Volunteer

Help our education staff interpret the park and its animals to the public! As an Education Volunteer, you’ll staff discovery carts at animal habitats, help visitors explore the Cheney Discovery Center and Baker Cabin, greet visitors entering the park and help with special events.

Help out at one of the many fun events at Northwest Trek! As a Special Events Volunteer, you’ll assist at special events like Slug Fest, Hoot ‘n’ Howl and more by directing visitors, leading craft and activity stations, set up and take down and more.

Love gardening and working in nature? As a Horticulture Volunteer, you’ll help out our horticulture staff with projects large and small: clearing paths, removing invasive species, landscaping and restoration. It’s a great way to learn more about Northwest plants!

Our volunteers are crucial in helping us conserve species. As a Conservation Volunteer, you’ll conduct amphibian egg mass surveys, bat counts and more, both in and around Northwest Trek.

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Want to help maintain and enhance Northwest Trek so that the grounds can continue to be enjoyed by all? As a maintenance volunteer, you will help us with various activities such as painting signs, repairing and building Hoot’ n’ Howl decorations, planting, bench assembly, picking up orders and materials for projects and more! Also, there is a possibility that you’ll get to work in and around animal habitats!