Volunteer to Make a Difference for Bird Conservation
SFBBO depends on more than 100 volunteers each year to help us conduct our research, share our data, restore habitat, raise money, and educate the community about avian science and bird conservation. Please check our COVID-19 Prevention Policy for Volunteers. SFBBO welcomes everyone to our team. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds and identities, including but not limited to people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities, to apply. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org to learn more.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the following programs (please view requirements before applying):
Bird Banding at the Coyote Creek Field Station (previous experience REQUIRED): We do not currently have any openings for volunteer bird banding, but we invite you to join the wait list if you are interested. Wait times are currently longer than one year. To request to be added to the wait list, email Katie LaBarbera klabarbera@sfbbo.org and mention previous bird handling experience, if any.
Phalarope Surveys (previous experience REQUIRED): We are accepting applicants who have excellent independent phalarope identification skills to join our team of volunteers in our phalarope survey program. Please contact Science Director Nathan Van Schmidt at nvanschmidt@sfbbo.org.
Avian Disease Prevention Surveys (weekday availability REQUIRED, no weekend opportunities): We are seeking volunteers to help survey South Bay sloughs to find sick, injured, or dead birds to prevent the spread of avian botulism and other diseases (June-November). Please contact Science Director Nathan Van Schmidt at nvanschmidt@sfbbo.org.
Tidal Marsh Habitat Restoration (no experience required): We are seeking individual and goups volunteers to help restore tidal marsh habitat. Please check our upcoming events to look for volunteer work days to improve habitat for wildlife, and subscribe to our e-newsletter to get updates on volunteer openings.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the following programs (please view requirements before applying):
Bird Banding at the Coyote Creek Field Station (previous experience REQUIRED): We do not currently have any openings for volunteer bird banding, but we invite you to join the wait list if you are interested. Wait times are currently longer than one year. To request to be added to the wait list, email Katie LaBarbera klabarbera@sfbbo.org and mention previous bird handling experience, if any.
Phalarope Surveys (previous experience REQUIRED): We are accepting applicants who have excellent independent phalarope identification skills to join our team of volunteers in our phalarope survey program. Please contact Science Director Nathan Van Schmidt at nvanschmidt@sfbbo.org.
Avian Disease Prevention Surveys (weekday availability REQUIRED, no weekend opportunities): We are seeking volunteers to help survey South Bay sloughs to find sick, injured, or dead birds to prevent the spread of avian botulism and other diseases (June-November). Please contact Science Director Nathan Van Schmidt at nvanschmidt@sfbbo.org.
Tidal Marsh Habitat Restoration (no experience required): We are seeking individual and goups volunteers to help restore tidal marsh habitat. Please check our upcoming events to look for volunteer work days to improve habitat for wildlife, and subscribe to our e-newsletter to get updates on volunteer openings.