Volunteer

Connecting Volunteers
to the Heart of the Continent

Make a difference by volunteering on the 5.5 million acres of public lands in the Heart of the Continent region! Volunteers help preserve public lands and waters and their flora and fauna, maintain wilderness character, maintain recreational sites, implement research & monitoring, and preserve historic & cultural features. This new web connection posts volunteer opportunities on both sides of the Minnesota/Ontario border, from Duluth to Thunder Bay, from the Iron Range to Quetico Provincial Park, and points in between.

 

 

 

Nature Needs Our Help

The woods and waters along the Minnesota/Ontario border offer some of the best outdoor recreation in the country, and fascinating historical and cultural places. Sometimes nature needs our help to restore ecosystem functions so that they stay healthy long into the future. Likewise, recreational, historical and cultural features deteriorate over time, and need maintenance so that we and future generations may continue to understand and enjoy them.

Volunteer Where You Play

Hundreds of thousands of area residents and visitors come to the Heart of the Continent each year, visiting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Superior National Forest, Quetico Provincial Park, Voyageurs National Park and other public lands to have fun outdoors. Why not give back to the places that you, your friends and your family love?

Hands-On Outdoor Projects

Most of the volunteer opportunities posted are outdoors, where you’ll be doing meaningful work to maintain recreational or cultural sites or restore natural habitat. Other types of volunteer positions are available, too. Take a look!

Have Fun!

Heart of the Continent volunteer projects give you a chance to spend time with your friends & family, meet new friends, and see remarkable places while surrounded by outstanding scenery. What’s more fun than that?
2020 Volunteer Opportunities
Previous Success Stories
2012Portage and Trail Clearing ProjectTrail MaintenanceSuperior National Forest, Quetico Provincial Park, Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
2013Trans-Canada Trail ProjectTrail MaintenanceSuperior National Forest, Quetico Provincial Park, LaVerendrye Provincial Park
2015Northwoods Volunteer ConnectionVolunteeringCultivating Stewardship in Northern Minnesota NWC
2017Swamp Portage on the Path of the PaddlePortage maintenanceNew Water Trail Benefits from Collaborative Cross Border Partnership
2017Northwoods Volunteer ConnectionTrail MaintenanceNorthwoods Volunteer Connection Opportunities
2018Carp Lake to Knife Lake Border RoutePortage MaintenanceCanada and U.S. collaborate to maintain portages on international border
2019First Step in Light Pollution ProtectionSky Quality Meter readingMeasuring Dark Skies in Quetico-Superior
2019Quetico/Superior National Forest CrewsPortage MaintenanceFlood Prone Portage Granite River – La Verendrye PP and BWCAW

 Volunteer Opportunities in the Heart of the Continent


To register for volunteer opportunities, contact the organization listed for that opportunity. To submit a new volunteer opportunity, download and return the Volunteer Project Form. For more information about the Connecting Volunteers Program, contact hocp@heartofthecontinent.org .