Volunteer and Job Opportunities

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Connecticut Audubon Society welcomes volunteers, who donate their time to help us with our work in so many ways and places.  Our current volunteers participate in:

• Citizen Science Projects
• Projects at our Centers, including research projects, bird banding, animal care, helping with field trips, and office and administrative work
• Work at our State Headquarters, including membership support and services

If you are interested in becoming a Citizen Scientist, read about current projects and opportunities.

If you are interested in volunteering at our Centers or State Headquarters, read about the current opportunities listed below.  We hope to hear from you.

Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award

We are humbled by the countless number of hours donated each year by our talented volunteers.  At our Annual Meeting, we recognize those truly special volunteers, who have provided many years of extraordinary service with the Dave Engleman Volunteer Benchmark Award.  Learn more about the award and the recipients.

Volunteer Opportunities

What do our volunteers do?  A variety of interesting and worthwhile projects at our offices and Centers throughout the state.  If you would like to pursue a volunteer opportunity, please contact the appropriate staff member.

Fairfield Area:

• Mailings, telephone and office help: Contact Colleen Noyes, cnoyes@ctaudubon.org.
• Animal care and outdoor projects: 203 259 6305, Ext. 116.

Coastal Center at Milford Point:

• Mailings, telephone and office help: Contact Louise Crocco at lcrocco@ctaudubon.org
• Animal care and outdoor projects:  Contact Louise Crocco at lcrocco@ctaudubon.org

Center at Pomfret:

• Mailings, telephone and office help: Contact Sarah Heminway at sheminway@ctaudubon.org
• Outdoor projects: Contact Sarah Heminway at sheminway@ctaudubon.org

Deer Pond Farm in Sherman:

• Programs: citizen science, leaders and co-leaders
• Administrative: mailings, telephone, and other office projects
• Outdoor: garden team, photography, trail monitoring and work
• Training provided. Click here for application and additional information. Contact Deirdra Wallin at dwallin@ctaudubon.org

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

• Mailings, telephone, and administrative help
• Public programs: bird and nature walks, paddles, contact  rtpoffice@ctaudubon.org

EcoTravel Office in Essex:

• Mailings, telephone and office help: Contact Andy Griswold at agriswold@ctaudubon.org
• Field Trip help:  Contact Andy Griswold at agriswold@ctaudubon.org

Research Projects:

• Contact Milan Bull, Senior Director of Conservation Science, at mbull@ctaudubon.org

The Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award

The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Volunteer Benchmark Award was established in 1993, and is given annually by our Board of Directors to one or more people whose volunteer activity has significantly enhanced our mission.  Each year, at our Annual Meeting, recipients are presented with a  plaque commemorating their dedication to conservation.

In 2007, the award was renamed the Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award.  Dave Engelman was a member of the Board of Directors, who lost a courageous battle with cancer on March 9, 2007.  He epitomized the characteristics of an extraordinary volunteer by helping Connecticut Audubon  grow both in spirit and as an organization.  He was a longtime member, donor, Board member, and for a time interim president managing day-to-day operations.  He truly made a lasting impression on all of us at Connecticut Audubon.