Volunteer Opportunities
Please click on the opportunity title or on the plus + sign on the right to view more information. To participate in these programs, please write to outreach@sfbbo.org and fill out and return our volunteer application.
LANDBIRD SCIENCE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Coyote creek field station bird bander - (Currently a wait list)
The Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS) is SFBBO’s year-round passerine banding station, located on private property near Milpitas, CA. SFBBO relies on citizen scientists to help us operate this station, which we run every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. We open our nets 30 minutes before sunrise, and keep them open for 5 hours.
This is not a certification of "training only" program, but is a scientific research project and SFBBO is looking for volunteers who can make a longterm commitment.
As a CCFS volunteer, you will undergo gradual training for three sequential positions, starting with Predator Patroller, progressing to Extractor, and finally to Bander. Each position is described below, with the approximate amount of time you can expect to spend training or performing duties for each position. Note that this duration is impacted by trainer availability and your ability to learn the skills required for each position.
No prior bird-related field experience is necessary to become a CCFS volunteer. Successful applicants will have an enthusiasm for early mornings, strong and positive teamwork and interpersonal skills, and the ability to stand and walk for 5 hours on uneven trails. Additional qualifications include: strong attention to detail and familiarity with identifying bird species by plumage and shape. Applicants with prior extracting / bird banding experience will still begin as a Predator Patroller, but may spend less time in each position.
Predator Patroller
As a Predator Patroller, you will learn the basics of how CCFS operates. Your key responsibilities are to patrol the mist nets, report and monitor any captured birds, and report and deter any potential predators in the study area (mostly foxes, cats, and occasionally raptors). Additional roles include safely transporting birds from the nets to the banding trailer, assisting with data recording (as needed), assisting with net runs, and net repair.
Extractor
Extractors perform all the duties of Predator Patrollers, and can safely extract birds from mist-nets. Extractors are responsible for monitoring bird safety: identifying signs of stress in birds, identifying and monitoring conditions that may be unsafe for mist-netting (inclement weather, too many birds, too many predators, etc.), and ensuring that all nets are properly checked every 30 minutes.
Bander
Banders perform all the duties of Predator Patrollers and Extractors, and are responsible for safely banding and collecting data from all captured birds, including basic morphometrics and advanced ageing and sexing based on the Identification Guide to North American Birds (the Pyle guide). Banders ensure that the banding day operates smoothly, that all daily station data is collected, and that all data are properly recorded and entered at the end of the day. Banders provide opportunistic training to other volunteers, and ensure that Predator Patrollers and Extractors are safely and correctly fulfilling their duties.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: Two days per month (minimum of 1 year; 5 years preferred)
Start Time: Be onsite 40 or 50 minutes prior to local sunrise
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
We are currently not able to accommodate new volunteers, but if you are interested in participating in this program please let us know and we will add you to the applicant list.
This is not a certification of "training only" program, but is a scientific research project and SFBBO is looking for volunteers who can make a longterm commitment.
As a CCFS volunteer, you will undergo gradual training for three sequential positions, starting with Predator Patroller, progressing to Extractor, and finally to Bander. Each position is described below, with the approximate amount of time you can expect to spend training or performing duties for each position. Note that this duration is impacted by trainer availability and your ability to learn the skills required for each position.
No prior bird-related field experience is necessary to become a CCFS volunteer. Successful applicants will have an enthusiasm for early mornings, strong and positive teamwork and interpersonal skills, and the ability to stand and walk for 5 hours on uneven trails. Additional qualifications include: strong attention to detail and familiarity with identifying bird species by plumage and shape. Applicants with prior extracting / bird banding experience will still begin as a Predator Patroller, but may spend less time in each position.
Predator Patroller
As a Predator Patroller, you will learn the basics of how CCFS operates. Your key responsibilities are to patrol the mist nets, report and monitor any captured birds, and report and deter any potential predators in the study area (mostly foxes, cats, and occasionally raptors). Additional roles include safely transporting birds from the nets to the banding trailer, assisting with data recording (as needed), assisting with net runs, and net repair.
