Volunteer at Disney Wilderness Preserve

Current Volunteer Position Listings

Select a position of interest

• Florida Scrub-Jay Monitor

  Assist the research coordinator with identifying locations that Florida scrub-jays are present on the preserve. They also assist with counting adult and juvenile birds that are present at each location identified earlier that season. All data is collected by sight, then communicated to the research coordinator to be compiled and shared in annual reports.

• Native Plant Gardener

  Participate in a one hour onboarding and independently volunteer monthly to assist with the upkeep of our native plant gardens. It is helpful to have prior gardening experience but not required and garden volunteers are expected to attend quarterly zoom meetings to stay in touch with other volunteers.

• Photographer

  Assist with capturing images from the preserve to be used for storytelling and marketing and communications. 

• Preserve Ambassador

  Welcome guests visiting the preserve, answer any questions visitors might have about trails or facilities during their stay, make recommendations for how to be safe while exploring the wilderness, and share information about what visitors can expect to see or experience during their visit. They may observe visitor behavior to document trends, maintain trails or facilities, and document happenings on the preserve to be shared via social media, in order to improve the visitor experience.

• Wildland Firefighter

  Assist on prescribed burns when they are able. These volunteers are expected to maintain all trainings and proficiencies to serve on prescribed fires at any point. It is important that Wildland Firefighter Volunteers have respect for safety and teamwork above all else.

• Work Day Volunteer

  Assist with single day, labor intensive projects like uprooting invasive species, picking up trash, clearing vegetation around red-cockaded woodpecker nest trees, or gardening.

• Content Editor

  Assist with creating and editing content to be shared from Disney Wilderness Preserve in internal and external communications. This can be done remotely but requires the volunteer to have access to internet and email.