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Historic Restoration Team
Develop a four-six person team of construction and maintenance staff to develop specific competencies in historic restoration and enhance their training to create a statewide crew to work on renovation and restoration of high priority historic resources in the system.
University Agreement
Develop a comprehensive agreement with a university with a strong minority representation to create an integrated recruitment, internship, research and interpretive relationship that focuses on diverse themes.
Upgrade our Volunteer Program
Seek to double our volunteer hours by creating more focus and positions to improve recruitment, evaluation and retention of volunteers in the system. Seek to have a full-time volunteer coordinator in Jefferson City, Lebanon, Festus and Brookfield, in addition to the statewide coordinator.
State Parks Ambassadors
Recruit and train retirees from the Department of Natural Resources, campground hosts, Katy Trail State Park volunteers and camping clubs to be ambassadors for state parks and historic sites. Hold an annual training conference, provide materials and set objectives for them to spread the word about our state parks and historic sites with the goal of getting more people connected to their parks and increase visitation.
Create a "Meet the Employee" Section on Web Site
The purpose would be to have Web site users and those interested in working in state parks see the faces of our employees and learn a bit about what they do. Each park/site would have photos of all their staff and a bit about what they do. There could also be a section on groups of positions (like interpreters) where a couple of them write a journal of what they do and why they like their jobs.
