Summer Visitor Services RV Volunteer

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Swans at sunset on water surrounded by mountains at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. On the ancestral homelands of the semi-nomadic Shoshone, Paiute, Bannock, and Ute people known as the Newe or Meme (the People), the Refuge protects the marshes found...
National Wildlife Refuge
Brigham City, UT

Location

Address

Brigham City, UT 84302
United States

Volunteer Position Overview

Volunteers Needed
-
Recruitment Start Date
Recruitment End Date
Training Required
No
Security Clearance Needed
No
Virtual
No
Suitability
Adults, Seniors
Difficulty level
Average
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About This Position

The Summer Visitor Services RV Volunteer Position is for an individual or couple who will work with Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s Visitor Services team during summer activities, field trips, and offsite outreach events. The volunteer(s) will also cover the Visitor Desk when it is not covered by other volunteers.


Ideally, the volunteer(s) will be available to serve during April – August. Preference will be given to volunteers who can commit to all or most of the summer season.


RV Volunteers are live-in volunteers who spend a minimum of 2-3 months volunteering at the Refuge. Individuals or couples who serve as RV volunteers must work an individual, or combined, 20 hours a week. In return, RV volunteers receive access to the RV pad behind the Refuge’s federal bunkhouse. The pad has hookups for water, power, Wi-Fi, and sewage. The bunkhouse has free access to laundry machines. 

Duties/Activities

Conservation Education
General Assistance
Tour Guide/Interpretation
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