Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers serve in a variety of ways to enhance Pima County’s Environmental Education and Interpretive programs. The first step in becoming a volunteer is to review the volunteer opportunities and make contact with the volunteer coordinator so we can help to match your interests with the appropriate volunteer activity.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Meg Quinn, phone 520-615-7855 or email eeducation@pima.gov

Natural Resource Park Volunteers receive training and serve in several capacities that involve face-to-face interactions with visitors at Pima County Natural Resource Parks. Volunteer Naturalists lead nature walks and staff informal interpretive stations. Youth Programs Volunteers assist with the delivery of hands-on activities for students visiting the parks from area schools. Volunteers at Agua Caliente Park may also elect to work as Ranch House Tour Guides to lead visitors through the renovated Ranch House and interpret the history of the property.

Speakers’ Bureau volunteers deliver outreach talks to community groups and assist with hands-on educational booths at community events. Speakers’ Bureau volunteers may elect to receive training to assist with educational outreach on the topics of Living with Urban Wildlife or Buffelgrass in the Sonoran Desert.

The Sonoran Desert Weedwackers pull invasive buffelgrass from natural areas in Pima County Parks and are always looking for volunteers for the regular scheduled work parties. Volunteers should be in good physical shape and able to hike on uneven terrain. There is no advance training required for the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers.