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Oakland, CA 94621
Now recruiting volunteers for the 2020-2021 school year! Join our volunteer trainings led by our experienced environmental education staff! We’re looking for volunteers who love being outside with kids to help us on our weekday field trips to local parks with 3rd-5th graders in Oakland, Richmond, and San Francisco. No prior experience as a teacher or birder is necessary - just a love of nature and children. As a volunteer, you would assist us on our school day long field trips. Activities include bird walks, habitat restoration, and nature hikes. Field trip sites include Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, and Point Pinole in Richmond. Our award-winning Eco-Education program offers a year-long curriculum with in-class and field trip components to low income public schools around the Bay Area. Come be a part of the fun of connecting young people with nature! Required: - a love of working with children, nature, and being outdoors - a desire to help young people ASK QUESTIONS and be INQUISITIVE about birds and the natural environment - available at least 1-2 weekdays a month, for the whole school day (usually from 9 or 10am to 2 or 3pm) - willingness to travel to our field trip sites in Oakland, Richmond, and/or San Francisco (carpooling often available) Helpful but not required: - physically able to travel about 1-2 miles, sometimes on unpaved and uneven trails (some but not all of our field trip sites have paved, wheelchair accessible trails) - a love and ability to help students plant native plants - a desire and ability to lead small groups (5-10 students each) in activities - fluent in Spanish Join in the fun this school year by attending one of our upcoming trainings. To sign up for a training or for more information, contact Clay at canderson@goldengatebirds.org Click here to see what it’s like to go on an Eco-Ed field trip: https://goldengatebirdalliance.org/education/eco-education/ Attending the trainings is strongly encouraged for volunteers but exceptions can be made in extreme circumstances. Se Necesitan Educadores Ambientales Trabaje con estudiantes en el programa Eco-Oakland de nuestra organización GGAS. No se requiere experiencia previa. Prevemos 12 horas de entrenamiento para programas en el salón de clase y paseos al aire libre ecológicos. Usted se compromete a participar en el entrenamiento y participar por lo menos 7 horas al mes con estudiantes de escuelas primarias del Este de Oakland y sus familias en paseos ecológicos y en programas en el salón de clase. Los estudiantes aprenden sobre la ecología de las aguas y fauna local, con actividades creativas del salón de clase. En paseos al campo, a riachuelos locales, y al parque de Martin Luther King, Jr, litoral regional, los voluntarios trabajan en actividades de mano con los estudiantes, y restauran hábitos de los ríos, los pantanos y el mar, observan pájaros, estudian invertebrados, y examinan la calidad del agua. Los voluntarios también asisten con los paseos de Eco-Oakland para los estudiantes y sus familias a los sábados al Océano Pacífico. Para muchas familias, éstos son sus primeros viajes al océano. Con estas excursiones altamente populares, los estudiantes y sus familias vienen a entender y apreciar la conexión entre sus vecindades, los ríos, la bahía, y el océano.
Date Posted: 2024-09-03
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San Francisco, CA 94129
Join Golden Gate Bird Alliance (formerly Golden Gate Audubon) and the National Park Service to maintain the snowy plover's home. When: Second Monday of each month, 9:45 a.m. to noon Where: Crissy Field at the Wildlife Protection Area - meet at the picnic table nearest the Warming Hut. What: Beach Cleanup, we will supply the tools, please bring a water bottle, dress in layers, and wear closed-toe shoes. Limited to 8 volunteers. Questions or to RSVP, please contact Janet Carpinelli at jcarpinelli@goldengatebirds.org
Date Posted: 2024-11-25
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Berkeley, CA 94704
Golden Gate Bird Alliance (formerly Golden Gate Audubon) works in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and other cities) on local bird/habitat conservation. We are seeking Spanish/English speaking volunteers/translators to assist with greeting and tabling at community events and festivals. Events are held on weekdays, weekday evenings and weekends. We periodically have events at Oakland Zoo, SF Academy of Science, San Francisco's Sunday Streets as well as other community and conservation/environmental-related events.
Date Posted: 2024-11-25
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Alameda, CA 94501
The Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Reserve Committee trains and maintains a corps of volunteers committed to protecting and enhancing wildlife at the Alameda National Wildlife Reserve. The committee is dedicated to building public support for creating the refuge and to ensuring the long-term survival of species that depend upon its habitat, including the endangered California Least Tern. The committee restores habitat for California Least Terns and other shorebirds on more than 500 acres of land at the former Alameda Naval Air Station. The committee organizes monthly work parties to create Least Tern nesting sites and remove invasive weeds. Members work with biologists to monitor wildlife populations at the refuge, sponsor tern research projects, and build community awareness about the site. The land has been transferred to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and designated a permanent national wildlife reserve.
Date Posted: 2024-11-25
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San Francisco, CA 94107
Help Golden Gate Bird Alliance (formerly Golden Gate Audubon) Restore and Maintain Habitat on San Francisco's Waterfront! As part of our ongoing efforts to restore wetlands in San Francisco Bay, we continue our efforts at Pier 94. Activities include non-native invasive plant removal, tending to previous winter plantings, shoreline trash pickup, and planting fall though winter. The site is home to a variety of birds. Sign up online at least 2 days before event. Wear closed-toe shoes and long pants/shirt, hat and/or sunscreen, bring water, dress for weather. See Volunteer page on GGAS website. COVID-follow latest published rules. Contact jcarpinelli@goldengatebirds.org for waiver and sign in at least 2 days before event For directions, please check our website: http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/volunteer/.
Date Posted: 2024-11-25
