New Jersey Audubon has a great need for volunteers to help us achieve our mission--Become a volunteer!

Make new friends and do your part to help make New Jersey a better place to live. We really appreciate your support. What do you get out of volunteering? Our volunteers enjoy working with a great group of people--and there's so much you can learn by volunteering at our Sanctuaries! You may enjoy working outside on our beautiful grounds, or watching the ever-changing show at the bird feeders. Pick the brains of the experts while hauling birdseed! Browse through our libraries between stuffing envelopes. Our resources are at your disposal and are easy to access when you volunteer on a regular basis.

Some areas where volunteers are needed are:

• Store sales and reception
• Sanctuary grounds and trail maintenance
• Inventory taking
• Mailings
• Building maintenance
• Cleaning
• Computer data entry and computer hardware and software maintenance
• Nature walk leaders
• Special projects (skills will vary with the specific project)
• Staffing exhibit booths at fairs and special functions
• General clerical -- filing, typing, etc.

Your special skill might be just what we need! Please help us achieve our mission. Together we can work to keep New Jersey Green!

Call the Staffed Nature Center nearest you to find out more or e-mail John Carno, Vice President for Development.

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS NEEDED FOR BIRD SURVEYS!!!!

The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is currently recruiting volunteers for bird surveys coordinated through the Citizen Science Program. Participants must have prior experience in bird identification and be willing to commit one weekend day in April for training and 2-4 days for surveys.

Citizen Science Associates will be required to visit their assigned sites to determine avian abundance and distribution. During the surveys, volunteers will use standard fixed-radius point count methodology to count birds from road-side or on-site points. Depending on road conditions, some points may only be accessible on foot. NJAS staff will provide training to volunteers in point count survey methodology, and a detailed refresher on bird identification, prior to the start of the field season.

Grassland Associates are required to visit their site 2 times to count birds, once between May 15-May 31 and once between June 1-June 15. If you are interested in participating in the Grasslands Project or for more information on this project, contact Kristin Mylecraine, New Jersey Audubon Society, 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924, tel. (908) 766-5787 ext. 15 / fax (908) 766-7775. Most of the available sites for this project are on managed private lands in South Jersey and will require some walking to access the points.

Piedmont Bird Survey Associates are required to visit their site and count birds once between May 24th and June 22nd. We welcome volunteers willing to take on more than one site and survey on multiple days. If you are interested in participating in the Piedmont Surveys or for more information on this project, contact Nellie Tsipoura, New Jersey Audubon Society, 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924; Phone: (908) 766-5787 ext. 20 ; Fax: (908) 766-7775. Most of the points in the Piedmont survey will be on secondary roads and accessible by vehicle. Points in urban and suburban areas will be included in this survey; contact us to find out if your specific area of interest is covered.

This project is a collaborative effort of NJAS and the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP). Data collected will further our knowledge of bird distribution and abundance in New Jersey.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT HEADQUARTERS!

We are in need of volunteers to help out at New Jersey Audubon's Headquarters in Bernardsville, doing things like  preparing membership mailing to entering computer data. If you'd like to do something for the environment and can spare a few hours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, call John Carno at (908) 204-8998, or email hq@njaudubon.org.  Coffee, tea, snacks, and good company guaranteed!