
Website Nature's Nursery
Purpose:
The purpose of this program is to provide the families with volunteer opportunities, teach responsibilities associated with having a volunteer job, educate both the adult and youth on native wildlife care, and the opportunity to help Nature’s Nursery with its daily operations, and be a fun and enriching experience for you. Any volunteer under 18 will not be allowed direct contact with the native wildlife due to liability.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- 1 hour of gardening, weeding, watering
- 1 hour of direct animal care (adult only, with child assisting)
- Clean and feed animals (opossum and/or bunnies)
- Chop fruit, veggies, and greens
- Notify staff members of
Minimum Requirements:
- Age 8-11 for child; over 18 for adult
- Attend Volunteer Orientation and training once per year
- Able to read and follow directions
- Must work well with others as well as independently
- Comfortable with seeing/handling feeder rodents and other feeder animals, often cut up
- Able to handle harsh animal smells and cleaning products
- Able to bend, squat, and lift/carry 10-15lbs comfortably
- Up to date Tetanus vaccination
- Be willing to adopt, support, and communicate the mission of Nature’s Nursery
Time Commitments:
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM or 4:00 PM-6:00 PM (more times will be added based on family volunteer participants)
- 2 hours per week