Are you interested in helping care for the animals that call Sunriver Nature Center home? Come volunteer with our birds, reptiles, and amphibians. In this role you will be working alongside our animal care staff, learning to provide the best care for our ambassador animals. Learn about basic husbandry tactics, safe animal handling practices, and educating our guests on the importance of wildlife. This position requires a minimum commitment for 4 hours once a week, with flexibility for vacation, illness, etc.

Want to help educate future wildlife defenders (conservationists)? Come join our education staff as they provide engaging programs, nature camps, and space adventures for the young minds who visit Sunriver.

If you are more of a night owl and enjoy looking at the stars, join the Observatory staff. Learn to operate telescopes and interpret the night sky during our nighttime programming by the light of the Milky Way.

Are you passionate about forest restoration? Join the award winning educational and environmental program that aims to reestablish the Ponderosa Pine Tree to Central Oregon. Help pot seedlings, plant trees, inspire, and educate.

Do you enjoy wildlife interpretation? Educate our visitors on our paths or within our building as you tell facts and stories about the wildlife and ambassador animals that call the Nature Center home.

Do you have a green thumb? Our Botanic Garden is always in need of love and affection. Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory works very hard to create an exciting and engaging ecosystem for our visitors. From helping with plant sales, to planting new wildflowers, this volunteer position will keep you on your toes.

Do you enjoy meeting new people at Sunriver Nature Center, as well as inspire them about wildlife? Join our volunteer team at the nature centers front desk and check in our visitors, answer questions, and talk about the exhibits within the building.

Are you interested in doing a various of special projects around Sunriver Nature Center? Join our volunteer team where you will be assigned a multitude of different tasks assist our staff. Bring on your creative side and build enrichment for our animals, help build enclosures, help plant new seedlings, help with our annual events, help check bird boxes, there are so many opportunities!

Volunteer opportunities are available year-round at the Second Tern Thrift Store. All proceeds of the Second Tern benefit Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. Departments include: Art, Books, Cashiering, Clothing, Crafts, Decor, Furniture, Kitchen, Linens, Receiving, Sporting Goods, and Tools & Hardware.