Hatchery and Eco-Tour Guide: Provide onsite instructional eco-tours at the River Heritage Centre, Allco Fish Hatchery and Allco Park to ages 3y – 13y. These tours will include the salmon lifecycle, salmon fry release, salmon dissection and forest ecology using resources made available.Time Commitment:
- Approximately 15-20 hours per month between March–June 2018
- Approximately 10-15 hours per month October – December 2018
- (total of 90-125 hours).
At the Alouette River Management Society, we’re on a mission to proactively protect and improve the Alouette Watershed and surrounding areas by creating a healthy environment which connects parks, trail systems, public centres and waterways and volunteers are essential to helping us deliver on that mission.
By volunteering, you can:
- Explore your passion for nature and the environment
- Learn and gain hands-on experience and share your skills
- Make a difference and give back to your community
- Get outside, be active and have fun working with others
- Be part of an amazing non-profit, charitable organization located in beautiful Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
Accountability:
- Volunteers will be responsible to the Executive Director.
- Criminal records check working with vulnerable minors will need to be completed for all successful volunteers.
Benefits and Recognition:
- Enhance your communication, interpretive and public education skills
- Receive training on the ecology and history of the Alouette Watershed
- Contribute to the community by working for a charitable not-for-profit organization
- Further advance ARMS’ mission of raising public awareness about the Alouette Watershed, salmon and other wildlife. The importance of increasing needed habitat through the building of a fish ladder on the Alouette Dam and other critical environmental issues to the local area.
- Gain a letter of recommendation, reference on LinkedIn and credit on any materials produced and recognition in the ARMS newsletter which goes out to over 300 individuals and groups
How to Apply/Contact:
To apply, please send your resume outlining relevant volunteer and/or work experience and a brief letter explaining your interest to: Greta Borick-Cunningham, Executive Director, arms@alouetteriver.org or phone: 604 467 6401 for more information
