Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your community and connect with wonderful folks whether you’re new to the valley or have been here for years.
The Alliance has many ongoing volunteer opportunities:

Lick, Stamp, Staple: This category encompasses many different tasks, such as helping with mailings, putting up posters for special events, and making phone calls to members to let them know about critical public hearings.

Events and Fundraisers: This includes organizing Alliance events and activities, as well as helping out at the events themselves.

Research Projects: These are very specialized opportunities that require training and a longer-term commitment. Availability varies with the needs of the Alliance.

Activist: Participating in this category includes showing up (and speaking up) at rallies and public meetings, writing letters, circulating petitions, and helping with other grassroots work.

Green Thumb/Handiwork: We're always looking for people to pitch in on lawn and flower garden work in the summer and snow removal in the winter, plus handy persons to help with various building maintenance projects year-round.

Our volunteer needs change often, so please contact Claire Fuller for current information by emailing Claire@jhalliance.org or calling (307) 733-9417.
And please remember – you're always welcome to invite a friend or the whole family to join in and get involved. Volunteer work makes for a great date activity, too – impress that certain someone with your dedication to the community!

Jackson Hole is home to many conservation-minded nonprofits and agencies, and chances are good that if the Alliance doesn't have a volunteer opportunity that suits what you're looking for, one of our many partners might.

Below are a few groups that have ongoing needs for volunteers, and below that is a list of many conservation organizations around the valley that at times have special projects for volunteers; please contact them to make inquiries. The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole is also a good source for information about the area's wide array of nonprofits – click here to check out their "volunteers wanted" postings.

Volunteer opportunities for conservationists:

Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation: Working to find ways for our community to live compatibly with wildlife.
Volunteers for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation's ongoing fence-pull project have removed many miles of obsolete barbed wire fencing that would otherwise endanger the valley's wildlife. Visit the foundation's website at http://www.jhwildlife.org and click on "Fencing Projects" for details about how you can help with fence pulls.

Nature Mapping Jackson Hole: Keeping common species common from the backyard to the backcountry!
Nature Mapping volunteer citizen scientists help create an accurate picture of what kinds of wildlife we have and where they live throughout the year. As little as 15 minutes a week of just recording what wildlife you see in your own backyard, during your commute, or while you’re out exploring can make a big contribution toward conservation efforts in the valley. Certification trainings, offered monthly, are the first step for anyone interested in learning more about the project and how to use its web-based data management tools. People who’ve taken the initial two-hour class then become eligible to take a whole host of other trainings; visit www.naturemappingjh.org and click on “Event Calendar” to get an idea of what’s available. Nature Mapping Jackson Hole is sponsored by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation and the Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund.
Contact: For more information and to register for trainings, contact project coordinator Megan Smith at Megan@jhwildlife.org or (307) 739-0968.

Teton County Weed & Pest: Noxious weeds actively threaten the health and value of our ecosystem in Teton County. Teton County Weed & Pest's mission is to protect, preserve, and rehabilitate the natural resources through environmentally sound noxious weed management practices and education.
The agency has volunteer opportunities consisting of noxious weed pulls, lasting a few hours to a full day. This activity is great for families and groups. Weed pulls help to protect our ecosystem from invasive species.
Contact Amy Jerup at Ajerup@tcweed.org or (307) 733-8419, or visit www.tcweed.org for more information.

Teton Raptor Center: Teton Raptor Center helps birds of prey through education, conservation and rehabilitation.
The Center has lots of different volunteer needs! All the opportunities involved with handling the birds require a minimum three-hour training course, which is offered monthly.
Contact Laurie Boss at Laurie@tetonraptorcenter.org or (307) 203-2551, or visit www.tetonraptorcenter.org for more information.

Wyoming Wilderness Association: The Wyoming Wilderness Association is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization first created in 1979 by a group of wilderness advocates and outdoors people who envisioned the Wyoming Wilderness Act.
Opportunities available include outside and inside work including some physical labor, clerical, help with mailings, data entry, and special event organization. Time needed varies from half-day to multiple days.
Contact Nancy Shea at Nancy@wildwyo.org or (307) 733-2920, or visit www.wildwyo.org for more information.

Local conservation groups and agencies that sometimes need volunteers:

Bridger-Teton National Forest, www.fs.fed.us/btnf, (307) 739-5570
Cougar Fund, www.cougarfund.org, (307) 733-0797
Craighead Beringia South, www.beringiasouth.org, (307) 734-0581
Ducks Unlimited of Jackson Hole, www.ducks.org, (307) 733-4482
Friends of Pathways, www.friendsofpathways.org, (307) 733-4534
Grand Teton Association, www.grandtetonpark.org, (307) 739-3406
Grand Teton National Park, www.nps.gov/grte, (307) 739-3657
Grand Teton National Park Foundation, www.gtnpf.org, (307) 732-0629
Greater Yellowstone Coalition, www.greateryellowstone.org, (406) 586-1593
Jackson Community Recycling, www.tetonwyo.org/recycling, (307) 733-7678
Jackson Hole Land Trust, www.jhlandtrust.org, (307) 733-4707
Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited, www.jhtroutunlimited.org, (307) 733-6991
Jackson Hole Weed Management Association, www.jhwma.org, (307) 733-8419
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, www.jhfestival.org, (307) 733-7016
Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, www.jhwildlife.org, (307) 739-0968
National Elk Refuge, www.fws.gov/nationalelkrefuge, (307) 733-9212
Nature Mapping Jackson Hole, www.naturemappingjh.org, (307) 739-0968
Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, www.nrccooperative.org, 733-6856
Snake River Fund, www.snakeriverfund.org, (307) 734-6773
Teton County Conservation District, www.tetonconservation.org, (307) 733-2110
Teton County Weed & Pest, www.tcweed.org, (307) 733-8419
Teton Raptor Center, www.tetonraptorcenter.org, (307) 203-2551
Teton Science Schools, www.tetonscience.org, (307) 733-1313
The Murie Center, www.muriecenter.org, (307) 739-2246
Trumpeter Swan Society, www.trumpeterswansociety.org, (307) 574-2455
Western Watersheds Project, www.westernwatersheds.org, (877) 746-3628
Wyoming Game and Fish Department, http://gf.state.wy.us, (307) 733-2321
Wyoming Outdoor Council, www.wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org, (307) 332-7031
Wyoming Wetlands Society, www.wyomingwetlandssociety.org, (307) 699-2329
Wyoming Wilderness Association, www.wildwyo.org, (307) 733-2920
Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition, www.ytcleanenergy.org, 413-1971