Nature’s Nursery relies on more than 100 active volunteers to help our small staff with day-to-day animal care, facilities maintenance, answering the hotline, transportation, education programming and advocacy. In fact, we simply couldn’t do what we do without our dedicated, helpful volunteers. We work hard — but we have fun, too!

With our new location on Dutch Road in Waterville we will be adding many more volunteers to fill the new, existing and exciting opportunities. 

Education:

Our education volunteers help us to fulfill our mission for teaching adults and children about native wildlife and the valuable role they play in our environment.  These positions include caring for our non-releasable Education Ambassadors and delivering educational experiences in a variety of settings. 

• Program volunteer & Assistant Volunteer
• Enrichment Volunteer
• Education Docent
• Education Ambassador Day Keeper Inside
• Education Ambassador Day Keeper Outside

Operations:

Operations volunteers play a vital role in helping us to perform the day to day tasks to keep the organization running smoothly. These positions may seem mundane, but we promise you will enjoy the comradery of the team and the fun of being around the animals.

• Maintenance 
• Hotline/Call Center 
• Grocery Shopping 
• Landscaping & Grounds
• Facility Cleaning
• Diet Prep
• Admin Assistant

Wildlife Rehabilitation:

Rehab volunteers are essential to helping us fulfill our mission for wildlife rescue and rehab with a goal of releasing animals back to the wild.  These positions often require more lengthy training and therefore a larger time commitment. 

• Animal Transport
• Observation Room Day Keeper
• NICU/Nursery Volunteer
• Junior Volunteer
• Junior Day Keeper
• Foster Care
• Family Volunteers
• Avian Volunteers