Get Involved

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer opportunities change throughout the seasons and are often different from year to year. To give the best service to community members dedicating their valuable time, staff take care to engage with volunteers in an intentional and quality way. This sometimes means we are not able to take on additional volunteers while we work on supporting current projects. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to work with other local community organizations if we are not able to offer you an opportunity. Check back here often for updates.

Volunteer Positions

Refuge Enhancers

Improve habitat to enhance wildlife health and the visitor experience. 

• Remove invasive plants
• Maintain trails and facilities
• Maintain native plantings

Refuge Office Supporters

Help provide a welcoming face and voice to those visiting the refuge or calling the administrative office in Ridgefield

• Provide customer service at the front desk
• Answer phone and return messages
• Help with misc. office tasks
• Sell entrance passes 

Refuge Ambassadors

Welcome visitors and support communities in learning about nature exploration at the Refuge and in their backyards.

• Engage visitors on trails and at our facilities
• Lead guided walks
• Lead on-site programs
• Assist with school field trips

Refuge Communicators 

Help share the stories and conservation work of the refuge and our partners

• Write educational articles and curriculum
• Create content for social media
• Take photos of refuge programs and visitor uses
• Post flyers for refuge events in the community

Our Partners

National wildlife refuges are often small pieces of broad landscapes, but the Refuge System commitment and vision are not small.  To be effective in confronting the challenges posed by climate change, invasive species, habitat fragmentation and development, the Refuge System must look beyond refuge boundaries to work and plan with multiple partners. 

Education Programs

We welcome education groups of all ages to visit the Refuge to expand in-class lessons and provide an immersive learning experience. If you are interested in bringing a group out, please contact the Refuge so we can work together to provide the best trip for your group and secure the bus parking space for you, if needed. 

For more on visiting the Refuge this spring and summer, visit our Education Page.