Events

Board meeting
November 15, 2024

Time: 10:00am
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Board meetings are open to all members. If you would like to attend, please contact Jodi to obtain the Zoom link.

2024-2025 winter rim desk training
october 26, 2024

Time: 10:00am
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Training is required for all Winter Rim Desk volunteers, regardless of previous experience. NPS staff share important information about what is required of volunteers and the logistics of volunteering.

2024-2025 winter rim desk
late November through late April

Time: varies
Dates: late November through late April. (Volunteers typically volunteer for one to three days.)
Location: Rim Village Café/Gift Shop Upper Level (Watchman Room)
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Each winter, volunteers from the Friends staff the Rim Cafe Information Center (Watchman Room) and the surrounding area. Winter Rim Desk volunteers are an important part of Crater Lake National Park’s ability to provide information to visitors year round. Limited housing is provided for volunteers only—no friends or family.

Special Note: Training is required. This is a Crater Lake National Park requirement of all Winter Rim Desk volunteers regardless of previous training and/or experience.

Board meeting
january 10, 2025

Time: 10:00am
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Board meetings are open to all members. If you would like to attend, please contact Jodi to obtain the Zoom link.

Board meeting
March 21, 2025

Time: 10:00am
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Board meetings are open to all members. If you would like to attend, please contact Jodi to obtain the Zoom link.

Board meeting
May 16, 2025

Time: 10:00am
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Board meetings are open to all members. If you would like to attend, please contact Jodi to obtain the Zoom link.

Board meeting
July 18, 2025

Time: 10:00am
Location: Crater Lake National Park
Contact: Jodi Glover Thiel (jodi@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Board meetings are open to all members. If you would like to attend, please contact Jodi for more information.

naturalization ceremony 2025
tbd

Time: TBD
Location: Crater Lake National Park at Watchman Overlook
Contact: Karen Walters (karen@friendsofcraterlake.org)

The last step in becoming a naturalized U.S. Citizen is to take the oath. This is done at various locations, including Crater Lake National Park. We think that is the very best place! Friends volunteers assist with the event at Watchman Overlook by providing and serving refreshments, directing traffic, and answering questions. The spectacular view of the lake is a fitting background for this momentous occasion in the lives of new citizens. We find it equally satisfying to play a role in this drama.

project weekend
August 2025 (exact dates tbd)

Time: check in 5:00pm Friday; check out 11am Sunday
Location: Crater Lake National Park
Contacts: Ann McCaughan (ann@friendsofcraterlake.org)

The Project Weekend is one of the Friends most popular annual volunteer events. Since the 1990s, the Friends have assisted Park staff with a variety of events (trail work, painting, seed collection, etc.). It is an ideal time to connect with other Friends and plan for the future. Stay tuned for 2024 information! And please join us. Not too early to indicate your interest—reach out to Ann (see contact information above).

Ride the Rim
September 6 & 13, 2025

Time: TBD
Location: various locations along Rim Drive, Crater Lake National Park
Contacts: Maradee Girt (maradee@friendsofcraterlake.org)

Crater Lake National Park sets aside two days a year for exclusively non-motorized use on East rim Drive. The park partners with the Friends of Crater Lake and Discover Klamath to recruit volunteers to assist with set-up, take down, parking, people-counting, bicycle and vehicle parking and staffing aid stations along the route.