Volunteering at the Refuge

In addition to resident volunteers, the refuge has year-round opportunities for volunteers to work with the refuge staff in a variety of activities. Scheduling is up to the volunteers: once a week, once a month, full days, half days. The Volunteer Coordinator will help you find meaningful projects and work out a schedule that suits both you and the refuge.

Volunteer opportunities exist in the following broad areas:

Construction and Maintenance at LRGV. Opportunities in this field are as wide as the talents a volunteer wishes to offer and can include tractor operation (after certification), mechanical work, carpentry, lock-smithing, landscaping, plumbing and electrical work.

Biology at LRGV. This includes census work (animal and botanical), water quality measurements, data entry and participation in specific studies that may take place from time to time.

Revegetation of LRGV tracts. A large nursery operation is conducted at Santa Ana NWR. This includes all aspects from seed-collecting to planting seedlings on the various tracts of LRGV.

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Recovery Efforts. LRGV is looking for volunteers to assist in the recovery of the most endangered of the sea turtles. Currently, needs include volunteers to conduct beach patrols, do environmental educational presentations at schools and help organize other turtle volunteers.

Carpenters, artists, journalists, educators, birdwatchers, computer whizzes, biologists, gardeners and bilingual speakers are always welcome, along with anyone else who would like to help.

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