Cradle of Forestry: Volunteer

Volunteer

Volunteering at the Cradle of Forestry Historic Site in Pisgah National Forest, NC

Do you enjoy people and a lovely mountain setting?

Spend a few months with us in the heart of the Pisgah National Forest, in western North Carolina, at the Cradle of Forestry historic site, home of the first school of forestry in America.

The Cradle of Forestry Season usually runs mid-April to first of November. Operating Hours: 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. seven days a week.

Our Expectations of Volunteers :

Pleasant, dependable, reliable
Physically able to work with high volume of people
Provide gracious hospitality to all our guests
Rotate to volunteer in 8 positions
Commit to 14 consecutive weeks
Work 3 days a week, which includes every other weekend

Benefits of being a Volunteer:

Week of on-site training
Large private RV sites
Full hook-ups e/s/w
Optional phone hook-up
Free laundry on-site
Work with other fun-loving folks
Group campfires and cookouts
Uniforms provided
15% discount in gift shop
Close to hiking, fishing, biking, golfing, waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway

Other Volunteer Opportunities :

trail guides
living history interpreters
historical characters
education programs
landscaping
pioneer trades
archives

For volunteer applications at the Cradle of Forestry Historic Site please contact:
Barbara Merrell  P.O. Box 803  Pisgah Forest, NC 28768-0803

(828)877-3130 / (828)877-3575

Barbmerrel@aol.com

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