Facility
Location
Address
Ski Hill Road PO Box 2139
Soldotna, AK 99669
United States
Date Range
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Volunteer Position Overview
Volunteers Needed
-
Recruitment Start Date
Recruitment End Date
Days
Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Training Required
No
Security Clearance Needed
Yes
Virtual
No
About This Position
Hosts help visitors in a variety of ways. They share Refuge wildlife, recreation, and regulatory information with visitors. They staff the Refuge Visitor Center, greeting visitors, answering their questions, giving recommendations and directions, and delivering pop-up interpretive programs to interested guests. Hosts will also answer the phone and operate a blu-ray player and media system to play nature videos for visitors. Hosts work a five-day workweek, with days off falling on weekdays.
Duties/Activities
General Assistance
Tour Guide/Interpretation
Visitor Information
Stories About Volunteering
Wildlife Management
Volunteers play a key role in the collection of data that guides refuge managers and support adaptive management techniques that help protect wildlife and prevent increased crop depredation near Nestucca Bay in Oregon.
Our Partners
Since opening in August of 1981, the National Aquarium has taken on many roles within the Baltimore community. With the help of Chesapeake WILD funding, the Aquarium is taking on the role of providing accessibility to the Inner Harbor for visitors.
Our Partners
The Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge have secured millions of dollars in federal funds to add land to the refuge. With a new refuge visitor center on the horizon, they're expanding their role to support onsite interpretation and recreation.
Climate Change
Coastal erosion at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge cost the refuge its headquarters office and forced the Fish and Wildlife Service to make difficult decisions to adapt. But while the landscape changes under their feet, refuge staff remain steady and agile, showing up each day to conserve wildlife.
Our Partners
Mark Ackerman and Joyce Atkinson have logged 20,000 hours volunteering at three national wildlife refuges across the country. They help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service achieve its mission – ensuring that future Americans will benefit from the natural resources that define our nation – fish,...
Other Ways to Work with Us
Are you looking for something different than a volunteer opportunity? The Fish and Wildlife Service employs around 9,000 people nationwide and offers great internship opportunities every year.
