Volunteers

Did you know volunteers contributed over 14,000 hours in FY 2007?

Volunteers are essential to the mission of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Many opportunies for helping exist; for example, at special events, educational outreach, and the Visitor Center.

Check the calendar of events and volunteer your time and expertise. For more information about any of the volunteer programs check the Refuge Volunteer Program web page, contact the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Coordinator at (850) 925-6121, Tuesday - Friday, 9am - 4pm (Eastern Time Zone), or write:

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 68
St. Marks, FL 32355

You can print the volunteer application and mail it to the address above.

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Visitor Center/Nature Store
Environmental Education
Crane Flyover Committee — Volunteers are needed to help with planning and working this year's crane flyover event. If you are willing to help with food, parking, selling merchandise, set up, break down and coordinating other vendor booths please contact Shelley Yaun at 850-545-6011. Last year's event was amazing!
WHO Festival — first Saturday in February
Kids' Fishing Clinic in Spring
Lighthouse Day — third Saturday in April
Coastal Cleanup — third Saturday in September
Monarch Festival — fourth Saturday in October
Association Committee memberships
Monitoring plants and animals

Volunteers use the Record of Volunteer Hours form to report their hours to the Refuge management. The total volunteer hours are included in the Refuge's annual report to Washington.

Volunteer Gallery

2008 Volunteers - Over 200 hrs

2008 Volunteers

Crane Pen Construction
Wakulla High NJROTC Volunteers

Volunteeers at Kids Fishing Clinic

Photo Club volunteeers at the Lighthouse
St. Marks Refuge Photo Club volunteers at the Lighthouse

Photo Club volunteeers on St. Vincent Island
St. Marks Refuge Photo Club volunteers on St. Vincent Island NWR
Photo by George Fong