Volunteer Positions
NWPS has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities: office administration, outreach, wildlife research, environmental education and stewardship activities. Please see our detailed description of volunteer positions and email us to discuss your interest and availability.
Office Administration
| Time Commitment |
1 to 4 hours per week |
| Location |
Burnaby office |
| Work type |
Indoors, administration |
| Timing |
Year around |
| Skills |
Excellent command of English, Microsoft Word, Excel, Facebook, WordPress |
| Activities |
General Administration − typing, filing, tax receipt generation |
| Social Media − updating Facebook and website using WordPress |
| Membership − updating database & coordinating mail outs |
Outreach
| Time Commitment |
2 to 4 hours per week |
| Location |
Burnaby office |
| Work type |
Indoors, administration |
| Timing |
Year around |
| Skills |
Excellent command of English, Microsoft Word, Excel |
| Activities |
Attending events, research, writing |
| Green Ribbon Campaign |
Sign up retail locations for donation boxes
|
| Enlist corporate sponsor support |
| Drivers − drop off/pick up Green Ribbon boxes (Lower Mainland) |
| Funding Proposals |
Research appropriate funding sources |
| Design and deliver winning funding proposals |
Wildlife Research
| Time Commitment |
1 to 4 hours (as available) |
| Location |
Burnaby office |
| Work type |
Indoors, administration |
| Timing |
Year around |
| Skills |
Background in Environmental Science, Biology or Zoology, excellent command of English, Microsoft Word, Excel, experience with Facebook and Wordpress |
| Activities |
Research and deliver education grade articles for our 2 newsletters, website and Facebook. |
Environmental Education Programs
| Time Commitment: |
3 to 6 hours (to be determined by activity) |
| Location: |
Class rooms, parks or shoreline |
| Work type: |
Indoors, Outdoors, low to strenuous physical activity |
| Timing: |
Year around |
| Skills: |
Background in Environmental Science, Biology or Zoology, excellent command of English, some photography experience |
| Activities |
Assist NWPS Education & Communication Coordinator deliver environmental education programs to school aged children and adults |
| In School Programs (3 hour commitment/indoors/low activity) |
Assist with delivery of program materials to various schools in Lower Mainland |
| Help with program set up |
| Assist NWPS educator with class questions |
| Photograph presentation and class participation (as appropriate) |
| Nature Walk & Workshops − 4 hour commitment/outdoors/medium activity |
Assist with delivery of program materials to various regional park locations within the Lower Mainland |
| Help coordinate students on nature walk |
| Assist NWPS educator with class questions |
| Photograph walk and workshop activities and class participation (as appropriate) |
| Estuaries Steward Projects − 6 hour commitment/outdoor/strenuous activity |
| Assist with delivery of program materials to Fraser River Estuary site |
| Help coordinate students on various activities |
| Assist NWPS educator with class questions |
| Photograph before and after pictures of work site and class participation (as appropriate) |
| Woody debris and garbage clean up |
Environmental Events
| Time Commitment |
1 to 4 hours (depending on event) |
| Location |
Event location |
| Work type |
Indoors/Outdoors |
| Timing |
Year around |
| Skills |
Willingness to talk to people, garbage pick up, light lifting |
| Activities |
Attend information events, outdoor activities |
| Shoreline Clean up − 6 hour commitment/outdoor/low activity |
Clean up garbage along the shore line |
| Invasive Plant Species Removal − 6 hour commitment/outdoor/low activity |
Removal of invasive plant species from various locations around the Lower Mainland |
| Planting indigenous plant species |
| School Science Fairs − 3 hour commitment/indoor/low activity |
| Man information booths promoting NWPS |
| Hyde Creek Salmon Festival - 6 hour commitment/indoor/low activity |
| Man information booths promoting NWPS |
| Mall Events − 6 hour commitment/indoor/low activity |
| Man information booths promoting NWPS |
Suggestions of Volunteer Activities
Didn't see anything you wanted to do for NWPS? Have a special skill or talent you think we can use?
If so, please email us with your comments, suggestions or feedback and we'll be more than happy to take a look at what you have to offer and see if we can partner up! Just send a note to info@northwestwildlife.com.