Extractor
Extractors perform all the duties of Predator Patrollers, and can safely extract birds from mist-nets. Extractors are responsible for monitoring bird safety: identifying signs of stress in birds, identifying and monitoring conditions that may be unsafe for mist-netting (inclement weather, too many birds, too many predators, etc.), and ensuring that all nets are properly checked every 30 minutes.
Bander
Banders perform all the duties of Predator Patrollers and Extractors, and are responsible for safely banding and collecting data from all captured birds, including basic morphometrics and advanced ageing and sexing based on the Identification Guide to North American Birds (the Pyle guide). Banders ensure that the banding day operates smoothly, that all daily station data is collected, and that all data are properly recorded and entered at the end of the day. Banders provide opportunistic training to other volunteers, and ensure that Predator Patrollers and Extractors are safely and correctly fulfilling their duties.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: Two days per month (minimum of 1 year; 5 years preferred)
Start Time: Be onsite 40 or 50 minutes prior to local sunrise
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
We are currently not able to accommodate new volunteers, but if you are interested in participating in this program please let us know and we will add you to the applicant list.
BURROWING OWL NEST SURVEYOR
Volunteers in our Burrowing Owl Program walk trails at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to look for evidence of Burrowing Owls as part of a study to learn if the species are using badger burrows. This project is in partnership with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and Pathways for Wildlife.
Season: Throughout the year.
Orientation: Training is provided throughout the year.
Time Commitment: Once a month.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk on uneven surfaces and work in an area that is not bathroom accessible required.
Season: Throughout the year.
Orientation: Training is provided throughout the year.
Time Commitment: Once a month.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk on uneven surfaces and work in an area that is not bathroom accessible required.
WATERBIRD SCIENCE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
colonial waterbird nest monitor
Volunteers in our Colonial Waterbird Program track numbers of breeding herons, egrets, terns, gulls and other birds that nest in colonies around the Bay Area. They also monitor the timing of nesting and evidence of disturbance and predation. In addition, experienced citizen scientists in the program can also serve as mentors for new volunteers and as scouts to check out potential new colonies.
Season: Late Winter through Summer
Orientation: A training in January (a refresher training is also offered online)
Time Commitment: Surveys occur on the first weekend (and during the busiest nesting period on the third weekend) of the month from February - August (depending on species). Volunteers choose their own survey dates within a three-day window around the monitoring weekend. Each survey lasts 1-2 hours.
Duration: At least one nesting season, with the option to continue monitoring the same or a new colony each year.
No experience Required: The January training is mandatory. In addition, a field trip to the site can often be arranged with an SFBBO biologist or a mentoring citizen scientist.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; ability to look through a spotting scope for extended periods of time a must!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: Late Winter through Summer
Orientation: A training in January (a refresher training is also offered online)
Time Commitment: Surveys occur on the first weekend (and during the busiest nesting period on the third weekend) of the month from February - August (depending on species). Volunteers choose their own survey dates within a three-day window around the monitoring weekend. Each survey lasts 1-2 hours.
Duration: At least one nesting season, with the option to continue monitoring the same or a new colony each year.
No experience Required: The January training is mandatory. In addition, a field trip to the site can often be arranged with an SFBBO biologist or a mentoring citizen scientist.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; ability to look through a spotting scope for extended periods of time a must!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Colonial waterbird data entry
We are looking for volunteers to enter extensive data collected by our Colonial Waterbird Program team into our database so SFBBO biologists and other scientists can analyze them.
Season: February through August
Orientation: As Needed
Time Commitment: 4-6 months, one day a week
Experience Required: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows OS and the Microsoft Office environment.
