Great Smoky Mountains National Park used 150,000 volunteer hours in 2014

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is powered by people and passion. About 2,560 volunteers worked 150,679 hours in the Park during fiscal year 2014. “We really rely on our volunteers in many aspects of our operations,” said Park spokeswoman Molly Schroer.

“We really appreciate our volunteers, and we enjoy working with them. They typically have a passion about the work and working in the Park, and it’s nice sharing that with people. We have that in common. It’s a great relationship we have.”

April 12-18, 2015 has been declared National Volunteer Week. Park volunteer opportunities can range from trail work to gardening to collecting data for Park scientists.

Among the opportunities, GSMNP is recruiting volunteers to participate in the Adopt-a-Trail (AAT) program and for Trails Forever trail crews.

The Volunteers in Parks (VIP) program has integrated volunteerism into many of the Park operations, including trail maintenance that covers everything from picking up litter to removing tree-falls and reporting trail problems to the Park.

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