Opportunity Details

Buffalo Soldiers Heritage & Outreach Program Volunteer

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Sponsoring Program: Buffalo Soldiers Heritage & Outreach Program

The Buffalo Soldier Heritage and Outreach program is looking for you. The Texas Buffalo Soldiers program provides educational experiences that connect underrepresented populations with the outdoors through interpretive story telling of the Buffalo Soldiers, the country's first professional African American soldiers. The Texas Buffalo Solders program brings history to life with stories, costumes and tools. At one of our programs, you can learn how to track an animal, and fish with a cane pole.

The Buffalo Soldiers program is looking for volunteers of all skills and abilities, including:
- Photographers and videographers
- General program assistance
- Outdoor skill facilitators
- Costumed interpreters.

If no shifts available, please contact Coy Poitier for more information about volunteering.

For Volunteers 15 and under, parental or guardian supervision is required.

Website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/programs/buffalo-soldiers/

This opportunity has multiple shifts, see schedule tab to sign up.

04/17/2025

Buffalo Soldiers Program Interpretation Program at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters.

Facility: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department HQ

Available Positions:  4

Sign up for: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm


04/26/2025

Folk Festival! They'll have presenters illustrating 1800''s lifestyles and history ranging from soap-making, live music, trapping, etc. We would like to extend an invitation for 3 of you to join to present. The festival is from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Facility: Mission Tejas State Park

Available Positions:  2

Sign up for: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm


Region: Panhandle Plains, Prairies and Lakes, Pineywoods, Gulf Coast, South Texas Plains, Hill Country, Big Bend Country

Statewide

, TX

This a statewide volunteer opportunity. Programs take place in Texas State Parks, Historic Forts and major metro areas.

Buffalo Soldiers Heritage & Outreach Program

Coy Poitier

(512) 287-5137