PARK HOSTS, 2: If you have an RV and a willingness to 
help out at a state park, we've got a gig for you ... just 
ahead on Passport to Texas. 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife.

How do you spend your summer vacation? Relaxing by a 
pool? Playing golf? Hiking? What if we told you could do 
all of those in while volunteering at a state park?

"Last year we had over 170,000 hours of volunteer labor 
contributed by our park hosts." :04

That's Texas Parks and Wildlife's Kevin Good. The 
agency's Park Hosts program provides volunteers with a 
campsite and hook-ups while they are serving the park.

"We have them working in the office, we have them working along 
side rangers, doing maintenance. We have a lot of skill trades that 
end up coming back and working for us. People like electricians 
and plumbers that just fit right in to the kinds of things we 
need ... we try to match the skills and interests of the hosts to the 
needs of the park." :18

Currently there are several state parks in need of hosts, 
and some even allow for more than one on-ground 
volunteer at any given time. 

"We always need more hosts in the summer, during our busiest times 
of the year." :04

If you'd like more information on how to be a park host, 
log on to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

That's our show for today. For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... 
I'm Cecilia Nasti.