Pahranagat NWR Maintenance Volunteer (2024 - 2025)

Facility

Pahranagat Joshua Trees
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
A paradise for many species of wildlife and plants, Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge serves as an essential stopover location for waterfowl and songbirds as they migrate south in the fall and back north in the early spring along the Pacific Flyway. Located in a region of Southern Nevada that...
National Wildlife Refuge
Alamo,NV

Location

Address

Milepost 32, Hwy 93
Alamo, NV 89001
United States

Volunteer Position Overview

Volunteers Needed
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Recruitment Start Date
Recruitment End Date
Training Required
No
Security Clearance Needed
Yes
Virtual
No
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About This Position

Volunteers needed for the following 3 or 4 month commitment: December – February 2025, March - May 2025


Share your love of wildlife and National Wildlife Refuges. Join us as a maintenance volunteer at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge.


Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is located in Alamo, Nevada, about a 90-minute drive north of Las Vegas. Established in 1963, the 5,382 acre refuge provides healthy wetland, riparian, meadow, and desert habitats for migratory birds, especially ducks, geese, and swans. To learn more about the refuge go to www.fws.gov/refuge/pahranagat (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pahranagat) or watch a short film about the refuge https://vimeo.com/87545027 (https://vimeo.com/87545027). 


As a maintenance volunteer you assist refuge staff with critical tasks to maintain the refuge and conserve wildlife habitat. Tasks may include:


  • General property maintenance to include custodial upkeep of refuge buildings, restrooms, and grounds.
  • Trail and grounds maintenance: trimming trees and bushes, mowing grass, planting native vegetation
  • Construction/maintenance of various fences.
  • Repair/replacement/installation of directional, informational and interpretive signs.
  • May also be involved in field projects such as sign installation, kiosk staining or small construction or rehabilitation projects.
  • If qualified, perform preventative maintenance checks on automotive and heavy equipment, parts and wiring inspection and replacement, complete routine maintenance.
  • Tasks may also involve metal work, cutting and welding.
  • Special projects, as assigned, including but not limited to stream restoration, re‐vegetation projects, maintain/clean irrigation ditches and building up road base.
  • May perform a variety of other duties.


RV or motor home utility hook-ups for electric, water, and sewage are available. Propane is also provided. The commitment requires at least 24 hours/week per resident. When applying, please provide contact information for three references. Two references should be professional. If applying as couple, please provide both applicant names. 

Duties/Activities

Campground Maintenance
Construction/Maintenance
Fish/Wildlife
General Assistance
Natural Resources Planning
Weed/Invasive Species Control

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