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2008 Season A joyous opportunity to meet people from all over the Earth and to share the pure thoughts and good deeds of Joseph LeConte and John Muir, the thoughts that culminated in the creation of the Sierra Club in 1892 and the National Park Service in 1916 on behalf of wild places. These places were voiceless without the help of LeConte, Muir, and the Sierra Club, and now you can help! At LeConte Memorial Lodge we serve a growing, active public, hungry to learn more about the world in which they live, hungry to learn to live in this world with greater care. LeConte Memorial Lodge is looking for dedicated volunteers to assist with the operation of the Lodge during the season that begins May 1 and runs through the last Sunday in September. LeConte Memorial Lodge is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm and from 8:00 pm until approximately 9:15 pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for evening programs. (Some Thursday evening programs are given at the Lodge during the season as well). All the daytime programs and activities and all the evening programs are open to the public and are free. Some programs are oriented toward families and children. Volunteers for LeConte Memorial Lodge must be members of the Sierra Club, since the Sierra Club operates the program on behalf of the national park. Wondering what it's really like? Read the report by Sierra Club member Keith Martin on his experience volunteering for a week at LeConte Memorial in 2005.
BENEFITS: - free entrance pass to Yosemite National Park during week(s) of volunteering - free shared camping at the designated LeConte Memorial Lodge campsite in Yosemite National Park (Should you desire other housing arrangements these must be made by the volunteer at the volunteer's expense.) - volunteers arrive on Sunday morning or afternoon, have Monday and Tuesday to organize camp, hike, etc., and depart the following Sunday afternoon - free showers at Curry Village or Housekeeping Camp
VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES: - greet the public, introduce visitors to the exhibits and the library, and to daytime and evening programs - answer questions (materials and maps are provided) - assist with general maintenance of building: sweeping, dusting
REQUIREMENTS: - volunteers may stay for only two weeks - immediate family and partners may accompany the volunteer in the shared campsite in Yosemite National Park but this must be discussed with the curator as to the number and site availability prior to arrival - volunteers must make arrangements for the care of their children during hours of service at the Lodge - no pets are allowed in the campsite or in LeConte Memorial Lodge OTHER: - campsites and bear boxes are shared by volunteers, presenters, and the curator - volunteers are encouraged to draw from their own knowledge and share their reading and experience - couples and partners are encouraged to volunteer and share the same shift For more information, beginning in March and during the summer, contact Sierra Club LeConte Memorial Lodge Curator, P.O. Box 755, Yosemite, CA 95389, 1-209-372-4542; e-mail: leconte.curator@sierraclub.org. During the winter, contact LeConte Lodge Committee Chair, Harold Wood, P.O. Box 3543, Visalia, CA 93278; phone: (559) 739-8527; e-mail: harold.wood@sierraclub.org Tax deductible donations to support the exhibits and other educational efforts of the LeConte Memorial Lodge can be made to "Sierra Club Foundation," marked for the "LeConte Lodge Fund." Send to: Sierra Club Foundation, 85 Second Street, Suite 750. San Francisco, CA 94105. Credits: Photo of 2004 volunteers © by James Nickelmann Up to Top |
Volunteering
at LeConte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite National Park 