Other Qualifications: Familiarity with colonial waterbird data and Microsoft Access a plus.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: February through August
Orientation: As Needed
Time Commitment: 4-6 months, one day a week
Experience Required: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows OS and the Microsoft Office environment.
Other Qualifications: Familiarity with colonial waterbird data and Microsoft Access a plus.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
colonial waterbird habitat surveyor
We are looking for volunteers (individuals, students, or school groups) to conduct surveys of the kinds of nesting habitat used by the Colonia Waterbird colonies we study on our Colonial Waterbird Program.
Season: Anytime
Orientation: As Needed
Time Commitment: Flexible
Experience Required: A knowledge of plant species and data collection and analysis techniques.
Season: Anytime
Orientation: As Needed
Time Commitment: Flexible
Experience Required: A knowledge of plant species and data collection and analysis techniques.
colonial waterbird california gull nest counter
We are looking for volunteers to help our biologists survey California Gull nests by foot or by kayak during two days in May as part of our Gull Program.
Season: Two May dates TDB
Orientation: On the day of the event
Time Commitment: 1 day
Experience Required: Familiarity with data collection a plus.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk on uneven terrain and work while sounded by many excited birds.
colonial waterbird gull band re-sighter
Since 1983, we've banded more than 11,000 California Gulls in the South Bay. People in the community can help us learn where these gulls are now by reporting banded gulls to us. California Gulls are banded with one of three possible combinations: 1) a silver USGS band on one leg and a and color-band on the other, 2) a single silver USGS band, or 3) silver USGS band and a field-readable band that is black with three large white numbers. The field-readable bands can be read from a distance. Volunteers should record the band colors and numbers (if readable) and the location of the gulls.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: None
Experience Required: Good eyesight and experience scanning flocks of birds with a spotting scope.
Other Qualifications: Previous experience re-sighting color bands
Report Sightings: Send all sighting reports and any additional information to Waterbird Program Director Max Tarjan, at mtarjan@sfbbo.org.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: None
Experience Required: Good eyesight and experience scanning flocks of birds with a spotting scope.
Other Qualifications: Previous experience re-sighting color bands
Report Sightings: Send all sighting reports and any additional information to Waterbird Program Director Max Tarjan, at mtarjan@sfbbo.org.
snowy plover monitor
Volunteers in our Snowy Plover Program survey for plovers throughout the Bay Area. Because plovers are so difficult to spot, this opportunity is limited to a small number of experienced citizen scientists.
Season: Year round.
Orientation: Training required with the plover team.
Time Commitment: One day per month.
Experience Required: Experience collecting data and monitoring plovers required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; ability to look through a spotting scope for extended periods of time a must!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: Year round.
Orientation: Training required with the plover team.
Time Commitment: One day per month.
Experience Required: Experience collecting data and monitoring plovers required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; ability to look through a spotting scope for extended periods of time a must!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
snowy plover band re-sighter
Our biologists band Western Snowy Plover chicks in the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds to track plover movements and survival in the salt ponds. The chicks received two bands on each leg, giving them their own individual four color combination. People in the community can help us learn where these plovers are now by reporting banded plovers to us.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: None
Experience Required: Good eyesight and experience scanning flocks of birds with a spotting scope.
Other Qualifications: Previous experience re-sighting bird bands
Report Sightings: Send all sighting reports and any additional information to Plover Program Director Ben Pearl, at bpearl@sfbbo.org.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: None
Experience Required: Good eyesight and experience scanning flocks of birds with a spotting scope.
Other Qualifications: Previous experience re-sighting bird bands
Report Sightings: Send all sighting reports and any additional information to Plover Program Director Ben Pearl, at bpearl@sfbbo.org.
avian disease prevention program volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to help staff in our Avian Disease Prevention Program monitor Alviso, Mallard (Artesian) and Guadalupe Sloughs for the cities of San Jose and Sunnyvale. Surveys occur by boat on a weekly basis during periods of warm weather, generally June to mid-November, to collect all dead, sick and injured birds in the sloughs. We also collect any dead fish or mammals in order to prevent the spread of botulism. Volunteers will only survey with SFBBO staff members.
