Volunteers help visitors experience nature and help them realize the responsibility we all share for the environment. The Weekday Nature Discovery programs offer plenty of opportunity for volunteers to interact with small groups of children while leading hands-on learning activities. Volunteer Nature Interpreters entertain children with puppets lovingly brought to life with a thoughtful environmental message. Weekend Volunteer Station Interpreters guide families through the Nature Discovery Room, a hands-on learning center and exhibit room. Volunteers tend to the horse's grooming and feeding needs as well as saddling, bridling, and basic health care.
Volunteers also assist with horse-drawn hayrides and sleigh rides.
Training is provided at the center and many other learning opportunities are available to volunteers throughout the year. Educational classes about horses are available for children to understand the basic needs of this noble animal and some of its history. Volunteers, who must be at least 14 years old, are asked to donate the same four-hour shift each week for a minimum of one year. In return, they receive one hour of free riding time for every eight hours contributed. They are now restoring this land and establishing its ecological character to functioning, native ecosystems.