Short term volunteering offers

The parks and institutions involved in the Learning Partnership "European volunteers in parks" offer a wide variety of short-term volunteering opportunities for foreign volunteers. If you are interested in short-term volunteering abroad you must be recommended and sent by the institution responsible for the Learning Partnership in your home country.

Country (#)Park/Institution Activity Date
Germany (1)Nature- and Geopark TERRA.vita
Work on hiking- and cycling trails, GPS data logging, guided tours as co-tour guide
August/September 2009
(2 weeks)
Germany (2)National Park “Saxonian Switzerland” Information Centre
Visitor’s information, translation and improvement of written or digital media, environmental education activities
Preferred October, summer months also possible
(2-6 weeks)
Germany (3)Biosphärenreservat Rhön
Accompanying of guided tours with schoolchildren and adults (as co-tour guide of our Rangers)
2009/05/03 – 2009/05/16
(2 weeks)
Germany (4)Biosphärenreservat Rhön
Translations in English, France or Italian (working in our office)
September - October 2009
(3-5 weeks)
Iceland (1)Umhverfisstofnun
(The Environment Agency of Iceland)
Trail construction and repair in national parks
2009/06/20-2009/07/04
(2 weeks)
Iceland (2)Umhverfisstofnun
(The Environment Agency of Iceland)
Trail construction and repair in national parks2009/06/27-2009/07/11
(2 weeks)
Iceland (3)Umhverfisstofnun
(The Environment Agency of Iceland)
Trail construction and repair in national parks2009/06/13-2009/07/18
(5 weeks)
Iceland (4)Umhverfisstofnun
(The Environment Agency of Iceland)
Trail construction and repair in national parks2009/06/20-2009/07/25
(5 weeks)
Italy (1)Po Delta Regional Park Emilia RomagnaRinging operation of Great Flamingosbetween 2009/07/01 and 2009/07/31 (1 week)
Italy (2)Parco Naturale Regionale della Gola della Rossa e di FrasassiPublic information, wildlife surveys, trail maintenance etc2009/05/18-2009/06/06
(3 weeks)
Italy (3)Parco Nazionale del PollinoMonitoring, fauna and flora management, environment controlfrom November up to December 2009
Italy (4)Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National ParkWorking with Park operators, researchers, technicians and rangers in their various activities in spring and summer
(one, two or three weeks)
Latvia (1)Kemeri National ParkVisitors’ information, habitat management, repair of foothpaths, development of educative material etc.between June and October 2009
(1-2 weeks)
Latvia (2)Gauja National Parkassistance in Visitor Centres, camps and events; preparation of a key-book (taking pictures etc.), maybe translation and work on homepage; working outside, e.g. fixing signs, trail management, guided walks, clean-ups etc.2009/06/01 -2009/10/20
and
2010/05/01-2010/06/01
(2 to 4 weeks or longer if preffered)
Lithuania (1)Kurtuvėnai Regional ParkBird monitoring, assessment of plants, work with tourists etc.2009/05/18-2009/06/08
(3 weeks)
Lithuania (2)Curonian Spit National ParkForest and beach clearing jobs (tearing little mountain pines)between April and Nov. 2009
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (3)Curonian Spit National ParkForest and beach clearing jobs (tearing little mountain pines)between January and March 2010
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (4)Curonian Spit National ParkNature monitoring (e.g. White-tailed Eagles, Eryngium maritimum)between April and Aug. 2009
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (5)Curonian Spit National ParkPhoto monitoring and photo huntingbetween April and Nov. 2009
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (6)Curonian Spit National ParkPhoto monitoring and photo huntingbetween January and March 2010
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (7)Curonian Spit National ParkSign maintenancebetween April and Aug. 2009
(2-3 weeks)
Lithuania (8)Curonian Spit National ParkMarking walking pathsbetween June and Sept. 2009
Romania (1)Rodna Mountains National ParkField research, monitoringbetween end of July and Aug. 2009
(2-5 weeks)
Romania (2)Rodna Mountains National ParkPublic relations work, translations in Germanbetween Oct. and Nov. 2009
(2-5 weeks)
Romania (3)Rodna Mountains National ParkRemarking the national park limitsbetween Aug. and Sept. 2009
(2-5 weeks)
Spain (1)Regional Park of Sierra EspuñaWork camp: documentation and information activities, environmental conservation tasks, planting, cleaning up and so on2009/07/17 – 2009/07/31
(2 weeks)
Spain (2)Consorci del Parc de CollserolaMaintenance and improvement of a natural area: habitat management, construction work, monitoring, etc.2009/10/15-2009/10/26
(12 days)
Spain (3)Rural Park of TenoCleaning up of paths, ravines and/or beaches; Inform to the local population, tourists and visitors of the zone on the natural values of this natural space 2009/08/03 – 2009/08/17
(2 weeks)
Spain (4)Rural Park of AnagaAdvising the citizens who come by road of the risk of a forest fire because of meteorological conditions2009/08/02-2009/08/16
UK (1)Loch Lomond & Trossachs National ParkPractical conservation tasksbetween Sept. 2009 and May 2010 (avoiding Easter)
(1 week, maybe 2 weeks)
UK (2)Northumberland National ParkPractical conservation tasks, Public Rights of Way management, management of general publicsummer 2010
(2 weeks)