KNPS Wildflower Weekend 2026

April 17-19th, 2026 at Natural Bridge State Resort Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Wildflower Weekend 2026! WW is 100% volunteer-run, and can only be as great as the amount of work our volunteer force puts into it. We greatly appreciate your help in keeping a 40-year Kentucky tradition alive and thriving. 

April 17, 2026
Event Set-Up — Day #1
Start Time: 10:00 am
End Time: 12:00 pm

Tasks:
Set-up registration table, set-up check in table, set-up KNPS info/volunteer table, set-up raffle prize station, set-up student poster session area, set-up iPad/cash drawer, put KNPS signs up

Available Spots
April 17, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 11:30 am
End Time: 12:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

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April 17, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 12:30 pm
End Time: 1:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
April 17, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 2:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
April 17, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 2:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

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April 17, 2026
Event Clean-Up — Day #1
Start Time: 3:30 pm
End Time: 4:30 pm

Tasks:
Clean-up/reorganize room, secure cashbox, put tablet on charger, shut doors + turn off lights

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April 17, 2026
Evening Social Set-Up
Start Time: 6:00 pm
End Time: 6:30 pm

Tasks:
Set-up for evening social, start campfire, set-up smores/snack table, lay out smores sticks, make sure shelter bathrooms are unlocked

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April 17, 2026
Evening Social Assist
Start Time: 6:30 pm
End Time: 7:30 pm

Tasks:
Assist with evening social, maintain campfire, tidy up smores/snack table, trash disposal

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April 17, 2026
Evening Social Assist
Start Time: 7:30 pm
End Time: 8:30 pm

Tasks:
Assist with evening social, maintain campfire, tidy up smores/snack table, trash disposal

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April 17, 2026
Evening Social Assist
Start Time: 8:30 pm
End Time: 9:30 pm

Tasks:
Assist with evening social, maintain campfire, tidy up smores/snack table, trash disposal

Available Spots
April 17, 2026
Evening Social Clean-Up
Start Time: 9:30 pm
End Time: 10:00 pm

Tasks:
Clean-up for evening social, put campfire out, clean-up trash, remove any KNPS signs from area + bring to lodge

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April 18, 2026
Event Set-Up — Day #2
Start Time: 7:15 am
End Time: 8:00 am

Tasks:
Open up Woodland Center; turn on lights; set up cashbox/iPad; set up student/grant posters on easels; get chairs for students and set by posters

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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 7:30 am
End Time: 8:30 am

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 8:30 am
End Time: 9:30 am

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 9:30 am
End Time: 10:30 am

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 10:30 am
End Time: 11:30 am

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
April 18, 2026
Mid-Day Clean-Up — Day #2
Start Time: 11:30 am
End Time: 12:30 pm

Tasks:
Reset and reorganize room; organize cash box; update registration for afternoon

Available Spots
April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 12:30 pm
End Time: 1:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 1:30 pm
End Time: 2:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

Available Spots
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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 2:30 pm
End Time: 3:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

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April 18, 2026
Check-In/Registration Table
Start Time: 3:30 pm
End Time: 4:30 pm

Tasks:
Working with other KNPS members and welcoming KNPS members/friends as they check-in to the event; no prior experience necessary!

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April 18, 2026
Evening Program Set-Up
Start Time: 4:30 pm
End Time: 6:00 pm

Tasks:
Help pack up check-in and registration tables; move cashier and KNPS table to back of room; set-up projection screen, projector, computer, + podium; move student/grant posters; set-up chairs lecture style

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April 18, 2026
Raffle Sales
Start Time: 6:00 pm
End Time: 6:30 pm

Tasks:
Raffle sales during Evening Program [must be familiar with using tablet]

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April 18, 2026
Raffle Assist
Start Time: 8:30 pm
End Time: 9:00 pm

Tasks:
Assist with raffle during Evening Program; help give out raffle prizes

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April 18, 2026
Evening Program — Clean-Up
Start Time: 9:00 pm
End Time: 9:30 pm

Tasks:
Clean-up room; put away tables and chairs; put away podium, projector, and screen; box up KNPS materials; put away easels and student/grant posters; trash disposal; turn off lights and lock up

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April 19, 2026
Event Clean-Up — Day #3
Start Time: 8:30 am
End Time: 10:30 am
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