Volunteer at Riverbend Park: Wildlife Conservation & Animal Care
Volunteer Orientation
Saturday, Feb 2
9:30 AM-12:00 PM
8700 Potomac Hills St Great Falls, VA
Want to become a Riverbend Park Volunteer? Attend our next monthly Volunteer Orientation and learn about our upcoming opportunities, projects, and events and get started on your training with a hands-on project!
Upcoming Opportunities
- Wildflower Survey (Feb-May) NEW – Identify & document native and non-native wildflowers
- Spring Salamander Survey (Feb-May) – ID, measure, and document salamanders
- Turtle Survey (Feb-May) NEW – ID native turtles and help us track & document their presence at Riverbend
- Wildlife Camera Monitor NEW – Help us set up & track wildlife cams throughout the park and review footage for some action
- Exhibit Animal Care – Help provide care for our exhibit animals (min 4hrs/month for 6 months)
- Survey Data Entry (winter-spring) NEW – Enter data on our salamander survey onto a spreadsheet
- Spring/Summer Programs – Join our interpretive team and provide assistance at our camps & programs
- Wagon Driver (spring-summer) – help us provide wagon rides at our programs and events
- Astronomy Festivals (Feb. 16 and March 9)
- Macroinvertebrate Stream Survey at Scott’s Run Orientation March 2
- Dragonfly Survey (March-Oct) Training in March
- Bluebell Festival, April 6
Ongoing Opportunities
- Watershed Clean ups
- Habitat restoration
- Trail maintenance and restoration
- Gardening/plants
- Park Support
Contact
Valeria Espinoza, Volunteer Coordinator valeria.espinoza@fairfaxcounty.gov
Rita Peralta, Natural Resources Manager rita.peralta@fairfaxcounty.gov