Fish and Wildlife Service

Become a Wild Thing!

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Volunteer with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Last year almost 36,000 volunteers contributed more than 1.3 million hours of their time. We need your help. Will you join us? Volunteers help us in almost everything we do, from monitoring bird populations, to leading school groups on a refuge; from clearing trails to stocking fish; from helping in the office to repairing equipment. If you have a desire to help, we need you.

Although we always have a need for general volunteers, some times we may have a specific need for certain skills. Specific vacancies for volunteering are posted here.

Each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office recruits and trains its volunteers. The best way to find out how to volunteer is to contact your local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office or go to Opportunities.

Special Requests and further information can be obtained directly from UFWS R2 Volunteer Coordinator, Juli Niemann.

Send completed form to volunteer coordinator at address or fax number below:
Volunteer Coordinator
500 Gold SW, 4th Floor
Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA.
Telephone: 505/248-6635
Fax: (505)-248-6874
E-mail: FW2 Regional Volunteer Coordinator

Working With Others

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps protect a healthy environment for fish and wildlife...and for people. We encourage Americans to enjoy the outdoors. In all of our activities you are part of the equation. Our national wildlife refuges provide hunting and fishing opportunities formillions of Americans...and spectacular sites for the rapidly growing number of Americans who do their wildlife-watching with binoculars, camera, or sketch pad. Our world-famous Duck Stamp contest yields high quality art for each year's migratory bird hunting stamp--and many bucks for the ducks! Our landowner assistance prorgrams and grants encourage people like you to maintain and conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats right there in your own hometowns. And we manage the nation's Federal Aid programs for fish and wildlife, through which hunters and anglers pay to sustain their sports...and a brighter future for America's wildlife.

We work for you...by working with you to protect the nature of America!

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS partnering to minimize the harm from introduced species in aquatic ecosystems...

Federal Aid funding for sport fish and wildlife restoration, Clean Vessel Act, wetlands...

Federal Duck Stamps purchased by hunters and others since 1934 to acquire habitat...

Federal Safety & Health Council The Federal Safety & Health Council, Roadrunner Chapter, is one of several chapters committed to excellence in Safety & Health Training in the United States...

Fishing managing and enhancing fishing opportunities...

Grants how to apply for a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hunting managing and enhancing hunting opportunities

Landowner Guide and Assistance evoluntary habitat restoration, endangered species tools, land acquisition...

Management Assistance Team assisting fish and wildlife professionals...

Partners for Fish and Wildlife evoluntary habitat restoration in cooperation with private landowners

Permits required for managing migratory birds, endangered species, international...

State and Territorial Fish & Wildlife Management Offices other organizations that manage fish and wildlife...

Volunteers how you can participate...

Questions? Please see our answers to the Frequently Asked Questions, and try the Index/Site Map and the Search Engine, before you contact us.

Last updated: June 12, 2007