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Contact Us

Phone: 952-854-5900
Address:
3815 American Blvd. East
Bloomington, MN 55425

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Get Involved!

There are many different reasons people volunteer, whether it's for career experience, love of wildlife and nature, or getting out of the daily routine. What will be your reason?

Volunteer positions are available in the following areas:

Administrative Assistant
  • Assist with filing, photocopying, light typing and data entry
    Answer phones and visitor inquiries
  • Assist with other routine office duties

Environmental Education
  • Assist Park Rangers with school programs for our partner schools (grade K-6). Depending on comfort level, you may want to lead your own program.

Region 3 Resource Center
  • Assist the Resource Librarian with certain aspects of library operations

Special Events (Duties may vary with event)
  • Jr. Duck Stamp Program Young Waterfowlers
  • Youth Fishing Day

Trail Ranger (maintenance) - steel toed boots required
  • Mow and weed-whip trails and parking areas Occasionally paint gates and kiosks Remove graffiti Pick up and carry out litter Fill brochure boxes
  • May assist maintenance staff in light maintenance

Visitor Center
  • Greet visitors as they enter the Visitor Center Sales clerk for the Bookshop
  • Answer phones and visitor inquiries

Wildlife Ranger
  • Be an ambassador for the Refuge Hike trails
  • Report visitor use and wildlife sightings

How to Get Involved

Occasionally the Refuge has a specific job or need to be filled. On these occasions we list a job description at the new multi federal agency volunteer site: www.volunteer.gov/gov.

This site lists opportunities throughout the USA with such agencies as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service., Dept of Veteran Affairs, and many others. At the site listed above, one may search for opportunities by State, Region or Zip Code. You may search for Minnesota Valley NWR using the zip code 55425.

For more information on how to get involved contact:
Sarah Inouye-Leas
Volunteer Coordinator
sarah_inouye@fws.gov
952.858.0724

Last updated: July 18, 2008