Even if they d like to volunteer, if there are jobs available, they ll take them. I could use 250 volunteers to make things run smoothly. A lot of projects are on the back burner because I'm the only one in the office. Meredith Pipestem would be happy to have four more volunteers to help the three currently doing hands-on rehabilitation at the San Benito County wildlife center founded 19 years ago by her late mother, Nan. Additionally, Pipestem needs volunteers to prepare feedings, perform maintenance, do yardwork and raise funds.
Volunteers are scarce.
Economy's relevance unclear Thrune, of the St. Cloud group, doesn t blame the drop in volunteerism on the economy. I've heard that theory, but I think it s more complicated than that Every area has its own ecosystem. Some people may volunteer when they don t have a job, but other job-seekers may not volunteer because they need to find work, Thrune said. Some wildlife centers in the Bay Area aren t short of volunteers. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek has 325 volunteers, most of them active, and this spring 150 people the most ever attended the museum s 12-hour spring training session, said wildlife rehabilitation director Susan Heckly.