Volunteer Online Registration Form

General Age:
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Name:
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Age (if under 18):
Grade (if a student):
Are you currently (if adult):
Are you volunteering because a judge, attorney, police department or other authority has ordered you to do so? (This is mandatory):
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If yes please give an explanation and phone number/name to contact:
Times available:
 Sunday 8:45am - 12noon
Sunday 12noon - 5pm
Monday 8:45am - 12noon
Monday 12noon - 5pm
Tuesday 8:45am - 12noon
Tuesday 12noon - 5pm
Wednesday 8:45am - 12noon
Wednesday 12noon - 5pm
Thursday 8:45am - 12noon
Thursday 12noon - 5pm
Friday 8:45am - 12noon
Friday 12noon - 5pm
Saturday 8:45am - 12noon
Saturday 12noon - 5pm
Hours per week/month:
Relevant education:
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Relevant skills and experience:
Interests and Hobbies:
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Where would you like to help? Shifts are a few hours or more.
Please note the full description of the positions along with the minimum age requirements are listed at the bottom of this page:

Adult:
 Regularily Scheduled:
Front desk (Training provided. 18+)
Admission Booth (Training provided. 16+)
Pre-school (September - May. Training provided.)
Raptors (Mandatory one-year commitment)
Drop-In Positions:
Land Stewards (HS and older)
Artisans (Maintain the buildings and grounds)
Ray Team (Retired construction/repair crew)
Special Events:
Preschool pancake breakfast
Earth Day
Birdseed Sale
Halloween Hikes
Recycle Day
Special events in general
From Start To End:
Special event organizer
On-Call Positions:
Summer camp assistant
Clerical/Computer Assistants
Other skills

Student:
 Regularily Scheduled:
Admission Booth (Training provided. 16+)
Summer camp assistant 12+
Special Events:
Preschool pancake breakfast 12+
Earth Day 12+
Birdseed Sale 14+
Halloween Hikes 12+
Recycle Day 14+
Special events in general 12+
Outdoor Work (high school/college):
Land Stewards (HS and older)
Artisans (Maintain the buildings and grounds)

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Potential Volunteer Positions:

Adult:

If you are an Adult then you have these options:

Regularily Scheduled:

Front desk: Welcome visitors, collect hiking fees, answer phones, take reservations for programs, and use cash register for the bookstore. Shifts approximately 4-hours; twice a month on weekdays, once a month for weekends. Training provided. 18+

Admission Booth: Greet visitors, collect hiking fees, and answer questions about hiking trails. Approx. 4 hour shifts, once a month, Saturday or Sunday. Training provided. 16+

Pre-school: Classroom aide both indoors and out on the trails. Must like small children and have patience. Teaching experience helpful, but not required. Half day shifts once a week. September - May. Training provided.

Raptors: Work with our live raptors. This includes cage cleaning, preparation of live food and dedicated work with the birds. Mandatory one-year commitment, at least 3 hours per week.

Drop-In Positions:

Land Stewards: Assist staff with a wide variety of invasive species control, native planting, and landscaping. This is a wonderful learning opportunity about plants native to Wisconsin woods, prairies and wetlands. Mon, Weds, Fri 9 to noon, Sat 9:30 to noon. Dress for the weather. HS and older.

Artisans: Perform various tasks to maintain the buildings and grounds. Light construction, fences, decks, bridges, woodworking, painting, and general nature center upkeep. We have a complete workshop in the building. Wednesday-Saturday mornings, 9 to noon. Dress for the weather.

On Tuesdays, join the retired group “Ray Team” construction/repair crew from 8:30 to 2:30; bring jokes/lunch.

Special Events:

Preschool pancake breakfast Saturday morning March 8. Serve pancakes to families.

Earth Day Saturday April 19. Help with canoeing, fishing, crafts, cake cutting and more.

Birdseed Sale Saturday October 11. Load cars with seed, process orders, make phone calls.

Halloween Hikes Saturday evening October 25. Indiana Jones theme. Lead families on night hikes with lit trails, do crafts and more.

Recycle Day Saturday November 15. Unload recyclables out of cars, direct traffic.

Special events in general.

From Start To End:

Special event organizer. Take charge of one of our events, or help us start a new one.

On-Call Positions:

Summer camp assistant. Help Audubon teachers with a wide variety of weekday summer learning programs for school-age children. Volunteer shifts are weekly; mornings or afternoons throughout the summer. We send information in March. These positions fill quickly. Students, 12 and older, and any teachers are especially welcome.

Clerical/Computer Assistants: Help with office work on weekdays.

Other skills.



Student:

If you are an Student (this does include college students, over 18), then you have these options:

Regularily Scheduled:

Admission Booth: Greet visitors, take in cash admissions, and answer questions about hiking trails. Approx. 4 hour shifts, once a month, Saturday or Sunday. Training provided. 16+

Summer camp assistant. Help Audubon teachers with a wide variety of weekday summer outside programs for school-age children. Pick a weekly class or more, mornings or afternoons. We send information in March. These positions fill quickly. 12+

Special Events:

Preschool pancake breakfast Saturday morning March 8. Serve pancakes to families. 12+

Earth Day Saturday April 19. Help with canoeing, fishing, crafts, cake cutting and more. 12+

Birdseed Sale Saturday October 11. Load cars with seed, process orders, make phone calls. 14+

Halloween Hikes Saturday evening October 25. Indiana Jones theme. Lead families on night hikes with lit trails, do crafts and more. 12+

Recycle Day Saturday November 15. Unload recyclables out of cars, direct traffic. 14+

Special events in general. 12+

Outdoor Work (high school/college):

Land Stewards: Assist staff with a wide variety of invasive species control, native planting, and landscaping. This is a wonderful learning opportunity for anyone interested in plants native to Wisconsin woods, prairies and wetlands. Dress for the weather, and eat a good breakfast before you come! We work on Saturdays from 9:30-12noon all year long. Please be prompt. You can join the adults during summer and school holidays on Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9-12noon. Once we have your application in hand, you do not need to commit to any amount of weeks if you are busy with other activities. Just come when you have a free morning.

Artisans: Perform various tasks to maintain the buildings and grounds. Light construction, fence work, wood chipping trails, painting, general nature center upkeep. Good for Eagle Scout projects. Saturdays from 10-noon and some weekdays in the summer. Dress for the weather. High school and college age students.

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