Ways to Get Involved
Whether you want to further conservation, learn more about nature, or share your love of the outdoors, you have come to the right place. National Wildlife Refuge's provide many opportunities for you to help your community as well as fish and wildlife by doing what you love.
National Wildlife Refuge's partner with volunteers, youth groups, landowners, neighbors, and residents to make a lasting difference. Find out how you can help make American lands healthier and communities stronger while doing something personally satisfying.
Volunteers: Gain new experiences and meet new people while helping to advance wildlife conservation.
Friends: Join neighbors in helping Refuge's restore habitat and expand access to green space.
Landowners: Learn how you can partner with the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to voluntarily restore land.
Local Groups: Find out how communities can work with Refuge's better for wildlife and people.
Youth: Explore paid and unpaid opportunities to learn and develop leadership skills.
Similar to how the bird species vary on the Refuge, so do the opportunities to get involved. You can volunteer, work with us as a partner, or join the Friends of the Bear River Refuge.
Volunteering
Discover for yourself what tens of thousands of volunteers have learned - volunteering for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is fun and rewarding in many ways. Master new skills. Meet new friends. Enjoy a sense of accomplishment from doing your part to further wildlife conservation for the pleasure of generations to follow. Check out our station's latest volunteer opportunities on
Volunteering is one excellent and important way you can get involved with Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It is a great way to get outside, get involved with wildlife conservation, and learn about birds and their habitats.
Youth Volunteering and Internships
Open the door to a potentially life-changing experience. If you land a student internship, fellowship, or volunteer opportunity at a National Wildlife Refuge, fish hatchery, or other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site, you are bound to come away with new insights and excitement about conservation. We work with American Conservation Experience or A.C.E for many of our internship opportunities. Current A.C.E. interns serve as visitor services specialists and biological specialists.
Our Partners
Nature does not recognize human-made boundaries. In order to conserve our natural and cultural resources effectively, we must work with others to bridge these boundaries. Partnerships foster creative solutions to challenging situations and often the results are greater than the sum of the parts. Learn more about our local partners.
We are committed to building partnerships that encourage conservation of our natural and cultural resources. Scientifically-informed and technologically-based stewardship of our public lands, waters, and wildlife must be collaborative efforts between the Refuge System, other government agencies, and private organizations if conservation efforts are to succeed. The partners working together with us are listed below and are not in any particular order.