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Patuxent Research Refuge
Volunteer Opportunities

At Patuxent Research Refuge, we are very dependent on volunteers and truly appreciate their time and their ideas. The following are some, but by no means all, of the different opportunities available to the volunteer.

The following table lists volunteer positions available.    Click on the position title to see a complete description of the position including 

  • location (Visitor Center, VC; North Tract, NT), 
  • minimum age to volunteer - usually 16.  A lower volunteer age is sometimes permitted for young people accompanied during volunteer work by a trained parent or guardian 
  • training hours required.
Not Currently Available
Location

Biological Data Collector  (BD) 
X
NT

Book Store  (BS)

 
VC

Building Maintenance/Exhibit Repair (BM) 
X
VC

Community Outreach (CO)

  
VC, NT

Computer Operator  (CR) 
X
VC

Desktop Publishing  (DP) 
X
VC

Docent (DE) 
X
VC

Environmental Education Assistant (EE)  

  

Frog and Toad Surveyor (FS) 
X
NT
Herpological Surveyor (HS)
X
NT

Interpretation/Naturalist (IN) 

  
VC, NT

Landscaping/Gardening (LG) 

  
VC, NT

Marketing Assistant  (MA) 
X
VC

Office/Clerical Aide

X
VC

Outdoor Maintenance  (OM) 

  
VC, NT
Songbird Nest Box Monitor  (BB)   
VC, NT

Speakers Bureau (SB) 

  
VC

Trail Monitor (TR) 

  

Tram Driver  (TD) 
X
VC

Tram Interpreter  (TI) 

  
VC
Turtle Surveyor (TS)
X
NT

Visitor Information (VI) 

  

Volunteer Management (VM) 

  
VC, NT

Wildlife Management Assistant  (WM) 
X
VC, NT

Writer (WR) 
X
VC, NT

If interested, call the Volunteer Coordinator at 301-497-5565, or via e-mail: phil_lepelch@fws.gov