Youth Volunteering
Are you a teen between the ages of 14-17 enjoy nature, and like to work with children? Would you like to build close relationships with like-minded teens, accrue service hours and make a difference in changing the way people think about our natural resources? We have the perfect opportunity for you. At Armand Bayou Nature Center you can do all these things and more. We have many different opportunities in which you can participate such as: teen aides with summer EcoCamp or Winter EcoCamp, maintaining our ecosystems at Marsh Mania and Prairie Pandemonium or you might enjoy helping with Creepy Crawlers or Fall Festival. You can even help clean up our environment during Trash Bash. Animal lab maintenance and interpretation of biofacts add a dimension to the visitor experience and your knowledge base.
If you think this sounds like the place for you, please fill out our Teen Volunteer Application and return it to the Armand Bayou Nature Center. So come on out and join the 80+ teens making a difference in their community. Hope to see you soon!
Please contact Heather Millar
281-474-2551 ext. 14
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Current Volunteering Opportunities
Teen Volunteer Orientation (parents are also invited) Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 5:30- 6:30 pm at the Greenhouse.
Please make sure you have a teen registration form on file with us or bring it that night. This requires a copy of your insurance card, letter of reference, hold harmless form and emergency contact information. This packet can be found on the website under "What You Can Do"...Volunteering...Teen volunteers. Send, bring or fax it in to Heather.
Birthday Party Assistant Training Saturday April 4, 11:30-1pm. Interpretive Building room TBA. See what is involved to assist adult volunteers do demonstrations for birthday party guests. Themes are: Rockin Reptiles, Pond Life, Farm Fun and Nature Hike. Call to reserve spot.
Summer Eco Camp Training June 8-12, 1-3pm daily. Each day covers a different aspect of camp training: safety, team building, games, canoeing and fishing, Jr. Master Gardener's presentation, classroom management techniques, arts and crafts, interpretation and leadership skills. In order to be an Eco Camp volunteer, you need to make a commitment to training. Returning volunteers need to complete a portion of the training dates. See Heather for more information.
ABNC Volunteen/Moody Gardens SAVYS Exchange Program for continuing education. Summer date TBA. A limited number of ABNC Volunteens will do a one day exchange program with the Teen SAVYS from Moody Gardens. Each group will do behind the scenes activities at each others' sites and meet the staff, animals and public at each venue. We did this last year and had a great time having their teens show us the aquarium, penguins, rainforest, etc... We will, in turn, have the SAVYS here to show them what we do during camp.