Opportunities Volunteer opportunities exist in our office through the Earth Team program administered by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Florida Lakewatch is a volunteer lake water sampling organization administered through the University of Florida. The Ridge Rangers are a volunteer group for activities associated with Lake Wales Ridge ecosystems. Volunteers may assist with native plant establishment, plant identification, development of park or reserve areas, removal of exotic vegetation, educational programs and much more.
Some activities also welcome children.
Wrede's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is a privately run wildlife rehabilitation center and a non-profit organization established to help injured wildlife. Volunteers may help with building animal housing, feeding babies of all species and many other tasks required for the care of numerous animals of a wide variety of species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission uses volunteers for a variety of duties in the Wildlife Reserve Program. Archbold Biological Station has numerous volunteer opportunities in environmental education programs as well as station functions such as care for a butterfly garden.