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Mountain Stewards
“One of the most satisfying aspects of volunteering as a Climbing Steward is helping people achieve their goal of climbing to the rim of the volcano and taking in the awesome sights. It is like watching a child come into the living room on Christmas morning and take in the sight of the presents under the tree!”
- Frank Barsotti, Mountain Steward
Become a Mountain Steward
Thank you for your interested in becoming a Mountain Steward. If you would like to become a volunteer in 2012, please complete the online application or download and mail us a pdf volunteer application.
If you enjoy outdoor adventures as well as helping others, consider volunteering as a Mountain Steward at the volcano for a summer. You’ll find yourself in breathtaking scenery and be trained in outdoor survival skills. Our Mountain Stewards help visitors with safety advice and natural-history information, and they also travel in remote parts of the Monument—such as the Mount Margaret Backcountry and Monitor Ridge—to make sure visitors are safe and respecting Monument rules.
We’re looking for volunteers who like working with the public and can hike over miles of possibly challenging terrain. If you know First Aid and how to use a compass, that’s a plus! You’ll be checking trails, tracking invasive weeds, making sure hikers and climbers have proper permits.
Mountain Stewards are trained by professionals in the following subjects: the Mount St. Helens Safety Program, Climbing Permit System, First Aid/CPR, and general recreation information about the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Click here to read the job description for a Mountain Steward.
For more information contact Hailey Heath at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 360-449-7826.
