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The MacKenzie Environmental Education Center has a variety of programs and activities available for individual volunteers throughout the year. Volunteer support is needed for snow removal, lawn care, custodial work, clerical and outdoor education teaching. If you are interested in volunteering at MEEC, please contact us at (608) 635-8105 for an updated list of needs. Haunted Hay Ride Volunteers (aka:actors) needed to be monsters and goblins along our haunted trail. Volunteers need to be old enough to participate with limited supervision and work independently or have an adult/chaperone with them. Hay Ride is held both Friday night and Saturday night October 26th and 27th, 2012. Please contact Ruth Ann Lee, lead educator at 608-635-8105 or ruthann@wiwf.org. Maple Syrup Festival Volunteers needed to help staff and run our Maple Syrup Festival; a celebration of our month long maple syrup education program. Have fun while assisting in leading maple tours, horse drawn wagon rides, concessions, syrup sales, pancake breakfast, traffic control and more. We had approximately 1500 visitors for this event in 2009! Contact Ruth Ann Lee, Lead Educator at 608-635-8105 or ruthann@wiwf.org for more information . Winter Snow Removal Volunteers needed for snow removal in various locations around the property such as the wildlife exhibit, around museums, lodge and dorms. Shovels provided. Contact Dan Lee, Facility and Grounds Lead at 608-635-8103 or daniel.lee@wisconsin.gov. Volunteer Educators for the Spring Maple Syrup Education Program Volunteers are needed to help lead school groups in our annual Maple Syrup Education Program. We served over 1,200 fourth grade students during the month of March. Training and lesson plan provided. Responsibilities include leading a group of 10-15 students and teaching tree identification, how to tap a tree, Native American and pioneer history and interpretation and more. Training occurs in February on several selected dates; program runs Tuesdays-Thursdays during March. Contact Ruth Ann Lee, Lead Educator at 608-635-8105 or ruthann@wiwf.org for more information . Employment Opportunities Volunteer internships in the Wildlife Exhibit can be coordinated any time of the year. Contact Anna Lynn Hammond, Lead Wildlife Technician, at 608-617-1613 or anna.hammond@wisconsin.gov for more information. Must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Natural Resource Per-diem (as needed) Educator The Center is looking for individuals to guide activities and programs for students of all ages. The ideal candidate(s) should be flexible and have an appreciation for outdoor and conservation education. You pick the dates you want to help out with when our schedule of teaching needs is presented. Programs typically occur M-F 8am-4pm. For additional information contact Ruth Ann Lee at 608-635-8105 or ruthann@wiwf.org. |
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