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The World Birding Center, consisting of nine nature sites, has a wide range of opportunities for everyone! Volunteers will assist us in fulfilling our mission,
"To significantly increase appreciation, understanding and active conservation of the habitat, birds and other wildlife for current and future generations through education, community involvement, and sustainable nature tourism.”
Your skills are needed to help us accomplish our mission of preserving our natural habitat while increasing the understanding and appreciation of birds and wildlife.
Hope to hear from you. If you would like to volunteer with the World Birding Center, please download and fill out the volunteer application below. Email the completed volunteer form to the site of your choice.
Download Volunteer Form:
WBC Volunteer Form ( PDF 241.1 KB)
Download Volunteer Brochure:
Make a Difference - Volunteer! ( PDF 405.4 KB)
Volunteer Contacts
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
(WBC Headquarters)
Jennifer.Hall@tpwd.state.tx.us
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
moliva@edinburgwbc.com
Estero Llano Grande State Park
Jennifer.Hall@tpwd.state.tx.us
Harlingen Arroyo Colorado
jlyssy@myharlingen.us
Old Hidalgo Pumphouse
iduran08@sbcglobal.net
Quinta Mazatlan
gtorres@mcallen.net
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Jennifer.Hall@tpwd.state.tx.us
Roma Bluffs
Christine_Donald@fws.gov
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center
spiedc@aol.com
If you prefer to mail the Volunteer Form, please send to:
World Birding Center Headquarters
2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr.
Mission, TX 78572
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 Do you enjoy…
- Making new friends
- Doing your part to making the RGV a better place to live
- Educating the public on birds and conservation
- Teaching children the joy of birding and nature
- Working in a professional, office environment
- Providing customer service to the public
- Planting native trees and plants
- Guiding groups on birding tours
Areas where volunteers are needed:
- State Park Hosts
- Park Hosts support park staff and assist park visitors in a variety of ways from collecting fees, leading bird/nature walks through the park, and performing some maintenance duties.
- Docents
- Docents are trained volunteers whose primary responsibility is to teach the public about the conservation of habitat, birds and other wildlife. Docents do this through a variety of opportunities from interpreting exhibits to visitors, leading school groups on bird/nature tours, and providing educational programs to children and adults in the community.
- Program Speakers/Presenters
- The World Birding Center will offer a menu of programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced birders and nature enthusiasts. Topics will include our natural and cultural heritage in the Rio Grande Valley, as well as“birding” hot spots around the world.
- Hawk Watch Volunteers
- The Hawk Watch happens during the peak of spring and fall raptor migration at the World Birding Center Headquarters – Bentsen State Park. Volunteers count and identify migrant raptors and record the data. This data is submitted to the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA). Volunteers also provide interpretation of the hawk watch for park visitors.
- Field Volunteers
- Conduct scientific research projects such as Bird Point Count Surveys, Breeding Bird Surveys, Specific-Species Surveys and events such as the Christmas Bird Count and International Migratory Bird Day.
- Revegetation Volunteers
- Revegetation volunteers perform a variety of tasks from field collection of native plant seeds, plant and care for germinating seeds and seedlings, remove exotic grasses, and conduct plant surveys at revegetated sites.
- Interns (College)
- The World Birding Center offers unpaid internships for students who are interested in gaining practical experience or receiving academic credit from the college/university. Internships are available in a wide range of areas from reforestation, biology, wildlife management, interpretation/education, communications/public relations, fundraising, and computer science.
- Community Projects (High School)
- The World Birding Center offers students in high school opportunities to fulfill community service hours, Boy Scout Eagle projects, Girl Scout projects, and more. Projects may include building bird feeders, benches, trail plant identification and signage, design/guide an educational class, “bird” art projects and more.
- Gift Shop Volunteers
- Volunteers in the gift shop are responsible for stocking and displaying merchandise, being knowledgeable about merchandise, assisting visitors and answering questions, handling sales/transactions.
- Office Volunteers
- Office Volunteers work behind the scenes and provide administrative support to the World Birding Center staff through activities such as filing, copying, faxing, mailing, and other various duties.
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