Welcome Back the Herons Volunteer
Join staff and other enthusiastic members of the public in welcoming back the herons to their rookery! Check out the available volunteer positions below.
Welcome Back the Herons Assistant
Saturday, March 29th; 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Great blue herons start returning to their rookery on the Mississippi River toward the end of March. Join a park ranger at Marshall Terrace Park in Minneapolis to watch the herons rebuild their nests and do a little flirting. If we are lucky, we might see the resident peregrine falcons fly over, or see migrating ducks like buffleheads and goldeneyes. But whatever the birds do, we could use your help with the logistics of this program. We need help greeting program attendees, providing basic information, tracking program attendance, directing attendees to viewpoints, helping with binoculars and scopes, and chatting with visitors about herons. Sign up to help this fun springtime program take flight!
Photo credit: NPS/Edwige Moses
Welcome Back the Herons Knowledgeable Birder
Saturday, March 29th; 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Not sure what to do with your passion for birds? Why not volunteer for our Welcome Back the Herons program and share your passion and knowledge with others? Our program attracts hundreds of attendees in a couple short hours, and they have all kinds of questions about the rookery and about birds in general. If you are bird-confident, we could use your help answering those questions from the public and helping them as they use a spotting scope or binoculars. If you have a spotting scope to share, that would be greatly appreciated too!
Photo credit: NPS/Kurt Moses