Season: Summer and Fall
Orientation: None
Dates: Weekdays
Time Commitment: At least 1 survey per month over the season is required. Each survey lasts 4-5 hours.
Experience Required: No previous experience required, however, experience handling waterbirds is preferred.
Other Qualifications: Volunteers must not be afraid to get muddy and/or wet! They must also be willing to handle (with proper protection) sick, injured and dead wildlife.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: Summer and Fall
Orientation: None
Dates: Weekdays
Time Commitment: At least 1 survey per month over the season is required. Each survey lasts 4-5 hours.
Experience Required: No previous experience required, however, experience handling waterbirds is preferred.
Other Qualifications: Volunteers must not be afraid to get muddy and/or wet! They must also be willing to handle (with proper protection) sick, injured and dead wildlife.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHOREBIRD SURVEY volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to participate in our Shorebird Survey, a one-day community science event that takes place in November or December each year. Volunteers are each assigned a different location to spend the day.
Season: November or December
Orientation: Online orientation provided by our partners at Point Blue Conservation Science
Time Commitment: One day in November or December
Experience Required: Participants need too possess good shorebird identification skills.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; some experience collecting data a plus; ability to look through a spotting scope or binoculars for extended periods of time a must!
Season: November or December
Orientation: Online orientation provided by our partners at Point Blue Conservation Science
Time Commitment: One day in November or December
Experience Required: Participants need too possess good shorebird identification skills.
Other Qualifications: Ability to drive on dirt roads and possibly walk on uneven surfaces required, depending on the site; some experience collecting data a plus; ability to look through a spotting scope or binoculars for extended periods of time a must!
HABITAT RESTORATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
tidal marsh habitat restoration volunteer
We are looking for individuals and corporate groups to help us restore tidal marsh habitat for our Habitats Program around the Bay. Activities include tending baby plants in our nursery, planting them along the Bay's edge, or removing invasive species.
Season: Year round.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
Requirements: Ability to garden and hike.
Season: Year round.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
Requirements: Ability to garden and hike.
COYOTE CREEK FIELD STATION TRAIL MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEER
Coyote Creek Field Station maintenance includes helping to maintain trails, mist nets, and work around the station itself. This is fairly physical work requiring the ability to use basic gardening tools (trimmers, saws, rakes, etc.), working outside, standing for lengths of time, and carrying/lifting heavy objects.
Season: Year-Round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: Two days
Experience Required: None.
Other Qualifications: Ability to use gardening tools, walk on uneven trails, and stand for lengths of time.
Season: Year-Round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: Two days
Experience Required: None.
Other Qualifications: Ability to use gardening tools, walk on uneven trails, and stand for lengths of time.
least tern HABITAT ENHANCEMENT VOLUNTEER
We are looking for individuals and corporate groups to help us enhance habitat for Least Terns in Hayward as part of our Plover and Tern Recovery Program. Activities include stomping in mud to create textured ground and spreading out oyster shells to create camouflage for this threatened species and removing man-made structures such as posts that can be used as perches for predators.
Season: Before and after the spring breeding season.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk in thick mud.
Season: Before and after the spring breeding season.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk in thick mud.
snowy plover habitat enhancement volunteer
We are looking for individuals and corporate groups to help us enhance habitat for Snowy Plovers in the East Bay as part of our Plover and Tern Recovery Program. Activities include stomping in mud to create textured ground and spreading out oyster shells to create camouflage for this threatened species and removing man-made structures such as posts that can be used as perches for predators.
Season: Before and after the spring breeding season.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk in thick mud.
Season: Before and after the spring breeding season.
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours.
No experience Required: Participating in the day-of training is required.
