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Northwest Opportunities (continued)
NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION WHEN CONTACT
Wildlife
Transport
Team
Bear Aware –
Summit
County
Bear Aware –
Pitkin County
Customer
Service
Assistance
Customer
Service
Assistance
Hunter
Education
Assistance
Outdoor
Heritage Day
Terrestrial (continued)
Mesa County Respond to injured and orphaned wildlife calls
from the public. Provide wildlife education
solutions to the public. Transport wildlife
(small mammals and birds) to veterinarians
and rehabilitators. May require some capture.
Must be 18 years or older, be available on
weekends to leave at a moment’s notice to
handle a call, and be willing to drive long
distances in your personal vehicle. Good
public skills and maturity are essential.
Training on capture and DOW policies
provided.
Summit County We need your help to reduce the number of
bear/people conflicts this spring-fall. We’re
looking for volunteers with excellent people
skills to distribute information on bears to the
public in your community. Main duties
include putting up signs and distributing bear
brochures. Volunteers will work closely with
wildlife officer. Attendance at orientation/
interviews required.
C o l o r a d o D i v i s i o n o f W i l d l i f e V o l u n t e e r P r o g r a m N e w s
Interview &
Training dates
TBA in local
papers in
March or April
April–early fall,
General
information
date and
location TBA
in local papers
in March or
April
Aspen See description above. See description
above
Glenwood
Springs Service
Center
Hot Sulphur
Springs Service
Center
Glenwood
Springs Service
Center
Riverbend Park,
Palisade
Provide customer service at front desk and on
phone, and possibly assist with various other
administrative duties.
See description above.
Training provided.
2-4 volunteers needed to organize, fill/process
orders for upcoming hunter education
programs. Available on an on-call basis to
come into office to help.
10+ volunteers needed to help with a variety of
duties for a youth activity day. Youths and
their families will be experiencing a variety of
outdoor activities and volunteers are needed
throughout the day to make this wonderful
outdoor experience a success.
4+ hours a
week on a
regular basis
Hours vary
based on work
load
Variable
schedule
April 30,
8am-5pm
Please specify if
you can assist
all or part of
the day
Frank McGee
970-255-6115
Shannon
Schwab
970-485-3081
Kevin Wright
970-947-2938
Kasi Rishel
970-947-2930
Kris Holinka
970-725-6211
Kasi Rishel
970-947-2930
Frank McGee
970-255-6115