Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Volunteer with Florida's parks, springs, and coasts
One statewide system for finding opportunities, logging service hours, and earning recognition — across 175 state parks, aquatic preserves, and field offices.
- Registered volunteers
- 31,248
- Service hours this year
- 1285K
- Parks & field sites
- 175
- Open opportunities
- 612
Everything in one place
The Department is consolidating disjointed volunteer systems into a single enterprise platform for volunteers, coordinators, park managers, and statewide administrators.
Find the right role
Search 600+ open positions by park, district, activity category, and schedule — with eligibility checked before you apply.
Guided onboarding
Track orientation, background screening, agreements, and e-signatures on one progress chart.
Pick your shifts
One-time or recurring shifts, calendar view, cancellations, and reminders by email or text.
Log hours anywhere
Manual entry, QR code, or SMS check-in from any phone. Supervisors approve with a single tap.
Featured opportunities
Currently accepting applications statewide.
Interpretation & Education
Manatee Observation & Visitor Interpretation
Wakulla Springs State Park
Greet visitors on the spring boardwalk, record manatee sightings on the DEP survey form, and deliver 10-minute interpretive talks on spring ecology.
View details for Manatee Observation & Visitor Interpretation
Wildlife Monitoring
Sea Turtle Nesting Survey — Dawn Patrol
Anastasia State Park
Walk an assigned 1.5-mile beach segment at sunrise, identify and mark new nests, and record data in the statewide nesting database.
View details for Sea Turtle Nesting Survey — Dawn Patrol
Trail & Facility Maintenance
Trail Restoration Crew — Pine Flatwoods Loop
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Group service day resurfacing 0.8 miles of trail, clearing invasive Brazilian pepper, and rebuilding two erosion checks.
View details for Trail Restoration Crew — Pine Flatwoods Loop
Statewide impact
Volunteers
31,248
Individuals, hosts, groups, and CSOs
Hours logged (FY to date)
1,284,600
Across all activity categories
Estimated value of service
$41.8M
Independent Sector hourly rate
Coordinators & managers
295
Supported by 5 system administrators
Staff sign-in
Coordinators, park managers, and system administrators sign in with Department single sign-on (Keycloak, OIDC / OAuth 2.0).