Volunteer Spotlight CSSP Volunteer Team
The amazing volunteers of Collier-Seminole State Park are a vital component in making the park the gem of southwest Florida.

Our 2021-2022 volunteer season has been the best on record! Hard working, dedicated people working together as an efficient and productive team.
Our park volunteer team is one that any state park would be proud to have. They have accomplished many projects and surpassed goals such as the building of the firewood shed/closet in the campground where firewood is sold to campers.
They are in the final stages of completing the long-awaited butterfly garden in partnership with the Naples Native Plant Society and supported by the Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park.
Ranger station assistant volunteers are the first point of contact at Collier-Seminole State Park. They greet park visitors with smiling faces and professionalism.
Ranger Station Assistants

Volunteer Paula Stiffler working in the Ranger Station

Volunteer Denise Bidak giving out park brochures at the Ranger Station.

Volunteer Sandy Hill working in the Ranger Station.

Volunteer Lonna Reynolds greets park visitors and campers with a smile!
We depend on our dedicated campground hosts to keep our bathhouses and campsites clean as a whistle with great reviews from our park campers and visitors.
Campground Hosts

Volunteers Doug & Cathy Keen keep our campground in tip-top shape!

Volunteers James and Carrie Holliday. Volunteering for them is like a "holiday"! They love it!

Campground Hosts, Shih Calli and John Leonetti

Volunteer Michael York gives thumbs up during a volunteer pot-luck dinner.
The detail volunteers get the day started with opening the park, raising of flags, patrolling and being the park's eyes and ears to keep our visitors safe.
Detail Volunteers

Detail Volunteers Linda and Eric Finkbeiner keeping the park spic-n-span.

Detail Volunteers Rex and Mary Pat Bretthauer pointing out the Bear Aware information panel.

Detail Volunteer Bill Bidak takes a break to walk his best friend.

Detail Volunteer Mary Pat Bretthauer reviewing the campground check-list.
Volunteer interpreters present informative and engaging nature and wildlife programs on various topics such as reptiles, snakes, amphibians, birds and much more.
Interpretive Programming

Paul Allen presenting his popular wildlife program in the campground "Screened Room".

Local volunteer and amateur photographer Paul Allen captures nature with a click of a button.
Our maintenance team tackles most repairs and construction projects with skill and speed but always with safety in mind.
Maintenance

Volunteer Tammy Wilhelm spruces up a park shed.

Volunteer Jeff Dodds prepping the shuffle board with painter's tape.

Maintenance Volunteers, Bob Forget, Dan Huebner and Charlie McEnnis get a helping hand from Park Ranger Chris Goggin in placing pine logs for the butterfly garden frame.

Volunteer Dan Huebner working on restroom ceiling replacement.

Maintenance Team Volunteer Anna Marie Forget hosting the Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park table at the afternoon Stargazing event.

Maintenance Volunteer Bruce Wilhelm inspecting the mechanics of the Bay City Walking Dredge.

Volunteer Dan Huebner posing at the Bay City Walking Dredge with his best friend and sidekick, Curtis!
The resource management volunteers work with maintaining the highest standards of safety, skill and experience when treating and removing invasive, non-native plants.
Resource Management

Environmental Specialist Maulik Patel instructing Park Volunteer Jeffrey Dodds on the safety of operating one of the resource management UTVs.

Resource Management volunteers Rex and Mary Pat Bretthaure with David Hill prepare to head for the Strand Swamp Trail to treat and remove invasive non-native plant species.

Volunteer David Hill spraying non-native and invasive grass.

Resource Management Team Volunteers stripping pine logs for butterfly garden border.

Local Volunteers Anne and Andy Rozite have been a part of our Resource Management Team for over 12 years.
All of our dedicated volunteers, both seasonal park resident and local volunteers, have spent their valuable time, experience and skill in helping to make Collier-Seminole State Park a shining star in the family of Florida State Parks.
Our volunteer season could not have been a success without their help and support.
Thank you Collier-Seminole State Park Volunteer Team!
Local Volunteers

Local Volunteer Bailey Brown puts a fresh coat of paint on the park's Florida Panther statue.

Local Volunteers Andy and Anne Rozite show the reasons why they volunteer! Thank you Andy and Anne!

Local Volunteer Christopher Mcdonough weed-eating the edges of the Barron Gift Collier memorial.

Local Volunteer and President of the Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park, John Cordts

Local Volunteer and Vice President of the Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park, Paul Stiffler.