Get Involved! : Links for Volunteer Work

There’s no better way to connect with nature than to take part in volunteer work. Whether you’re volunteering for clean ups and conservation efforts, or volunteering to spread your knowledge of the outdoors, you’ll find yourself feeling more accomplished, gratified, and overall in a better mindset after getting involved. In addition, volunteer work is often organized by community groups, and can help you connect with likeminded outdoor enthusiasts. Volunteers are needed countrywide, but sometimes it can be difficult to figure out how and where you can volunteer your time. If you're short on time, many organizations would benefit greatly from donations, as funds are always needed to support conservation efforts. 

Most state wildlife conservation agencies, or fish and wildlife agencies are in need of volunteers. Below are links organized by state to help you start your search for information on when and where you can volunteer, or who you can donate to. Get out there, and RETURN to nature. 

Nation wide: 

US fish and Wildlife Service: 

• https://www.fws.gov/volunteers/

By State: 

Alabama: 

• https://www.alabamawildlife.org/become-a-volunteer/

• https://www.outdooralabama.com/

Alaska: 

• https://www.fws.gov/alaska/pages/jobs-volunteering/volunteer-us

• https://www.akwildlife.org/

Arizona: 

• https://www.azgfd.com/agency/volunteer/

• https://azwildlife.org/Volunteer

Arkansas: 

• https://www.agfc.com/en/explore-outdoors/nature-and-education-centers/jharvnc/volunteer/

• https://www.arwild.org/

California: 

• https://wildlife.ca.gov/Explore/Volunteering

Colorado: 

• https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Volunteers

• https://www.rmef.org/volunteer/

• https://www.coloradowildlife.org/

Connecticut: 

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Human-Resources/Volunteers-and-Interns/Volunteer-Information

Delaware: 

• https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/volunteer-with-dnrec/

Florida: 

• https://wildlifeflorida.org/volunteer-with-fwc/

• https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/volunteer/

• https://floridawildlifefederation.org/

Georgia: 

• https://georgiawildlife.com/about/volunteer

• https://gwf.org/

Hawaii: 

• https://www.wildhawaii.org/

• https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/volunteer/

Idaho: 

• https://idahowildlife.org/

• https://idfg.idaho.gov/volunteer

Illinois: 

• https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/outreach/Volunteer/Pages/Wildlife.aspx

Indiana: 

• https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/about-us/volunteer/

• https://indianawildlife.org/

Iowa: 

• https://www.iowadnr.gov/about-dnr/volunteer-opportunities

• http://iawildlife.org/

Kansas:

• https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Jobs/Current-KDWPT-Employment-Opportunities/Volunteer-Opportunities

• http://www.kswildlife.org/ww/

Kentucky: 

• https://kentuckywildlife.com/volunteer-and-internship-opportunities

• https://fw.ky.gov/Education/Pages/Help-Support-Salato-and-Wildlife-Conservation-in-Kentucky.aspx

Louisiana: 

• https://lawildlifefed.org/

• https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/

Maine: 

• https://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife-park/about/volunteer.html

• https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Maine_Coastal_Islands/what_we_do/get_involved.html#:~:text=Volunteer%20Opportunities,the%20refuge%20cannot%20offer%20housing

• https://maineaudubon.org/support/ways-to-give/

Maryland: 

• https://dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/volunteer.aspx

Massachusetts: 

• https://www.mass.gov/get-involved-in-conservation

• https://www.massaudubon.org/get-involved/volunteer

Michigan: 

• https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79137_79767---,00.html

• https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79119_11859_62524---,00.html

Minnesota: 

• https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/index.html

• https://www.mncf.org/

Mississippi: 

• https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/wma/volunteer-program/

• https://mswildlife.org/

Missouri: 

• https://mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/volunteer-opportunities

• https://www.confedmo.org/

Montana: 

• https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/volunteer

• https://montanawildlife.org/

Nebraska: 

• https://outdoornebraska.gov/volunteer/

• http://www.nebraskawildlife.org/

Nevada: 

• http://www.ndow.org/Education/Volunteer/

• https://nvwf.org/

New Hampshire: 

• https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/about/volunteers.html

• https://www.nhwf.org/

New Jersey: 

• https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/wcchome.htm

• http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/

New Mexico: 

• https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/home/contact/wildlife-conservation-volunteer/

• https://nmwildlife.org/

New York: 

• https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/1151.html

North Carolina: 

• https://www.ncwildlife.org/volunteer

• https://ncwf.org/

North Dakota: 

• https://gf.nd.gov/volunteer

• https://www.northdakotawildlife.org/

Ohio: 

• https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/buy-and-apply/support-odnr/volunteer-odnr

• https://ohioconservationfederation.org/

Oklahoma: 

• https://wildlifedepartment.com/about-the-odwc/about/sfwrs

• https://www.okwildlifefoundation.org/

Oregon: 

• https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/volunteer/

• https://www.nwf.org/Northern-Rockies-and-Pacific-Region/Education/Oregon

Pennsylvania: 

• https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/CareersandVolunteers/Pages/default.aspx

• https://pfsc.org/pa-wildlife-federation-1

Rhode Island: 

• http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/outreach/

South Carolina: 

• https://www.dnr.sc.gov/volunteering/index.html

• http://www.scwf.org/

South Dakota: 

• https://gfp.sd.gov/volunteer/

• https://www.sdwf.org/

Tennessee: 

• https://tnstateparks.com/get-involved/volunteering

• https://tnwf.org/volunteer/

Texas: 

• https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/

• https://www.texas-wildlife.org/

Utah: 

• https://wildlife.utah.gov/eec-volunteer.html

Vermont: 

• https://vtfishandwildlife.com/get-involved/volunteer

Virginia: 

• https://dwr.virginia.gov/volunteer/

• https://www.vawildlife.org/

Washington: 

• https://wdfw.wa.gov/get-involved/volunteer

• https://washingtonwildlifefederation.org/

West Virginia: 

• https://www.wvdnr.gov/Main.shtm

• http://wvwf.net/

• https://www.wvca.us/

Wisconsin: 

• https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/volunteer

• https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Lands/WildlifeAreas/volunteer.html

• https://wiwf.org/

Wyoming:

• https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regional-Offices/Lander-Region/Lander-Region-News/Volunteer-to-help-create-fish-habitat

• https://wyomingwildlife.org/