Bill, The most aggressive night time viewing within the western national parks is at Bryce Canyon Nation Park. I think that you might be able to work with them on this. The individual over their program is Kevin Poe, also known as the "Dark Ranger". I have cc'd him on this email. I don't know with the sequester program how this will affect their budgets but it is worth a try to talk with him. Good Luck in your efforts and I hope to see you this summer. Thanks Rodger C. Fry Salt Lake Astronomical Society President -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of William Fenton Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:25 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] summer volunteering in national parks? Dear SLAS, I am a Weber State physics graduate from some time ago where I used to hang around with OAS members and work at the Ott Planetarium. After graduation I headed back east for graduate school and now teach physics and astronomy at a boarding school in Connecticut. I would like to spend a good chunk of time this summer out west camping at a national park and volunteering with night sky programs; whether existing or not. I have applied to the AstroVIP program and with some other parks individually and am waiting to hear from them. I thought I would reach out to you all as I know either the group or some individuals in the group have relationships with some parks. Here are my goals: -Stay in my camper in a campground with a good amount of "traffic" -Get the telescope(s) out on clear nights for public observing -Spend two to four weeks in one place to really get to "know" the park -Be at a park with some ranger programs to keep my kids happy -Be at a park within driving distance of St. George and my mother-in-law to keep my wife happy I have applied for and received funding from my school to cover my travel and some living expenses so all I would need is a campsite. If any of you know of a place that might benefit from having me around please point me in the right direction. Clear Skies, Bill Fenton William Fenton Instructor in Physics and Astronomy The Hotchkiss School www.fentonphysics.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".