Position:
Office help
Duties:
Filing, word processing, data entry, office
organization, mailing, telephoning
Required Skills:
General office
Location:
Ft. Collins and Brighton
Time Commitment:
Various, 1 day/week preferred
Position:
Data entry
Duties:
Assist RMBO biologists by entering data
from monitoring and banding stations into a
database
Required Skills:
Data entry in Microsoft Excel or
Access
Location:
Ft. Collins
Time Commitment:
By arrangement
Position:
Colony Watch
Duties:
Monitor a specific colony of a
colonially-breeding bird species
Required Skills:
Ability to recognize the colonial birds and
follow a simple monitoring protocol
Location:
Various locations throughout Colorado
Time
Commitment: Anywhere from an hour to several
days depending on size of colony and number of species
involved
Position:
Outreach/public relations
Duties:
Represent RMBO at events, such as Fall Bird
Festival, or meetings of civic groups; help organize or
produce such events
Required Skills:
Knowledge of RMBO organization and
activities, public speaking ability
Location:
Most opportunities are near Brighton or
Fort
Collins
Time
Commitment: Two to four hours various times
throughout the year
Position:
Educator
Duties:
Teach educational programs, primarily for
children
Required Skills:
Training will be provided in program content
and teaching techniques, but general knowledge of ecological
processes and some teaching experience are helpful. Must enjoy
working with children, be enthusiastic and flexible
Location:
Barr Lake State
Park, Dinosaur Ridge, RMBO headquarters in
Brighton
Time Commitment:
At least 5 hours/month; programs are
approximately 2 hours in length and occur in the
morning
Position:
Banding Assistant
Duties:
Assist a certified bander in processing
birds
Required Skills:
Ability to identify bird species helpful but
not required; manual dexterity important
Location:
Barr Lake State
Park
Time
Commitment: 5 hours per banding session
during three months in the fall
Position:
Bald Eagle Watch
Duties:
Observe, report, and monitor nesting
activity on known bald eagle nests
Required Skills:
Ability to observe bald eagle behaviors with
binoculars or spotting scope from car or viewing blind;
training date is Jan. 26, at 9am.
Location:
Various along Front Range from Fort Collins to metro Denver
Time Commitment:
1-4 hours per observation date, must observe
8 or more times throughout nesting season (Feb –
June).
Position:
Communications/PR Coordinator
Duties:
Plan and implement a program for promoting
RMBO, the organization and its activities, through the media
and other avenues
Required
Skills: Knowledge of basic public relations
techniques and opportunities, especially along the Front Range; writing and communicating
ability
Location:
Could be at either RMBO office or at
volunteer’s home
Time
Commitment: Intense at the beginning to
prepare the plan; several hours weekly afterwards
Position:
Spanish language interpreter/translator
Duties:
Translate educational programs to
Spanish-speaking children; provide written translation of
letters and other materials in Birds Beyond Borders
program
Required Skills:
Written and spoken ability in Spanish and
English
Location:
Brighton, Denver for program
translation; written translation at volunteer’s
preference
Time Commitment:
Various
Position:
RMBO librarian
Duties:
Inventory, catalogue and organize RMBO
library
Required Skills:
Organizational ability; no library
experience necessary
Location:
RMBO headquarters in Brighton
Time Commitment:
At volunteer’s discretion
Position:
Property maintenance
Duties:
Maintain building and grounds of Brighton headquarters (mowing, painting,
etc.)
Required Skills:
Basic knowledge of home and property
care
Location:
RMBO headquarters in Brighton
Time Commitment:
As need arises—once or twice a month
Bald Eagle Watch
Volunteers:
The 2007 Bald Eagle Watch training class will be held at the
Old Stone House (RMBO headquarters near Barr Lake) on Saturday,
January 27 at 9:00 A.M. Please attend if you are interested in monitoring
any of the area's nests. We welcome new volunteers! Contact Nelda
Gamble or Starr Nicely at (303) 659-4348 #3.
Contact: nelda.gamble@rmbo.org
Education and Bird Banding Station Volunteers:
Dates and times TBD.
Contact: amanda.morrison@rmbo.org
Education Volunteers:
Dates and times TBD.
Contact amanda.morrison@rmbo.org
for information.
Data Entry Volunteers:
Assist RMBO biologists by entering data from monitoring and banding stations
into a database.
When: By arrangement
Where: Fort Collins Office
Contact: chandman.sambuu@rmbo.org
For More Information:
P.O. Box 1232
Brighton, CO 80601-1232
tel: (303) 659-4348
fax: (303) 659-0791
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is located at:
14500 Lark Bunting Lane
Brighton, CO 80603
USA
