VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Morrison Museum |The Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado 8, needs volunteers to teach about local fossils and rocks using hands-on exhibits and interactive demonstrations. Training and mentorship provided. Volunteers also are needed to assist with reptile collection care, fossil molding and casting, and information desk/gift shop operations. Call 303-697-1873 or visit mnhm.org.
Park weeding and trail maintenance |Roxborough State Park, 4751 N. Roxborough Drive, Littleton, needs volunteers Tuesdays and Wednesdays in October to work with trained crew leaders to pull, snip and collect noxious weeds and help maintain the hiking trails. For information, call 303-973-3959.
U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory Visitor Center |School field-trip program guides and docents are needed to serve as hosts and conduct programs appropriate for school groups, youth and scouting organizations, senior citizen and civic groups at the U.S. Department of Energy’s NREL Visitors Center, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden. For information, contact Ivilina Thornton at 303-384-6566 or e-mail ivilina_thornton@nrel.gov.
Air and Space museum |Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver, needs help with the admissions desk, museum store and the museum’s collection of artifacts. The museum’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. For information, call Matthew Burchette at 303-360-5360, ext. 103.
Zoo |The Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., needs assistance with special events, zookeepers and to work in the zoo’s membership, education and administration departments. For information, visit denverzoo.org or call 303-376-4894.
Dinosaur Ridge |Tour guides are needed to teach about the paleontological, geological, natural resources and history of Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison. Applicants must be at least 18 and complete required training. For information, call 303-697-3466 or visit dinoridge.org.
Science museum |The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., needs people to work with visitors in the museum’s diorama halls, galleries and activity areas. Also needed: guides, interpreters, collections assistants and classroom prep assistants. Call the volunteer-services office for information, 303-370-6419.
Nature center |Bluff Lake Nature Center, East 30th Avenue and Moline Street, needs naturalist aides to work with kids, using games, science experiments and hands-on activities to teach them about nature. No experience is required. For information, call Sue Schafer at 303-468-3245.
Conservation center |The Plains Conservation Center, 21901 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora, needs volunteer “citizen/scientists” to work with center naturalists gathering, compiling and mapping information about prairie residents. Survey work will take place the first Saturday of each month. Training is provided. To register, e-mail Fran Blanchard at fblanchard@plainscenter.org or call 303-693-3621.
Butterfly pavilion |The Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster, needs volunteers to work with visitors and to help in its tropical butterfly conservatory, tide pool, touch cart, and garden areas. For information, visit www.butterflies.org or call Kris Desmarais, 720-974-1868.
Wilderness environmental service programs |The Rocky Mountain Field Institute is a nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of wildlands and key natural areas. The institute accomplishes its mission through environmental service, education and research. Programs are developed around comprehensive, multiyear or long-term projects developed in concert with land management agencies to meet critical preservation and restoration goals. Regular workdays are scheduled in the spring and fall at Garden of the Gods.
