Volunteers are the life blood in helping the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge fulfill its mission of conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats as well as providing educational and recreational opportunities for the public.
Volunteer Newsletter Spring 2008 (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Volunteer Newsletter Fall 2007 (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Volunteer Newsletter Summer 2007 (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
New!
Volunteer Newsletter Archives
- Visitor Services Volunteers-Includes new posting!!!
- Carpenters/Handypeople
- Tour Leaders/Educators
- Biological Aide
- Office Workers
- Field Maintenance Volunteers
- Creative Gardeners
- Stay Focused Photo Club
- Friends of Forsythe
- Senior Volunteer Corps
Visitor Services Volunteers
Responsible for providing friendly,
accurate information to refuge visitors. Duties will include: working in the
Friends Gift Shop, providing orientation to the refuge, taking program and tour
reservations, assisting with on-going refuge recreation activities (public use
surveys, refuge programs for school groups, refuge events such as National
Wildlife Refuge Week, hunter bag checks, responding to mail and phone
inquiries, maintaining database for mailing lists and wildlife observations,
light gardening.
Volunteer
Interpreters and Environmental Educators (New!!)
Art
Webster, the Chief of Visitor Services is seeking Volunteer Interpreters
and Environmental Educators. He would like to have regularly scheduled programs
on the weekends and during the weekdays during spring break. In addition, he
would like volunteers that he can call on to help provide different activities
for large school groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other special request
programs.
If you or
anyone you know is interested in leading activities, have them contact
Volunteer Coordinator Sandy Perchetti for a volunteer application. If you have
already have an application on file and would like to participate contact Art.
Once we
have a group of volunteers, we will provide training and start developing
monthly schedules of activities.
Contact
Carpenters/Handypeople
Build and install benches,
brochure racks, and interpretive panels, maintain trails and viewing
facilities, complete landsaping projects. There is no end to projects
waiting on the sidelines.
Tour Leaders/Educators
Lead guided birding and nature
tours, present slide programs to visiting groups and local communities. Develop
educational programs for local elementary schools.
Biological Aide
Assist with on-going refuge
biological surveys (waterfowl, shorebirds, vegetation, water quality, data
entry, hunter bag checks, nest boxes, bird banding, habitat restoration,
boundary posting, minor maintenance projects, etc).
Office Workers
Not as glamorous as holding
masked bobwhite, but just as important are support jobs involving copying,
filing, computer data entry, and answering phones. Help keep the refuge running
smoothly by working at headquarters.
Field Maintenance Volunteer
Assist maintenance staff in
carpentry, plumbing, painting, grounds keeping, minor equipment repair and
maintenance, boundary posting, habitat restoration, and other construction
projects. Heavy equipment operators needed for dozers, bobcat, road grader and
other equipment.
Creative Gardener Volunteer
A very special garden in a
very special place needs a very special gardener like you, beginner or
experienced. Join other volunteer gardeners in planning, planting and
nurturing a native wildflower garden in front of the
Photographer Volunteer
Stay Focused Photo Club is up
and running. Join us each month as we learn about photography from guest
speakers and each other. Ocassional field trips are planned.
Call Ed Jones at 609-748-1535
for more information, or visit their web site at www.stayfocusedphotoclub.com
.
How much of my time is
required?
The amount of time that you
volunteer is up to you. You may volunteer a few hours a week or month, or
during a particular season. A commitment averaging 8 hours a month for at
least 6 months is required.
Where do I start?
Contact the refuge and ask for
a volunteer/intern application packet. You may stop by, call, fax, or email
your request. Volunteer application
available here. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
For additional information contact:
Sandy Perchetti
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 72,
Oceanville,
(609) 652-1665
Page Updated March 13, 2008