Become A New Jersey Audubon Volunteer
Together We Can Work To Keep New Jersey Green!
Make new friends and do your part to help make New Jersey a better place while working with a great group of people–there’s so much you can learn by volunteering for New Jersey Audubon! You may enjoy working outside on our beautiful grounds while watching the ever-changing show at the bird feeders. Pick the brains of the experts while hauling birdseed! Browse through our libraries while stuffing envelopes. Play a part in determining legislative outcomes by helping prepare critical materials at our Trenton Policy Office, or pull on your boots to gather water and soil samples in support of our Citizen Science Program. Our resources are at your disposal when you volunteer!
The amount of time you devote is up to you – whether it’s for one day, or a year. Our volunteer opportunities (like the annual migrations) are sometimes seasonal and always arrive in “waves.” We will keep your application on file and do our best to match your interests and talents with the jobs at hand.
Here Are Just A Few Of The Ways NJA Volunteers Help Us Achieve Our Mission:
Marketing, Direct Mail and Public Outreach
- Staffing exhibit booths at fairs and special functions (NJA Eco-Ambassadors)
- Assembling important Membership and Donor mailings
- Website maintenance, graphic design and layout
- Entering computer data
Education & Research
- Leading nature walks and assisting on field trips
- Caring for animals at one of the NJ Audubon centers
- Becoming a Trained Associate Naturalist or Teacher-Naturalist
- Preparing Arts and Crafts materials for Classes, Camps and Workshops
- Performing important Wildlife Research/Citizen Science
Property Maintenance
- Property and trail maintenance
- Building maintenance and repair
- Special projects (skills will vary with the specific project)
Fundraising
- Assist in research and writing for Corporate and Foundation grant requests
- Helping manage special fundraising events
Nature Store Reception and Sales
- Store sales and reception
- Answering visitor and caller questions
- Retail store inventory
Financial and General Administration
- Special Projects – excel spreadsheets and updating Financial Procedures and forms.
- Filing, typing, data entry
Summer Nature Camp Counselors
Interested in volunteering at one of our nature centers as a camp counselor during the summer? We have three sites across the state looking for interested teens who enjoy working with children in an outdoor setting.
Go HERE for volunteer opportunities.
Become A Volunteer
Youth Volunteers
If you are a youth under 18 years of age, we welcome your assistance as a Youth Volunteer!
Youth younger than 14 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Youth 14-17 must have written permission from a legal guardian to participate as a youth volunteer, will be always supervised by an NJA employee and/or responsible adult. If you are a student volunteering for service-learning credit hours for your school or an organization, you must submit the school/organization’s name and contact information before beginning your volunteer work.
Background Checks
A satisfactory background check is required of all new volunteers; For adult volunteers aged 18+ the background check is conducted via a service that meets the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). For minors under 18 years of age, inquiries will be directed to the Sex Offender Registry in the state in which the applicant volunteer resides.
For volunteers who work regularly with children (i.e., Nature Camp Counselor Volunteer) a background check is conducted annually in accordance with the NJ Department of Health.
After you’ve submitted your application, if there is a position available that matches your interests, skills, and knowledge, you will be contacted by a volunteer supervisor or Center/Department Director for a brief interview.
If you are interested in helping to serve NJ’s environment as a volunteer at New Jersey Audubon, please complete our Volunteer Application form. For questions about volunteering with NJ Audubon, please email us at: [email protected], or call the Staffed Nature Center nearest you to find out more.
Please help us achieve our mission. Together we can work to Keep New Jersey Green!