Art museum | The Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver is hosting summer training for prospective volunteers. For information, contact Becky Wareing at 303-298-7554 or beckyw@mcartdenver.org.
Trail/cabin work | Summit Huts needs volunteers the weekend of July 6-8 to help prepare Janet’s Cabin for its inaugural summer season. Volunteers will hike or mountain bike into the hut from Copper Mountain, 5 1/2 miles on the Colorado Trail. Volunteers may work one day or all three and are welcome to spend the night at the hut. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for those who spend the night. To sign up, visit, call 970-453-8583 or e-mail summithuts@colorado.net.
Raptor program | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, based in Fort Collins, needs volunteers to work closely with the birds, both in medical care or in public education; and to help with tasks to advance the organization’s mission. RMRP encourages preservation of our environmental and cultural resources through excellence in raptor rehabilitation, community education and research. Call 970-484-7756 for information.
Boulder Green Building Guild | The Boulder Green Building Guild is seeking a volunteer coordinator and 18-20 volunteers to help with its upcoming BGBG Product Fair on July 8. For information, e-mail info@bgbg.org.
Stream cleaning | The Keep it Clean Partnership” needs volunteers for its new StreamTeam program. Program members help protect local waterways through pollution prevention and water conservation activities. For information, visit KeepItCleanPartnership.org or call 303-413-7365.
Dinosaur Ridge | Volunteer tour guides are needed to teach people about the paleontological, geological, natural resources and history of Dinosaur Ridge. Applicants must be at least 18 and must complete required training. For information, call 303-697-3466 or visit
Science Museum | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., needs volunteers to work with visitors in the museum’s diorama halls, galleries and activity areas. Also needed are volunteers to be 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 volunteer naturalists 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.
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. RMFI accomplishes its mission through environmental service, education and research. RMFI programs are developed around comprehensive, multi-year or long-term projects developed in concert with land management agencies to meet critical preservation and restoration goals. Multiday projects are scheduled Aug. 19-25 in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness; Sept. 29-30 at Shelf Road; and Oct. 13-14 at Indian Creek, Utah. Regular workdays are scheduled in the fall at Garden of the Gods. Contact RMFI at 719-471-7736 or rmfibox@qwest.net for information.
