Maintenance Volunteer

Duties: 

Maintenance volunteers will assist the park’s maintenance staff in a variety of daily activities that help give visitor’s a great experience, such as:

• Various landscape and gardening activities including laying sod, planting, mulching, watering, and pruning
• Cutting and removing brush and digging and filling trenches
• Cleaning and preparing buildings for painting; touch up painting on wood or metal surfaces
• Hauling material with wheelbarrow
• Loading trash and debris into dump trucks and other vehicles
• Spreading sand on ice and shoveling walkways during inclement weather
• Limbing of large trees; small scale tree removal
• Trail rehabilitation and repairs
• Leaf and litter removal from the battlefield

Minimum Commitment: 

5 hours a week 

Knowledge and Abilities Required: 

• Safe use of hand and power tools and ability to operate gas powered equipment
• Ability to perform routine equipment/shop maintenance tasks
• Ability to learn simple, routine tasks relevant to specific trades
• Ability to read and follow instructions and established safety procedures
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods of time at moderate physical effort

Fort Donelson is always looking for volunteers with specialized skills as well.