Other Qualifications: Ability to walk in thick mud.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
family science event activity leader
We are looking for volunteers to lead hands-on avian science activities in our Family Science Event series at libraries and schools around the Bay Area. The events are geared toward kids ages 6-12 and their families and showcase how SFBBO scientists and citizen scientists study birds.
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per event
No experience Required
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per event
No experience Required
youth science activity leader
We are looking for volunteers to lead hands-on avian science activities at events for the Boys and Girls Club, Girls Scouts and Boys Scouts, and other youth-focused events around the Bay Area. The events are geared toward kids of various ages and showcase how SFBBO scientists and citizen scientists study birds.
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per event
No experience Required
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the volunteer event.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per event
No experience Required
community event tabling volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to pass out fliers, brochures, and trail guides; sell t-shirts; and lead hands-on avian science activities at the SFBBO booth at earth day fairs and other community events around the Bay Area. Participants can promote the use of science and the need for conservation and share information about our organization with the wider community.
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the event.
Time Commitment: Depends on the length of the community event and can be shared in shifts.
No experience Required
Season: Year round
Orientation: Training occurs on the day of the event.
Time Commitment: Depends on the length of the community event and can be shared in shifts.
No experience Required
bird walk or nature walk leader
We are looking for volunteers to lead bird walks or other kinds of nature walks for SFBBO throughout the Bay Area. Volunteer leaders can promote the use of science and the need for conservation and share information about our organization with the wider community.
Season: Year round
Orientation: Orientation about SFBBO as needed.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Qualifications: Knowledge about birds or other nature; and enthusiasm for sharing and teaching others a plus.
Season: Year round
Orientation: Orientation about SFBBO as needed.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Qualifications: Knowledge about birds or other nature; and enthusiasm for sharing and teaching others a plus.
science talk guest speaker
We are looking for volunteers to give science talks to our members and others from the public about avian science or other biological sciences. Volunteer leaders can promote the use of science and the need for conservation to the wider community.
Season: Year round
Orientation: None
Time Commitment: Flexible (1-1.5 hour talk)
Qualifications: Knowledge about the science you will be talking about, and an ability to communicate about science to a lay audience.
Season: Year round
Orientation: None
Time Commitment: Flexible (1-1.5 hour talk)
Qualifications: Knowledge about the science you will be talking about, and an ability to communicate about science to a lay audience.
bird banding demonstration leader
We are looking for volunteers to lead bird banding demonstrations at our Coyote Creek Field Station for our members and others from the public. Volunteer leaders can promote the use of science and the need for conservation to the wider community. Volunteers will give visitors a tour of our mist nest lanes, demonstrate how to extract a bird from a mist net, talk about the restoration of the Coyote Creek area, and give a banding demonstration. Volunteers often work in pairs.
Season: Year round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: 1-1.5 hour demo
Qualifications: Must be a current or former bird banding volunteer in our CCFS bird banding program and be able to teach science to a lay audience.
Season: Year round
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: 1-1.5 hour demo
Qualifications: Must be a current or former bird banding volunteer in our CCFS bird banding program and be able to teach science to a lay audience.
birds in your neighborhood event leader
We are looking for volunteers to lead Birds in Your Neighborhood bird nest viewing events to showcase colonial waterbird colonies being studied in our Colonial Waterbird Program. Volunteer leaders can promote the use of science and the need for conservation to the wider community. Volunteers will show the birds and nests through a spotting scope, teach participants how to create a nest map, share graphs of data collected about the colony, and share stories from the field.
Season: April through July
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: 1-2 hour event
Qualifications: Must be a current or former community science volunteer in our Colonial Waterbird Program and be able to teach science to a lay audience.
Season: April through July
Orientation: As needed
Time Commitment: 1-2 hour event
Qualifications: Must be a current or former community science volunteer in our Colonial Waterbird Program and be able to teach science to a lay audience.
FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOLUNTEER
We are looking for volunteers to serve on our Board of Directors. Board members oversee governance for the organization; hire and review the executive director; serve as officers (Chair, Treasurer, Secretary); serve on committees (Finance, Board Development, Fund Development); create a strategic plan; raise money and serve as ambassadors in the community; and promote SFBBO's culture of philanthropy.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: By the Board Development Committee
Time Commitment: 3-year term (with an option to serve two consecutive terms); quarterly Board meetings and regular committee meetings.
Qualifications: Must be a current SFBBO member and donor; have a passion for our mission to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach; and possess skills for the chosen Board office they will be holding.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: Year-round
Orientation: By the Board Development Committee
Time Commitment: 3-year term (with an option to serve two consecutive terms); quarterly Board meetings and regular committee meetings.
Qualifications: Must be a current SFBBO member and donor; have a passion for our mission to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach; and possess skills for the chosen Board office they will be holding.
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER
We are looking for volunteers to serve on our Board's Fund Development Committee. Volunteers will serve as ambassadors in the community for SFBBO and help us raise money through donor management, fundraising, and special events an promote SFBBO's culture of philanthropy.
Season: Year-round
Orientation: By the Board Fund Development Committee
Time Commitment: Flexible
Qualifications: Must be a current SFBBO member and donor; have a passion for our mission to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach; and be excited about fundraising!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
Season: Year-round
Orientation: By the Board Fund Development Committee
Time Commitment: Flexible
Qualifications: Must be a current SFBBO member and donor; have a passion for our mission to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach; and be excited about fundraising!
CURRENT SFBBO MEMBERS ONLY
CALIFORNIA FALL CHALLENGE VOLUNTEER
The California Fall Challenge (CFC) is a month of contests, guided trips, and special events in the fall to raise money for our science and outreach programs. We are looking for volunteers to help with the following activities:
Prize Donation Solicitation: From April -July, help SFBBO solicit donations of birding trips (domestic and international), workshops and other birding and nature experiences: and merchandise that we can give away as prizes for our Fundraising Contest and Click Off bird photo contest.
Guided Trip Teader: We are looking for volunteers to lead half-day or full-day guided bird walks or other nature experiences (such as a bat banding demonstration, otter walk, kayak trip, etc.) anytime from September 8-October 7, 2018.
CFC Marketing: Help us advertise our CFC contests and events throughout the Bay Area.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
Prize Donation Solicitation: From April -July, help SFBBO solicit donations of birding trips (domestic and international), workshops and other birding and nature experiences: and merchandise that we can give away as prizes for our Fundraising Contest and Click Off bird photo contest.
Guided Trip Teader: We are looking for volunteers to lead half-day or full-day guided bird walks or other nature experiences (such as a bat banding demonstration, otter walk, kayak trip, etc.) anytime from September 8-October 7, 2018.
CFC Marketing: Help us advertise our CFC contests and events throughout the Bay Area.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
ONLINE FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER
We are looking for volunteers to help us raise money for our science and outreach programs through online fundraising. Whether it's creating a fundraising event on your Facebook page to creating your own fundraising page on online donations platform Flipcause to promoting our fundraising campaigns to your contacts and social media friends, and beyond, we welcome your assistance in raising money in this 21st Century world.
For more information or to share your online fundraising ideas, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
For more information or to share your online fundraising ideas, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNTIES
GUEST BLOGGER
Do you have an interesting avian science or bird conservation story to share? We are looking for guest bloggers to help us create our new Bird Blog. Blog posts should be 200-400 words and can include photos, graphics and links. Current SFBBO members receive first consideration.
For more information or to share your online blog post ideas, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
For more information or to share your online blog post ideas, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
We are looking for volunteers to help us design our brochures, fliers, and reports to share our mission to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER
We are looking for volunteers to take photos and/or videos at our special events and of our scientists in the field to help us tell our story and share the impact of our work to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.
For more information, please contact outreach@sfbbo.org.