AUDUBON CANYON RANCH NEEDS YOU!

Volunteers Needed for Environmental Education Program for Bay Area 4th & 5th Graders

Audubon Canyon Ranch's coveted training course in Marin only comes around once every two years, so sign up now! You will have the opportunity to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the natural history and environment of coastal Marin.

The 23 classes cover many topics, from banana slugs to Great Blue Herons to the ecology of redwoods, all taught by experts in their fields of study and run by experienced docents who know how to make the classes fascinating and fun. Classes consist of lectures, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory/field work. Classes are held at Bolinas Lagoon Preserve from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm most days and include field experience. Click here to view the full class schedule (pdf).

Upon completion of training, ACR Docents visit 4th and 5th grade classes and lead groups students on nature walks at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve during the spring and fall. ACR Docents often inspire a life-long love and appreciation of nature in the children they meet.

Over 630 volunteers have completed the training and have enriched not only their own lives but also those of nearly 100,000 schoolchildren. We hope that you, too, will join this special program and experience the same stimulation and camaraderie with others who share a commitment to the environment. Once you have graduated, you will be invited to take part in many excellent continuing education classes and docent activities.

"I know well the large, efficient organizations and know how efficiency demands less humanity. After all, each human is individual, and so by nature, humans don't make for efficient groups without losing their humanness. In ACR, I see a commitment to the individual - allowing docents to do their teaching as they believe - and yet I see an organizing force that the volunteers love." - Dick L.

Tuition is $120 to cover materials. Full and partial scholarships are available. Three units of college credit can be arranged. Orientations are scheduled for Wednesdays, May 28th and August 27th.

To sign up for an orientation or for more information, please call ACR's Bolinas Lagoon Preserve at 415-868-9244 or email leslie@egret.org.