Paton Center Habitat Ambassadors ⋆ Tucson Bird Alliance Skip to content

Volunteer Opportunity:

Paton Center Habitat Ambassadors

Schedule:

Temporary

Objective:

Join Tucson Bird Alliance’s restoration team in enhancing and maintaining habitat around the Paton Center grounds.

Position Description:

TBA’s restoration department has been hard at work acquiring new grounds and developing valuable native habitat types at the Paton Center over the past few years and we need your help to continue this work. Events will focus largely on invasive species removal and weeding but could include any of the following activities:
  • Weeding and planting the Paton meadow to support pollinators
  • Trail maintenance and building for improved visitor experience
  • Invasive grass and vine pulling and management
  • Brush clearing and hauling
  • Irrigation system maintenance to support native plants
  • Paton Center yard and grounds maintenance
  • Native seed collection
We welcome you to register for these events if you are interested in any of these tasks and a TBA staff member will reach out in advance of each event to provide a more detailed plan for the day.

Requirements:

Please come prepared to work in direct sun and in hot temperatures during warm months. We recommend wearing long sleeves, long pants, and a hat as well as sturdy close toed shoes. Please also bring a refillable water bottle.

Date:

October-May: 10-12 pm
June-September: 9-11 am

Number of Openings:

We are looking for 10-15 volunteers for each date. Registration required. Please click on the appropriate link to sign up for the date(s) you would like to volunteer.

August 27th: Register Here

September 10th: Register Here

September 24th: Register Here

October 8th: Register Here

October 22nd: Register Here

November 12th: Register Here

December 10th: Register Here

Location:

The Paton Center for Hummingbirds, 477 Pennsylvania Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624

 

For more info, contact Community Habitat Restoration Coodinator, Ivy Ilkay (milkay@tucsonbirds.org)

Thank you!