Current Volunteer Opportunities

  • These opportunities are for members of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges (you can join here). The Opportunities Application form is available here and can be completed online, emailed to apply@alaskarefugefriends.org or mailed to Betty Siegel, Volunteer Coordinator, P.O. Box 357, Homer, Alaska 99603. Phone 907 235 1598.
  • The volunteers who attend and assist with these events are requested to complete an evaluation detailing what was done, how well it worked out, and what could be done to improve the process. This will be of great help for future events.
  • To apply for one of the listed opportunities, please fill in the Online Volunteer Application
  • Please contact the individuals listed in the project descriptions for more information.



2010 Projects
Project #RefugeProject
  133Alaska Maritime  Unalaska Easement Project
  141Alaska Maritime  Pribilof Island Science & Culture Camp CANCELLED Replaced with Sand Point Camp (project cancelled)
  132Alaska Maritime  Homer National Wildlife Refuge Week & "Refuges On Air"
  131Alaska Maritime  Cliff Nesters Of St. Lazaria Island Outreach Project (positions FILLED)
  150Arctic  Alaska Native Traditional Knowledge & Western Science Camp
  149Arctic  Airplane Clean-up (positions FILLED)
  143Arctic  50th Outreach- Alaska State Fair
  162Arctic  50th Outreach- Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN)
  145Arctic  50th Outreach Tanana Valley State Fair
  148Arctic  50th Fundraising/Development
  184Arctic  50th Anniversary Event #2- ANCHORAGE
  144Arctic  50th Anniversary Event #1-FAIRBANKS
  151Izembek  Birthday Bash-Photo Exhibit & Open House
  185Kanuti  Dalton Invasives Weed Pull
  192Kenai  Kenai River Festival
  199Koyukuk-Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge  Nowitna Moose Hunt Check Station
  191Selawik  Science Fair (positions FILLED)
  158Tetlin  Slowing Succession – Vegetation Manipulation (project cancelled)
  159Togiak  Haul Out Field Camp Staffing- Camp Pierce
  188Yukon Delta  Kwethluk River Science Camp (positions FILLED)
  203Yukon Flats NWR   Yukon Flats non-native and invasive plants survey