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Volunteer Your Talents to the Audubon Center

Volunteers Task list as of 1/8/11

Contact our Volunteer Coordinator (audubon1@audubon-center.org) to discuss helping with any of the following tasks. She will provide you with any requirements or special skills needed and set you up with task-specific leader. Thank you for giving us your greatest gift - your time on this earth.

Outside Work

  • Cutting Wood
  • Bud Capping
  • Trail Maintenance
  • Light Maintenance

Inside Work

  • Create a photo album of events for staff reference with visitors at front desk
  • Research how to make retired climbing rope into useful objects. E.g. rugs, dog leaches. Dog/cat toys, key chains, ect.
  • Paint conference room walls
  • Install ceiling fans in intern house
  • Mount tarps for covering fire wood
  • Mount hooks for dining hall window coverings
  • Install grommets for dining hall window coverings
  • Remove hard drives from discard computers so they can be recycled
  • Sew lightweight, pocket less, zipper less vests with ACNW logos for volunteer use at community events
  • Clean out charter school paper archivesshred, recycle, and organize remaining
  • Web Development Assistance  help with CMS web build and website functionality, including ecommerce, assist with CRM database functionality 
  • Internet Research/Marketing Assistance  online search/research for annual conference and additional online marketing opportunities, regular submission of material for online calendars, enewsletter assistance. 
  • Flash mentor  shortterm assistance in getting marketing coordinator up to speed on the efficient use of Adobe Flash in creating web banners and ads.
  • Grant Research and Submission Assistance – paper and online search/research for potential grant opportunities, periodic compilation and submission of grant applications.
  • Sort through, organize, label
    • Actual photo archives
    • Computer photos
    • Slides
    • Videos
    • Scan slides to disk
    • Scan photos to disk
    • Transfer videos to DVD

 Open house

  • Serve lunch
  • Wash dishes
  • “Catch” for high ropes course
  • Direct parking
  • Assist with Run logistics
  • Press apple cider
  • Lead board games and /or crafts for preschool graders during Family Camps.

GENERAL HELP ongoing

  • Assist with mailings, answer phones                                                                                                              
  • Count inventory, stock items, make sales in Nature Store
  • Serve meals, wash dishes
  • Fill bird feeders
  • Substitute teach EE programs
  • ”Anchor” climbers on climbing wall
  • Care of barn and wildlife >Transport orphaned/injured animals

As a volunteer, you will receive:*

  • Specific onsite training
  • Great work experiences valuable on resumes
  • Satisfaction in knowing your efforts are supporting environmental education
  • Meet fascinating, friendly people from around the world
  • A discount in the gift shop
  • Opportunities to participate in limited enrollment special events

    If you are interested, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at
    888-404-7743 or audubon1@auduboncenter.org

 

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Our Mission:
To instill a connection and commitment
to the environment in people of all
communities through experiential learning.

Our Vision:
A healthy planet where all people
live in balance with the Earth.

Our Core Values:
* We demonstrate respect, care and passion for the earth, all people and all living things
* We strive for excellence in everything we do through integrity, open communication and teamwork
* Individuals are valued, engaged and appreciated for their unique contributions
* We believe in life-long learning through positive shared experiences with the natural world
* Our efforts encourage others to recognize their interconnectedness with the earth through their actions

Last Updated: Wednesday March 20, 2013
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Audubon Center of the North Woods
(Located just 90 miles from the Twin Cities and St. Cloud and 70 miles from Duluth)
P.O. Box 530 (shipping address = 54165 Audubon Dr.), Sandstone, MN 55072

GPS coordinates: (46.117186384284004, -92.99793720245361)     (Driving Directions)
Toll-free: 1-888-404-7743; Phone: (320)245-2648; Fax: (320)245-5272

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