Volunteer at Placer Nature Center

Research shows that people who volunteer are happier, healthier, and live longer. Sooo...what are you waiting for? There are lots of ways to get involved - come join the fun!

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To volunteer:

To donate you time, please look over a few of the suggested opportunities below and:

Download, fill-out and return the Volunteer Skills Form

Give us a call at (530) 878-6053 and talk with Megan or Linda

Or e-mail volunteer@placernaturecenter.org

Thank you very much for looking over our volunteer opportunities!



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Docent Opportunities

Docents lead our environmental education programs for the more than 8,000 school-age children that visit our location on school field trips each year. Click here to read more about docenting and to view the upcoming Docent Training schedule.

Jr. Naturalist for Summer Camp

Placer Nature Center is looking for Jr. Naturalists to help facilitate their Footsteps to Summer Fun nature day camp program.This opportunity is a great way to earn community service hours, gain experience working with children, enrich leadership skills, and have fun while learning!

For more details on the Summer Camp program and Camp Counselors, check out our Summer Camp Jr. Naturalist and Camp Counselor Volunteer page!

Trail Building & Maintenance

Thousands of children walk our trails every year, so keeping them in top condition is a priority.

Placer Nature Center has two trails that need monitoring. One is a quarter-mile handicap accessible trail; the other is a mile long trail that weaves through our natural area.

Call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

Garden Cultivation & Maintenance

Do you have a green thumb you'd like to share? Placer Nature Center has a quarter-acre garden with fruit trees, compost center and theme display areas. Come get your hands dirty while beautifying our garden. We always need weed-pullers!

Maidu Cultural Garden
Many green thumbs are needed to help care for, maintain and enahnce the Maidu Cultural Garden. This garden exhibits plants that are native to our area and were used by the Maidu. Walkways also need to be maintained, signs created as well as interpretive elements. Email our volunteer boatantist Barry at barry@placernaturecenter.org or call the nature center staff at 530-878-6053 ext. 609.

Grant Writing

Are you good at research, love to proof read or an excellent writer who can package a proposal? We are always needing help with all parts of grant writing. If you have experience or would like to get more experience and can collaborate to get all the pieces together, we would love to work with you!

Call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

Special Task Forces

Do you enjoy sharing creative ideas and brainstorming with others? Placer Nature Center has event, program, advocacy, media, and education commit-tees where you can share your creative talents and see them put into action.

Join a group of volunteers on one of the following task forces:

Maidu Garden and Cultural project
Wild Things Sewing Circle
Adventures in Nature Program (Call Linda 530-878-6053 ext. 608)

For others, please call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

Special Projects

There are always special events and projects that need your help. What special skill do you have? Your expertise, from gardening to grant writing, phone calling to construction, is appreciated and honored.

Volunteering is a wonderful way to share your energies and skills with the community. Consider PNC as a place to share yourself and enrich your life.

Current project needs:

Data collection and excel sheet creation - we have a couple projects that can be split up into sections.
Phone Calls - someone to contact our local schools to retrieve contact name for the Parent/Teacher Clubs and Associations.
Take wrist watches to have batteries inserted
Repair insect nets (sewing)
Wash blankets
Wash towels
Maintain outside kiosk
Research

Call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

Office & Administration

Are you net savvy? Like to greet people in person and over the phone? Can file, coordinate, organize? If you have any of these skills or anything else related to ensuring an organization runs smoothly, then we would love to talk to you! We have open opportunities varying from blogging to posting online to answering the phone or filing. Some roles can even be done from home on your own schedule!

Call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

College students - Find out what a volunteer internship can do for you!

Professional Services Needed

The following professional would be greatly enhance how our center functions! The majority of our funds goes to programming leaving little for maintenance and administration.

carpet steam/shampoo for Main Exhibit Hall
road upkeep (gravel and dragging)
electrician
plumber
computer guru
grant writing
fundraising
management consultation
graphic design
CMS web design
Wikipedia guru for internal wiki
salesforce setup
architectural services
exhibit installation service

Call Megan at (530) 878-6053 ext. 609 or email megan@placernaturecenter.org

College students - Find out what a volunteer internship can do for you!

Other Student and Scout Projects

Placer Nature Center offers many other volunteer opportunities, from a single project to multiple or on-going projects. If you just a little time or lots of time, your help can make Placer Nature Center an even better, more wonderful experience for our children and those who visit. Here are some of the ways you can help.

Placer Nature Center's Mission

The educational programs of Placer Nature Center evoke a sense of discovery and wonder about our place on earth. The work of Placer Nature Center helps us understand how our daily choices impact the environment as well as the social and economic well-being of the planet.

These ideals are essential because a healthy world means the world to us...and to the future of our children.

Help us share our beautiful site and unique programs by volunteering - whether for an hour or by becoming a docent and a long-term volunteer.

Throughout the year, many opportunities and projects arise that need your help. Your efforts will enrich your life and benefit the entire community. Contact us today

Did you know…

The majority of Placer Nature Center’s environmental programs are run by volunteers...

Or that volunteers maintain our facilities?

Even our website and other online media are run by volunteers!

Did you know that when you volunteer at Placer Nature Center - no matter what service you give - you help teach children and your fellow community members about our connection with the environment, ecology, and the world around them?

Come join the fun!

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