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Point Reyes National Seashore
Volunteer: All Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunity

Age

Group Type

Work Type

Time of Year

 Short-term Opportunities
(One day)

Adopt-a-Trail

16 and older

Individuals,
groups

Field work

April - May,
September - October

Coho and Steelhead Monitoring

16 and older

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

All year

Habitat Restoration

9 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

All year

Kule Loklo Workday

13 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

All year

Native Plant Seed Collection

7 to 8 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

April - September

Stream Team

All ages

Individuals, groups

Field work

December - April

Intermediate-term Opportunities
(One to four months)

Harbor Seal Monitoring

16 and older

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

March - July

Native Plant Seed Collection

7 to 8 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

April - September

Snowy Plover Docent

18 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

May (Memorial Day) – September (Labor Day)

Tule Elk Docent

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

July - September

Winter Wildlife Docent

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

January - April

Longer-term Opportunities
(Six months or longer)

Morgan Horse Ranch

 

Individuals

Animal husbandry

All year

Museum Management

College student or grad

Individuals

Museum and archives

All year

Tule Elk Monitoring

 

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

 

Visitor Protection

 

Individuals

Park patrol

All year

Visitor Services

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

All year

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Humpback whale spout  

Did You Know?
Marine biologists have identified nearly a third of all known marine mammal species in the waters surrounding Point Reyes. Blue whales and humpback whales feed here during spring and summer months. Gray whales migrate past our shores twice a year on their round trip from Alaska to Baja.
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Last Updated: May 23, 2008 at 15:42 EST