The AWF Delta & Bay Conservation Center offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. We are seeking volunteers within a 60 mile radius. Volunteer opportunities are for those aged 16 years and older. Background checks may be required. Community or corporate groups may also volunteer for projects by contacting
Kate Irwin at 334-285-4550 or kirwin@alabamawildlife.org. Volunteer categories include, but are not limited to, the following:
Animal Ambassador Care Team—This opportunity is from 8 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday. It will require an interest in animal husbandry, as well as performing the basic duties of feeding, cleaning, and enrichment of resident education animals (snakes, turtles, frogs, salamanders, and more). Volunteers are required to interview and attend a 4 hour training before beginning. Volunteers are asked to commit to working 6 times in 6 months.
Citizen Science Team—Throughout the year we collect data for different citizen science programs. These activities occur on our property with our DBCC sign-in information. This is a great way for our volunteers to contribute useful data to scientists around the world.
Field Trip Assistance Team —Volunteers will assist with making school field trips happen. These duties include driving a golf cart to move student lunches and coolers from their buses at arrival to their lunch location, distributing lunch supplies to students, assisting with parking for parents and chaperones, driving students and/or adults with special needs in a golf cart to follow along with their class, and to assist AWF Delta & Bay Naturalists with the logistics of their programs as needed. Usually, Monday through Friday between 8:30 – 2:30, during the field trip season, spring and fall.
Fishing Team—This team of volunteers will assist with fishing events and field trip aquatic programs set-up and breakdown. Specific activities include fishing equipment upkeep, and fishing assistance such as casting instruction, baiting hooks, and releasing caught fish. Volunteers may also tabulate and maintain harvest data when beneficial.
Special Events Team—Individual volunteers are asked to commit to working 4 events in a year. Families, student or youth groups, and corporate or community groups may volunteer to work together during a single event during the year. Work may involve activities such as:
- event equipment set-up/clean-up
- registration before and during events
- assisting with game or craft activities
- parking/visitor orientation
- greeting, and general visitor assistance
Trail Management Team —This team of volunteers work independently to assist with periodic trail and boardwalk inspection, trimming and removal of light vegetation encroaching on trails, leaf blowing, and minor trail and boardwalk repair and improvements. This may also include storm debris cleanup. Occasionally, there may be group work days.
Energetic, enthusiastic, dependable, and cordial individuals who have a passion for the outdoors are encouraged to volunteer by filling out the online volunteer application below.
