Volunteer

Volunteers helping to build our aviary loop garden.

Help Us Meet our Mission!

Get involved by volunteering your time and energy at Tanglewood Nature Center! We have a variety of options for volunteers, from education to cleaning, from animal care to committee work.

Visit our MyImpact page to see our current volunteer needs!

Volunteer Positions
Head Camp Counselors

We are looking for outgoing,  passionate people to join us this summer as counselors! If you are interested, please submit your application,  resume, and cover letter to Camp Director Maggie Groce (volunteer.tanglewood@gmail.com). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and remain open until all positions are filled.  

Responsibilities & Requirements
Application
Counselors in Training

Counselors-in-Training (CITs) are youth leaders aged 15+ who assist the camp counselors in providing a safe and fun camp experience at Tanglewood. They will help lead environmental education activities, games, crafts, songs, stories, hikes, and more. Our CITs will also assist with camp preparation, check-in and check-out, and will serve as a positive role model for children in camp. This is an educational position that will involve being placed with two counselors each session for mentoring. Each CIT commits to a minimum of three weeks over the summer. CIT applications are due by May 16th to the Camp Director, Maggie Groce (volunteer.tanglewood@gmail.com).  

Responsibilities & Requirements
Application

Volunteer Information:

Our Volunteer Process:

Visit our MyImpact page (linked above) and fill out the application. 

We do a Sex Offender Registry Search on every prospective volunteer to keep our museum visitors safe. This can take between 5-10 business days. Once we receive the results, our volunteer coordinator will review your application to see what your schedule is like, what your interests and skills are, and what you want to get out of volunteering here.

Maggie will get in contact with you to schedule an orientation and get you trained and ready to volunteer!

Court-ordered community service:  At this time, we do not accept court-ordered community service hours. 

Youth volunteering: 

We accept volunteers of all ages! Volunteers under the age of 15 need to bring an adult with them (parent, older sibling, etc).  Volunteers 15-18 can volunteer by themselves in non-hazardous roles like animal care, gift shop help, and as Counselors-in-Training during summer camp.  The health department requires CITs to have turned 15 before camp begins.

A few notes on animal care volunteering:

Feeding, cleaning, and socializing our animals is a very popular volunteer task.  Currently, we ask that animal care volunteers be prepared to commit to a minimum of 3 months (or 1 season) of doing animal care on the same day and time. Animal care positions may not be available right away – we tend to have positions open seasonally, as college semesters end or as high school students go back to school in the fall. If this is something you are passionate about, please feel welcome to check back in at another point in the year to see if spaces are available. Animal care volunteering does have some limitations based on species – only dedicated, conscientious, long-term and Curator-approved volunteers may get to work with the birds of prey, for instance. Our Raptor Policy is linked.

Group volunteering:

We can occasionally schedule group volunteering sessions for outdoor work like trail and garden maintenance, or for indoor work like our major fundraising events and for mailings. Please contact Maggie at volunteer.tanglewood@gmail.com to discuss what your group would like to do!

Become a volunteer

Join us for a better life and a beautiful future

Whether you’re an interested individual, a corporate group, or a Girl Scout troop, we are excited to work alongside any volunteers! We have a variety of options for different interests, everything from education and animal care to maintenance and committee work.

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