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16 people are interested
Connect, Conserve, Educate!
ORGANIZATION: Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
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16 people are interested
Outdoor Educator:
One of Audubon’s many goals is to open the eyes of young children to nature. Work side-by-side with nature educators in Audubon’s Eco Investigation program ( bird watching experiments, guided hikes, animal encounters). Tue-Fri 9:30a.m.- 1:30p.m.; a background check required. Minimum 18yrs old. Training provided.
This is a great opportunity to learn about and gain experience in outdoor/informal education. Training and Shadowing requires at least 3 days. Volunteers are asked to make a weekly commitment for a minimum of 3 months during the school year. Summer camp opportunities also available, June-July.
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About Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
Location:
1206 W. FM 1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104, US
Mission Statement
Audubon’s mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. Audubon Texas is the state program of the National Audubon Society, dedicated for 100 years to protecting birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. With chapters and partners we protect and manage colonial waterbird populations in every major bay system on the Texas Gulf Coast, identify and conserve the most important sites for birds statewide, and are working to reach 50,000 students annually through conservation education and stewardship action at three urban Audubon Centers.
Description
Located 16 miles south of downtown Dallas in Cedar Hill, Dogwood Canyon is part of the White Rock Escarpment. Nowhere in North Texas can one find a greater variety of rare species than in Dogwood Canyon. Plants and animals from east, west and central Texas converge here, making the Canyon the only place in the world where one can find the Black-chinned Hummingbird of west Texas nesting in the flowering dogwood tree of east Texas.
Audubon owns or manages over 200 acres of nearly pristine wildlife habitat in the Canyon. Because the property neighbors university, county, and state lands, it is part of a nearly 3,000 acre greenbelt in southwest Dallas County. As of Grand Opening (September 10-11, 2011), there are 1.65 miles of trail winding up the Canyon (the West Rim Trail). The ½ mile, ADA-accessible Canyon Floor Trail will be completed this spring. The Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center is open to the public and will provide science education initially to 5,000 school students on an annual basis from the surrounding DFW Metroplex.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
1206 W. FM 1382Cedar Hill, TX 75104
DATE POSTED
November 17, 2017
SKILLS
- Environmental Education
- Math / Science Instruction
- Environmental Science
- Teaching / Instruction
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours, once a week, for at least 3 months.
- Desire to help children learn and become passionate about nature and the outdoors.