Hello Kester - I have distributed your email to AVO; if someone has a volunteer opportunity they will contact you. AVO doesn't have any formal volunteer program, although individual researchers do sometimes make arrangements for volunteers. The Hawaii Volcano Observatory does have a formal volunteer program - you can contact them at: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volunteer/ Thank you, Cheryl -------- Kester Webb wrote: Dear Sir/Madam I am a British sixth form student currently applying to study geography at university next year. I am hoping to volunteer at an american national park in July and August of 2016 and am especially interested in the geomorphology of the parks, particularly volcanic processes. I have contacted Rebekah Jones at Lake Clark national park and she advised that I contact you to see if you have any volunteering opportunities. I have also been in contact with Linda Bennett who has agreed to sponsor me for a J-1 visa. Kind regards, Kester Webb -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050