Ridge Rangers

Volunteer Opportunities

Discover all the ways you can get involved in preserving your local natural areas!

Whether you can volunteer on weekdays or weekends, have a lot of time to give or just a little, the perfect volunteer opportunity is waiting for you!

Whether you can volunteer on weekdays or weekends, have a lot of time to give or just a little, the perfect volunteer opportunity is waiting for you! Look below to discover all the ways you can get involved in preserving your local natural areas.

Special Projects

A volunteer helps with mapping project

Office Wizard
Preserving our environment involves lots of indoor work too! Many offices along the Ridge can use a hand with entering data, answering phones, filing, writing newsletters and much more. This is a perfect project for anyone that appreciates the outdoors, yet prefers to stay indoors.
 

Hot Opportunities

Make an additional commitment to conservation and get involved with one of these unique opportunities. These projects may be short term or ongoing depending on the needs of the partnering agency. This is a great way to learn more about the Lake Wales Ridge, while helping out a specific protected area.

Education Assistant
Help the Education Department at Archbold Biological Station with school field trips, guided tours, summer camp and more. Training is provided and times are variable. No prior experience is necessary.

Bat Box Builders
Construct houses for these insect munching, winged mammals for FWC properties in Lake Placid.

Boardwalk Repair
Become part of the crew to reconstruct a 100-foot section of a boardwalk at the Avon Park Air Force Range.

Greenhouse Gardeners
Assist staff at the FWC Royce Unit in their new greenhouse venture slated to propagate scrub plants.

Administrative Support
Lend the office staff at Highlands Hammock State Park a hand with a variety of administrative tasks.

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