About Volunteer with the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

The Friend’s mission is to support, protect, and enhance the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and its wildlife habitat, and to broaden public awareness and participation in its environmental, cultural, and educational opportunities.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
We need your support to grow Friends programs – nature education, wildlife habitat restoration, and a new naturalist corps! Please become a member and receive eNews and newsletters, come to the annual membership meetings, participate as a volunteer, and help the Refuge community grow, now is the time.

We are currently recruiting volunteers for the following opportunities:

Refuge Specific:

Plankhouse Docent for School Groups
Plankhouse Docent for Weekends
Contact Station
Trail Guides for Weekends
Trail Guides for School Groups
Habitat Restoration
For the above opportunities, you can drop us a line at RidgefieldVolunteer@FWS.gov to see how to get involved, or fill out the form below.

Friends Specific:

New Visitors Center Committee members
Friends Board Members
BirdFest Committee Members
Event Tabling both on and off-refuge

Application Process

Sign up by filling out the form on our website: https://ridgefieldfriends.org/volunteer-support/volunteer/

Family-Friendly

Parents and children are invited and encouraged to get involved.