Plateau mountain volunteers in 2016. Photo © A. Johancsik
Learning and Working Together
With volunteers province wide, we are dependent on the help everyone contributes. Below are some of the activities in which our volunteers are involved. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, learning about wilderness, and are willing to represent the AWA according to AWA guidelines, please complete our Volunteer Application Form. Once you become an AWA volunteer, you will be added to our monthly volunteer newsletter, where you can sign up for the latest activities. Your time volunteering contributes to the success of the Alberta Wilderness Association!
Displays and Tabling
Venues include markets, fairs, events, conferences, retail outlets, nature centres and parks visitor centres throughout Alberta. You will be committing time to help staff an AWA display and talk to the public about AWA’s work and campaigns. Selling AWA goods and signing up new members.
Annual Awards and Lecture Event
Activities and participation by volunteers varies from office preparation months ahead of the event to event site preparation and hosting at the event.
Building Maintenance & Gardening
If you are handy, love to putter in a garden, don’t mind picking up a paintbrush to patch here and there, would like to help with some seasonal cleaning, we need you! Please give us a call; we can be very flexible about the time required
Casino Charity Event
There are 35 positions involved in running a casino, from chip runners to cashiers. If you have experience in working at a casino or would like to learn more about it, please call us. We work at a casino every 2 years or so.
Adventures for Wilderness Events
Opportunities exist to create or join and Adventure. For more information please see the Adventures for Wilderness website.
Stewardship
Site visits are less common in our day to day work. When we do go out, this includes recording observations, submitting reports – time and locations vary and depend on active campaigns. Research specific issues, report writing and working with a staff member. Opportunities depend on active campaigns requiring help.
