Volunteer
Job Description
ADDRESS: Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge; 1371 Wildlife Drive; Springville, Tennessee 38356
DEPT: Fish & Wildlife Service
DATES: 3/22/2021 – 6/30/2021
DESCRIPTION:
Volunteers needed at Tennessee NWR to work on facility and grounds maintenance. RV pad adjacent to refuge office and visitor center.
Join the team at Tennessee NWR to help us with conservation needs on the ground! Located on a this 51,000 acre conservation area along the Tennessee River, we offer a peaceful serene setting filled with wildlife encounters. This refuge is located near multiple other public lands to explore during your off hours. Bring your fishing poles, bikes, kayaks, and hiking boots for more adventures on the refuge and also nearby!
We have a covered RV pads, with full hookups, propane, and laundry facilities in exchange for 24 hours of work per week. A work vehicle, equipment and PPE for duties are all provided. Any previous federal equipment or ATV training is desirable, but not mandatory.
We had one of our resident volunteer team with an emergency and had to cancel out unexpectedly. The pad is currently empty. We are negotiable on the start date.
Duties vary with volunteer experience, but include mowing, weed eating, painting, light construction, staining, landscape maintenance, picking up trash, installing/maintenance of signs, trail maintenance and other grounds/facility maintenance.
Duties may also include working the reception desk for the visitor center. (Currently our visitor center is closed, but we hope to resume normal functions in the future. So, all these duties are contingent on our visitor center being open .and we don’t see opening up by the end of June.