Each year, volunteers from around the world donate their time – from a couple of days to a couple of months – in support of the Alaska Raptor Center’s mission.  Our volunteers do everything from feeding birds and cleaning mews to helping out in the business office and maintaining the Center’s facility.

Why does the Alaska Raptor Center need volunteers?

The Alaska Raptor Center is dedicated to utilizing volunteerism in the development and delivery of programs and services directed by the staff. Matching a volunteer’s skills and experience to appropriate activities and tasks is an important part of realizing this goal.  It has been repeatedly demonstrated that volunteers significantly enhance, expand and upgrade service. With effective recruitment, screening, training and supervision, volunteers perform nearly any task effectively and responsibly.

A volunteer is defined as anyone who performs a service for the Alaska Raptor Center without pay. Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses does not constitute payment. Volunteers within the Center are not intended to replace existing staff, but to augment them.

If interested in becoming a volunteer contact: volunteers@alaskaraptor.org