I spend November through mid-March at Fort Pulaski National Monument. I had not been informed that the visitor center was closed due to damage from a tornado the previous May so I didn’t know I would spend the entire winter outside in the cold with no heated place to warm up, no indoor plumbing and […]
Some of these trails I did on my days off and some I did while roving during my volunteer work at Acadia. Not as spectacular as my favorites, but everything in Acadia is remarkably beautiful. If you arrive in Acadia on a foggy day don’t worry — while it will restrict your views, Acadia is […]
I had another volunteer location starting October 1 that didn’t work out in a multitude of ways, so I wandered to absolutely wonder Port Aransas from mid October to mid December. Then I literally stumbled on a great volunteer opportunity with Padre Island National Seashore when I attended a training seminar for cold stunned turtles. I […]
Man — it’s a tough life volunteering at Sea Camp. I get to visit with our park visitors, help them enjoy their day on the island, get entertained by wildlife. I’ve walked out on the porch and had wild horses stampede through too fast for me to get my phone for a picture. Deer will […]
I was able to go out very early one morning and work the sea turtle patrol with one of the turtle interns Amanda. It was a gorgeous day and it was great seeing what they do everyday, driving the entire length of the Cumberland seashore, collecting sand dollars and shells, and best of all – […]
It didn’t take long after my visit to Cumberland Island National Seashore to contact their volunteer coordinator Pauline to sign up for volunteering. I will be working out on the island manning the Sea Camp Ranger Station a couple days a week. To educate me about the island (so I can answer visitor questions) another […]
