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• Apalachicola Bluffs & Ravines Preserve in Bristol (North Florida)

  Current Volunteer Position Listings:

  • Trail Ambassador (onsite position)—Work with Preserve staff to allow for safe public access along the Garden of Eden Trail. Activities may include clearing debris, pulling invasive species, boardwalk/footbridge/fence repair, and pruning using loppers and hand pruners. Volunteers receive training in native/invasive plant identification, proper pruning methods to promote plant health, and other areas.  Minimum age requirement is 18 years old.
  • Zooniverse Indigo Snake Watch (remote position)-- After eight years of releasing eastern indigo snakes at ABRP, we welcome the public to help track and monitor the snakes’ continued recovery.  Help identify images of these federally threatened within a database of digital trail camera photos. The Indigo Snake Watch project on the Zooniverse platform, organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and in partnership with The Central Florida Zoo, is focused on improving our understanding of the reintroduced snakes’ activity and distribution and gives volunteers a chance to make a difference in the conservation of North America’s largest native snake species.  Trail cameras throughout the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve collect photos and the images are uploaded to our Indigo Snake Watch Zooniverse project, where anyone can classify photos. Just follow the link, create a free account and start identifying the wildlife in the photos from your own home.

  To apply for onsite volunteer positions at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, please complete this form.

  To have the latest information about volunteering, educational opportunities, programs and activities sent to your email inbox, we invite you to subscribe to our Center for Conservation Initiatives (CCI) e-newsletter.

• Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter Island (South Florida)

  How to Apply
  

  To apply for volunteer positions at Blowing Rocks Preserve, please complete this form.

  To have the latest information about preserve updates, educational events and volunteer opportunities sent directly to your inbox, we invite you to subscribe to our preserve e-newsletter.

  Current Volunteer Position Listings

  • Environmental Education and Outreach Leads and Assistants—Lead or assist with programming onsite and virtual programming for both public and private group visits (e.g., preserve tours, exploration stations, seine netting, etc.). They also engage a broader constituency in support of conservation through tabling at offsite community outreach events, visits to classrooms and afterschool programs, and other outreach programs. Volunteers will receive training, reference materials and ongoing enrichment opportunities. Minimum age requirement is 18 years old.
  • Preserve Ambassadors—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. Depending on the specific shift, they will assist preserve staff with opening or closing duties. They may observe visitor behavior to document trends and document happenings on the preserve to be shared via social media, to improve the visitor experience. Minimum age requirement is 16 years old.
  • Trail Trimmers—Work with preserve staff to strategically manage vegetation growth to allow for safe access along trails and roadways. Activities may include clearing cut debris, raking and pruning using loppers and hand pruners. Volunteers receive training in native plant identification, proper pruning methods to promote plant health, and other areas. Minimum age requirement is 16 years old.
    
• Disney Wilderness Preserve in Kissimmee (Central Florida)

  How to Apply
  

  To apply for volunteer positions at Disney Wilderness Preserve, please email Val Hahn, Outreach & Volunteer Specialist, at val.hahn@TNC.ORG.

  To have the latest information about preserve updates, educational events and volunteer opportunities sent directly to your inbox, we invite you to subscribe to our preserve e-newsletter.

  Current Volunteer Position Listings

  • 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.
    
• Tiger Creek Preserve in Babson Park (Central Florida)

  How to Apply
  

  To apply for volunteer positions at Tiger Creek Preserve, please email Ginny Hamilton, outreach and volunteer specialist, at v.a.hamilton@tnc.org.

  To have the latest information about preserve updates, educational events and volunteer opportunities sent directly to your inbox, we invite you to subscribe to our preserve e-newsletter.

  Current Volunteer Position Listings

  • Wildlife Monitor—Participate in seasonal wildlife monitoring programs at Tiger Creek Preserve and Saddle Blanket Scrub Preserve. Locate and record locations and numbers of populations present. All data is collected by sight and recorded for the research coordinator to be shared in annual reports. Additional training from Audubon required for certain opportunities. Current opportunities include: bald eagle monitoring, scrub jay monitoring, Christmas bird count (one day only) and more.
    
  • 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 and document happenings on the preserve to be shared via social media, in order to improve the visitor experience. 
    
  • Trail Ambassador—Work with preserve staff to strategically manage vegetation growth to allow for safe access along an assigned trail. Activities may include clearing debris, pulling invasive species and pruning using loppers and hand pruners. Volunteers receive training in invasive plant identification, proper pruning methods to promote plant health and other areas.
    
  • Workamper—Live on site with water, sewer and electric RV hookups in exchange for 32 hours a week of volunteering. Volunteer opportunities may include but are not limited to: road/trail/grounds maintenance, janitorial duties, office assistance, assisting with visitor engagement, outreach, events, volunteer coordination and place-based education.
    
  • Content Editor—Assist with creating and editing content to be shared from Tiger Creek Preserve in internal and external communications. This can be done remotely but does require the volunteer to have access to internet and email. Duties include: one-time media creation opportunities, newsletter contributions and more.
• Volunteer Remotely from Anywhere (Location Flexible)

  Current Volunteer Position Listings

  • Content Editor—Assist with creating and editing content to be shared from Tiger Creek Preserve in internal and external communications. This can be done remotely but does require the volunteer to have access to internet and email. To apply please email Ginny Hamilton, outreach and volunteer specialist, at v.a.hamilton@tnc.org
  • Zooniverse Indigo Snake Watch (remote position)—Visit the "Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve" tab for more information.