Volunteer Opportunities

Burrowing Owl Relocation-Wild At Heart -help relocate burrowing owls whose habitat has been taken over by develpment. Work includes installing artificial burrows and taking down release tents to free owls relocated earlier.
To volunteer, please call Steve Thomas at 480-837-6323 or email.. www.wildatheartowls.org

Sky Island Alliance: Document illegal user created roads on public lands. Road closures and habitat restoration weekends. Monitor the presence of mammal species in important inter-mountain corridors. Data entry and office needs.
For more information, visit Sky Island Alliance

Bookstore: Set up book table and sell books at monthly membership meetings. Time Commitment 3-4 hours/month September-April. Contact Mel Bramley

Arizona Important Bird Area Program Stewardship Individuals/Teams: Adopt an Arizona Important Bird Area. Conduct 6 to 9 bird surveys with your "IBA team," or as an individual, and fill out seasonal habitat report cards. Participate in site-specific projects related to birds or habitat conservation. (More on IBA program http://www.audubon.org/bird/iba/index.html)
Contact: Scott Wilbor 622-2230, iba@tucsonaudubon.org

Christmas Bird Count: Participate in Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count.

Audubon Arizona Nature Center : Current volunteer opportunities include plantings and leading bird walks at the new nature center at Phoenix 's Rio Salado. Contact SamCampana@aol.com

Do you like to make presentations to groups? If so, the Education Committee would like to talk to you! The Education Committee is seeking volunteers to make presentations on birds, habitat, natural history, etc. to community groups across the Valley. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Mike Foley.

Would you like to play a role in improving your education system at the local level? National Audubon Society's environmental education program for grades 4-6, called "Audubon Adventures," is available to teachers across the U.S. for $35 a year. A newspaper for each child, plus a teacher's manual and other teaching aids, brings the wonders of the natural world to more than 15,000 classrooms across the nation five times a year. If you would like to sponsor a particular teacher, classroom or make a contribution to the overall program here's your chance to make a difference. Contact: Mike Foley.

Bird photographers wanted: The Maricopa Audubon newsletter, the Cactus Wren-dition, is always looking for photos of rare and unusual birds seen in the Phoenix area (or elsewhere in Arizona ). Please contact Emily Morris, Newsletter Editor, at monarchmorris@gmail.com