You’ll help directly with our patients, including cleaning their enclosures, assisting with swim time, preparing diets, medications, exercising, and more. These volunteers commit to one four-hour volunteer shift a week for a duration of 6-months or longer.

Not comfortable working directly with animals, but still want to help? We always need support with laundry, diet prep and cleaning tasks in order to keep our patients healthy, cared for, and comfortable. This assignment has the same minimum requirement as Animal Care. We do occasionally allow drop-in support for this assignment, with prior approval from the Volunteer Coordinator.

Reception volunteers commit to a regular weekly shift. This assignment is carried out in the admin room. Reception volunteers answer incoming phone calls to the wildlife hospital. Duties might include answering wildlife related calls as well as helping to arrange patient transport to our facility. Reception volunteers might also complete miscellaneous admin tasks such as entering patient records into an online database. Training is provided and no experience is necessary.

Because of our extensive service area – from Newport, OR to Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula – we rely on a network of volunteers to help transport patients needing our help. Volunteers for this assignment are “on-call,” and so there is no minimum time commitment. Transport volunteers that are located nearest the animal in need are contacted when we are alerted of wildlife in need assistance.

Assist with trimming the lawn, enclosure up-keep, and other hands-on projects related to keeping our patients safe and secure, and our center looking its best.

Help us cultivate a wildlife-respecting, conservation-minded community through education! We deliver age-appropriate educational presentations to schools and a variety of community groups.

Are you passionate about wildlife, environmental issues, and advocacy? We’d love to have you with us at community events! Help inform others about wildlife in need, collect donations, memberships, and more – and have fun doing it!

Want to help out with our Annual Founder’s Dinner? We are always looking for those able to help with check-in & check-out, set-up & break-down, and auction assistants.

During the Spring, we are inundated with demanding little creatures that require dedicated volunteers to wait on them hand and foot. These volunteers come in once or twice a week during the spring baby bird season, and devote their time to hand-feeding, cleaning, and caring for out tiniest patients. This assignment is as needed at the discretion of the wildlife rehabilitators.