Fall/Winter Resident Volunteer - Visitor Center

Facility

sunset at a coastal marsh
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge's mission is to protect critically important coastal wetlands so they can continue to benefit people, wildlife, and the economy for generations to come. The refuge was renamed from Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge to Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife...

Location

Address

4017 FM 563
Anahuac, TX 77514
United States

Date Range
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Volunteer Position Overview

Volunteers Needed
-
Recruitment Start Date
Recruitment End Date
Days
Sunday, Saturday
Training Required
No
Security Clearance Needed
No
Virtual
No

About This Position

Jocelyn Nungaray (formerly Anahuac) National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is a beautiful, open marsh with tons of natural diversity and birds, birds and more birds! Our Refuge supports the "big 6", (hunting, fishing, environmental education, interpretation, photography and wildlife observation) and we have visitors from all over the globe. Volunteers are needed to help staff two visitor centers, and Friends of Anahuac nature stores, on the Refuge. As a volunteer, you'll primarily hand out brochures, answer the phones, give directions, and help visitors make the most of their visit. In addition, you'll be selling items for the Friends of Anahuac Refuge by ringing up purchases and occasionally restocking.


We ask for 24 hours/person, per week in exchange for full hook ups (electricity, non-potable water, and sewer). We also have a community building onsite with laundry facilities, 2 restrooms, a full kitchen and living area for socializing. Your drinking water is provided in the community building through a reverse osmosis system.


To get a glimpse of what we do and are currently working on, go to our website: /refuge/anahuac

or our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JocelynNungarayNWR

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