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Point Reyes National SeashoreLimantour Spit and Drakes Bay as seen from Inverness Ridge
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Volunteer: All Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunity

Age

Group Type

Work Type

Time of Year

 Short-term Opportunities
(One day)

Adopt-a-Trail

16 and older

Individuals,
groups

Field work

April - May,
September - October

Coho and Steelhead Monitoring

16 and older

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

All year

Habitat Restoration

9 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

All year

Kule Loklo Workday

13 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

All year

Native Plant Seed Collection

7 to 8 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

April - September

Stream Team

All ages

Individuals, groups

Field work

December - March

Intermediate-term Opportunities
(One to four months)

Harbor Seal Monitoring

16 and older

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

March - July

Native Plant Seed Collection

7 to 8 and older

Individuals, groups

Field work

April - September

Snowy Plover Docent

18 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

May (Memorial Day) – September (Labor Day)

Tule Elk Docent

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

July - September

Winter Wildlife Docent

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

January - April

Longer-term Opportunities
(Six months or longer)

Morgan Horse Ranch

 

Individuals

Animal husbandry

All year

Museum Management

College student or grad

Individuals

Museum and archives

All year

Tule Elk Monitoring

 

Individuals

Wildlife monitoring

 

Visitor Protection

 

Individuals

Park patrol

All year

Visitor Services

16 and older

Individuals

Education, visitor contact

All year

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Elephant seals at the main colony at Point Reyes  

Did You Know?
Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) began breeding at Point Reyes in 1981 after being absent for over 150 years. The population breeds at terrestrial haul out sites at Point Reyes Headland, one of only eleven mainland breeding areas for northern elephant seals in the world.

Last Updated: March 05, 2009 at 19:15 EST