Paton Center Habitat Ambassadors ⋆ Tucson Audubon Skip to content

Volunteer Opportunity:

Schedule:

Temporary

Objective:

Join Tucson Audubon’s restoration team in enhancing and maintaining habitat around the Paton Center grounds.

Position Description:

TAS’ restoration department has been hard at work acquiring new grounds and developing valuable native habitat types at the Paton Center over the past few years and we need your help to continue this work. Events will focus largely on invasive species removal and weeding but could include any of the following activities:
  • Weeding and planting the Paton meadow to support pollinators
  • Trail maintenance and building for improved visitor experience
  • Invasive grass and vine pulling and management
  • Brush clearing and hauling
  • Irrigation system maintenance to support native plants
  • Paton Center yard and grounds maintenance
  • Native seed collection
We welcome you to register for these events if you are interested in any of these tasks and a TAS staff member will reach out in advance of each event to provide a more detailed plan for the day.

Requirements:

Please come prepared to work in direct sun and in hot temperatures during warm months. We recommend wearing long sleeves, long pants, and a hat as well as sturdy close toed shoes. Please also bring a refillable water bottle.

Date:

October-May: 10-12 pm
June-September: 9-11 am

Number of Openings:

We are looking for 10-15 volunteers for each date. Registration required. Please click on the appropriate link to sign up for the date(s) you would like to volunteer.

January 8th: Register Here

January 22nd: Register Here

February 5th: Register Here

February 19th: Register Here

March 5th: Register Here

March 19th: Register Here

April 2nd: Register Here

April 16th: Register Here

May 7th: Register Here

May 21st: Register Here

June 11th: Register Here

July 9th: Register Here

August 6th: Register Here

September 10th: Register Here

October 8th: Register Here

October 22nd: Register Here

November 5th: Register Here

November 19th: Register Here

December 3rd: Register Here

December 17th: Register Here

Location:

The Paton Center for Hummingbirds, 477 Pennsylvania Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624

 

For more info, contact Watershed Restoration Program Manager, Cally Wilken (cwilken@tucsonaudubon.org)