Help research, plan, and/or write educational and interpretive
materials or conduct environmental education programs for visiting
Staff the refuge Visitor Center on Saturdays. Volunteers open
and close the Visitor Center, greet visitors, and answer questions
about refuge wildlife and recreational activities.
Help organize or staff special events at the refuge or off site.
Gather data about refuge visitors’ recreational activities.
Help with office projects like organizing the refuge library or
maintaining the slide and print collection.
Refuge Helpers Litter Control
Adopt a portion of the refuge to keep clean
throughout the year or come out for a one-time clean-up. Litter’s
not for critters! Prevent wildlife injuries or deaths—and
beautify the refuge.
Plant native vegetation to provide food, water, and shelter for
Improve wildlife habitat by battling invasive weeds. Help monitor
and remove invasive plants like scotch thistle, puncturevine,
and poison hemlock.
Help maintain Visitor Center landscaping. Prune, trim, and weed
in the water-conservation and bird-and-butterfly gardens.
Botany background? Help document the diversity of plants at the
refuge by adding to the refuge plant list.
No wildlife-related training? Help out with spring goose-nesting
surveys or fall duck banding.
Wildlife or biology
background? We need your expertise to help with research and monitoring.
Ask about current projects.
Help maintain refuge grounds and facilities. Volunteers also assist
with carpentry, wood-working, and, with proper training, heavy
Don’t see a position matching your interests and skills?
Then call to see if your skills match a refuge need! Volunteers
have done photography and artwork as special projects in the past.
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