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GET INVOLVED

VAS has no shortage of opportunities to volunteer. If you care about birds and habitat protection, your help is needed. Volunteering is rewarding — especially when you see that your efforts make a difference, and Ventura Audubon is making a difference! Join us by taking the survey below to determine your interests so we can best direct your name to the most appropriate contact. In responding to the survey be sure to leave your contact information, and your survey response will be forwarded to our Conservation Chair. Thank you for your interest in the natural world.

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VOLUNTEER SURVEY

If you'd like to get involved, but don't know how, fill out this survey.

Please share a little information about your interests and background. This will help us identify chapter activities that will best suit your interests. We welcome all levels of birding enthusiasts and non-birders. We seek volunteers interested in making the world a better place for birds and wildlife.

What type of volunteer opportunities interest you? (Check all that apply)

Volunteer Naturalist: Educate and inform visitors at area beaches as part of the Shorebird Recovery Project.

Outreach: Help us connect with the public via social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, our chapter newsletter).

Education: Work with students conducting environmental education focused on birds, help with school field trips.

Communication: Write articles, letters to the editor, newsletter articles on topics (ex. birds or conservation issues).

Field Trip Leader (or Assistant): Lead scheduled field trips to local birding sites.

Restoration: Help improve bird habitat with hands-on field work such as removing invasive plants or building fencing on the beach.

Citizen Science: Participate in Christmas Bird Count, Great Backyard Bird Count, Brown Pelican Survey, and other similar projects.

Public Presentation: Visit community groups or schools to give presentations about birds, habitat, and/or conservation.

Bird Friendly Habitats: Encourage native plants in the community that provide habitat for birds.

Committee Membership: Meet regularly to work toward achieving chapter goals in areas such as Field Trips or Conservation.

What kind of birding experience do you have?

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The mission of the Ventura Audubon Society is to promote at the local level, by education and action, the protection and restoration of bird populations and wildlife habitat for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biodiversity.

Ventura Audubon Society

P.O. Box 24198

Ventura, California 93002