Foster Grandparent volunteers are placed in schools throughout Northern Nevada. These volunteers help children meet academic and social goals through mentoring and tutoring. Volunteers with incomes under 200% of DHHS poverty guidelines may qualify to receive a modest stipend and mileage reimbursement.
Help with gardening and planting projects around the conference center.
Help with plumbing, carpentry, electrical and painting projects.
Assist in our Bear Store.
We need engineers, conductors, stationmasters and greeters to help us run the trains during the summer. Also needed are volunteers to help us expand the current track. And lastly, we need a manager who can help with other track signage, history signage, structure installations, Operation Lifesaver program, station canopy construction, new operational signage, fun signs,…
Currently, we need volunteers to help us preserve and restore a 1950’s pullman and a rotary snow plow.
Wanted — Docents for the Truckee Railroad Museum. It’s simple, it’s fun! No experience necessary. If you have as little as 3 hours a month, please volunteer to be a docent.
Tracking the chemical and physical characteristics of a stream is important. It helps us learn what’s working—and where we can do more. So volunteer as a family, a group or on your own. And get ready to wade in the water, use scientific techniques and have some fun.
Learn to differentiate imposters from their native look-a-likes. Visit up to 10 sites, including on-going eradication projects and sites ready for investigation. Participate in hands-on, group eradication of specific infestations under the leadership of a trained botanist. Learn identification and removal techniques as well as critical disposal methods.
Volunteers must be 18 or older to handle dogs. Volunteer training orientation is required for all of our dog walkers.