The state Department of Fish and Game invites motivated adults who love the outdoors to participate in the Natural Resource Volunteer Program
The volunteer program first began as the Senior Volunteer Program in Southern California in 2001, and it's now expanding statewide -- no longer restricted to senior participants.
In the Southern Enforcement District, 11 new volunteers participated in a recent volunteer academy, graduating on April 30. These volunteers will join other Fish & Game volunteers already working in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties.
The ideal volunteer can commit to serving at least 24 hours per month.
Volunteers could be assigned to a variety of tasks, including public education about preventing negative wildlife encounters, assisting biologists and environmental scientists perform field surveys, patrolling and monitoring state lands for evidence of poaching, pollution, illegal collecting and unlawful intrusion, assisting game wardens during season openers and at checkpoints, distributing fishing and hunting regulations, and transporting injured or orphaned wildlife to rehab centers.
Fish & Game is looking for volunteers with a variety of skills, including clerical, computer, grant writing, mechanical, public speaking and teaching.
For more details about the Southern California volunteer program, contact Lt. Kent Smirl at 714. 448-4215. More information is also available at www.dfg.ca.gov/volunteer.
Joe Segura, a mild-mannered reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper, has covered Gotham City, er Long Beach, for 34 years. During his very, very long -- endless -- tenure, he's covered almost every beat, and he was the main writer for BeachWeek, which focused on life and lifestyles of the shoreline communities from downtown Long Beach to the Huntington Beach pier.
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