The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an agency that is dedicated to the principle of resource conservation and it needs YOU - your talents, your enthusiasm and some of your time at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refgue Visitor Center in Fremont and the Environmental Education Center in Alviso.
Various opportunities exist at the refuge for volunteers to gain valuable and rewarding experience.
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 524, Newark, CA, 94560. These programs actively involve teachers, adult volunteers, and students in investigating the diverse habitats and wildlife at the refuge. The hands-on, small group activities are designed to teach basic ecological concepts and to introduce endangered species, migrating birds, and wetland habitats to the students. Investigate creatures of the mud flats, the plankton and other creatures in the slough, and the pickleweed in the salt marsh on the Wetland Round-up Field Trip. This field trip is designed for grades K-8, for up to 65 students.