The purpose of Director's Order #7 is to provide direction for implementing the NPS VIP program locally, regionally and nationally and with partners.

Getting to White Grass If you enter “White Grass Ranch” into Google Maps, the directions will identify the correct location. When you reach the Moose, you may lose cell phone reception and access to Google Maps navigation. Follow steps four through six below to navigate the gate, parking, etc. upon arriving at the ranch. Directions

This page is designed to empower you with resources curated by a diverse group of Employee Learning & Development staff members from across the service to support you in being either a mentor, mentee, or both!

As dedicated employees who love their work but struggle with good work-life balance, NPS employees might be prime candidates for work-related burnout.

Volunteering is an American tradition that has made an immeasurable contribution to communities, organizations, and individuals throughout the country.

The "How to Succeed with Volunteers-In-Parks” training series is a 14 module series which you can facilitate in your park. Review and download these materials to find out how. Even if you can't facilitate the training series, you might find these supporting documents of use.

Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers: 55-Minute Training Series can be used to train both leaders of volunteers and all staff who interface with volunteers.

The National Park Service has provided several training module series to help NPS staff work effectively with volunteers.

Learn many ways to incorporate messaging about the VIP 50th anniversary into your volunteer-based events you're planning! It's a great time to focus on storytelling and recognize your volunteers.

This resource and all of its content is the product of a service-wide initiative to collaboratively update the Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) training materials.

In this resource, learn how to send invites to volunteers and partners so they can join the CLP.