Park Stewardship - Park Rangers and Friends staff support a limited number of group volunteer events throughout the year. If you are a group of less than 10 please consider signing up for one of the pre-scheduled public park stewardship events listed above. We can not currently support groups larger than 40 people. If you are a group of between 10-40 people with specific scheduling needs fill out the Group Stewardship Inquiry Form(scroll to bottom of page.)

• Nature Center Ambassadors - welcome visitors and provide park information from inside the Nature Center. Learn about park programs and ecology, and share your interests with others. Flexible shifts every day of the week. Fill out the form below to find out more.