The Big Bear
Discovery Center is

  • Big Bear Discovery Center
  • 40971 North Shore Dr. (Hwy 38)
  • P.O. Box 66
  • Fawnskin, California  92338
    (909)866-3437

Do You Enjoy Our Forest and Its Beauty?

Would You Like to Help Visitors Learn to
Appreciate and Protect Our Forest?

Become a Discovery Center Volunteer!

If you do, we have a perfect job for you! You'll be joining over 100 others who enjoy meeting Discovery Center visitors and helping them get the information they're looking for such as where to hike, camp, picnic, go off roading, etc. Help families learn about animals, plants, trees, flowers, native peoples and many other interesting subjects. You'll have a chance to visit with people from all over the world. Volunteers are asked to donate 8 hours of their time a month, or more if they want to.

We need volunteers to help with a variety of jobs, including:

  • Greeters to welcome visitors as they approach the Center
  • Information specialists to help answer general questions
  • Naturalists to talk about local wildlife, trees, bushes, etc.
  • Gift store helpers
  • Nature walk guides
  • Gold panning helper
  • Special event helpers, including the annual Gala, Fine Arts show,
    Eagle tours, plus many more
  • Working with school groups

We teach you everything you'll need to know.

To learn more about joining the Discovery Center volunteer team, please attend one of our no obligation orientation sessions.

Orientation Schedule:

Saturday, July 13; 1pm-4pm
If you are interested in volunteering at the Discovery Center or would like to see what we have to offer, join us for a volunteer orientation session. Please call Stacy Gorin, to RSVP at (909) 382-2794.

Sunday, October 11; 1pm-4pm
If you are interested in volunteering at the Discovery Center or would like to see what we have to offer, join us for a volunteer orientation session. Please call Stacy Gorin, to RSVP at (909) 382-2794.

If you are interested in one of the following positions, please contact:
Stacy Gorin
Big Bear Discovery Center
Naturalist
(909) 382-2794

Our training classes are very informative and always a lot of fun. Don't just sit there, CALL us now, stop by and chat about volunteering, or use our INQUIRY FORM (choose "Volunteer Info" in the pull-down option menu).