Get Involved and Volunteer

Volunteer at the South Slough Reserve

The South Slough Reserve has a robust volunteer program, overseen by the Public Involvement Coordinator who works with community partners, Reserve staff and the Friends of Sough Slough to raise awareness of public involvement opportunities. 

There are many ways to volunteer with the Reserve:

• Trail Guide
  
• Visitor Services 
  
• Program Publicity 
  
• Education 
  
• Field work
  
• Citizen Science 
  
• Clerical tasks
  
• Trail maintenance
  

Friends of South Slough (FOSS)

In 1988 a group of dedicated supporters formed the Friends of South Slough Reserve, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The Friends’ mission is to promote and assist the Reserve in its educational and research activities and to obtain grants and other funding to promote the South Slough and its programs.

South Slough Internships

The Friends of the South Slough sponsor the Reserve’s internship program, which is designed to help students gain job skills and work experience in the field of natural resources. The program offers a broad range of opportunities for university, community college and high school students, and for adults wishing to gain additional job skills and work experience. Internships opportunities exist for those interested in the sciences, research, education, stewardship, forestry, customer service, and more.

South Slough Reserve will be hosting one New Beginnings for Tribal Students (NBTS) Fire Science Intern in the summer/fall of 2021. The NBTS program is funded by a USDA-NIFA which makes competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support specifically targeted to support Tribal student academic and career success.