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Refuge
Volunteer Program |
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Volunteers
accomplish many work projects on the Refuge. Generally, our volunteers are
divided into four categories: residential, local, birders and scouts. We
also utilize volunteers from specialized programs such as the Senior Texan
Employment Program (STEP) and the Student Conservation Association (SCA). |
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Residential
volunteers are those who come south for the winter to get away from the
snow country. These volunteers work four days per week, and stay for at
least three months. In exchange, they live on the Refuge where they can
park their RV on a concrete pad with full hook-ups. They fill positions
such as Visitor Center Information Assistant, Maintenance or Bio. Asst,
Admin. Asst, Youth Environmental Training Area (YETA) Coord., Custodian,
Festivals Coord. and Volunteer Coord. |
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Local
volunteers come to us from neighboring towns like Rockport, Victoria, Tivoli,
or Port O’Connor. They volunteer anywhere from one day a week to one day
a year. They are individuals or can be special groups such as Texas Master Naturalists,
Mid-Coast Chapter, the U.S. Navy from Ingleside, or an employee group from Duke
Energy or Dow Chemical. Projects include working the Visitor Center front desk,
turtle patrol, conducting van tours or other visitor programs both on and off-Refuge,
assisting with special events, construction of decks and kiosks, remodeling
Matagorda Island education facilities, and installing new fencing. |
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Both
Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America volunteer at the Refuge. They
are permitted to camp in the Youth Environmental Training Area (YETA) in exchange
for a completed service project. Projects include trail trimming, trail construction,
painting, limb gathering, cleaning campsites and bathrooms, washing vehicles
and buildings, planting native plants, litter removal, etc. They also receive
an orientation and video program at the Visitor Center. |
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If
you have an interest in volunteering at Aransas NWR, please call the Volunteer
Coordinator, Charles Holbrook, at 361-286-3559 or go online at www.volunteer.gov
for an application. |
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