Courtesy Patrol - Nantucket

Opportunity Overview:
Combine your love of the outdoors with service, by working with a team of stewards to perform caretaking activities at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge on Nantucket.  This volunteer position requires beach driving in your own vehicle.  It includes reporting observations and light trail maintenance and allows the volunteer to work with and learn from other conservation-minded people.

Reports to: Stewardship Manager

Covid-19 Volunteer Safety

• The health and safety of Trustees volunteers and staff is our top priority. 
• If you are not feeling well, please stay home.
• If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home and try another date down the road.
• For our most current Covid-19 updates, please visit our main Trustees site

Responsibilities (may include but are not limited to the following):

• Provide visitors with information, answering questions as needed
• Represent The Trustees and all rules and regulations
• Educate visitors on property rules and regulations
• Refer visitors to staff as appropriate
• Maintain communication with staff and other volunteers
• Complete patrol report after every visit
• Log volunteer hours

Qualifications:
Required:

• Have reliable 4x4 transportation to property
• An interest in conservation
• Ability and willingness to work on the property
• Ability to work as part of a team, and also independently
• Dress in appropriate field clothes and footwear for varying weather conditions: hot and dry,
  cold or wet, etc.
• Observance of Trustees safety protocol
• Ability to approach all beach goers with respect and politeness
• Ability Lift up to 15 lbs.

Desired:

• Knowledge of any or all of the following: history, landscape architecture, gardening/farming, and/or ecology of the area
• Have a valid OSV permit
• Good communication skills
• Open to engaging visitors when appropriate

Time Commitment Needed:
At least 4 hours per patrol, 2 days per week or as agreed by refuge manager (can be year round).

For more information
Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org

To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
 
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
 
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