Volunteer opportunities abound with Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
We share a love for birds; do you have time to share to protect them? Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (SoWBA, formerly Madison Audubon) is a small non-profit, which was 100% volunteer-run until the early 2010s. Though our staff is mighty, it is small—your help makes a huge difference in achieving our shared vision: protecting local habitat, teaching local kids, and conserving local birds.
Whether you want to help with a project, drop in for a pre-scheduled volunteer event, or something else, we appreciate your time and look forward to working with you!
Current volunteer openings (project-oriented)
Milkweed Seed Packaging
We have a wonderful supply of common milkweed seed to package up and give away to nature centers. Help us prepare these materials in early April so they’re ready for Earth Day and other events this spring! This work will be done in the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance office.
If you are interested, email Brenna: bmarsicek@swibirds.org
Prescribed burn volunteer (photo by Kaitlin Svabek/SoWBA)
Prescribed fire volunteers
Join sanctuary staff to clear out invasive shrubs and/or conduct prescribed burns this spring. Contact Graham at Goose Pond, Tucker at Faville Grove, or Penny at Fair Meadows to get a notice about upcoming work days.
Rue anemone (photo by Joshua Mayer)
RESEARCH/WRITING: MEDIA AND PR VOLUNTEER
Do you have experience in communications, publicity, or journalism? We are looking for a volunteer to help us create a new media contact list, track publicity hits, and draft or pitch press releases. The time commitment is flexible, with a volunteer working on projects as-needed.
If you are interested, email Kaitlin: ksvabek@swibirds.org
Upcoming Volunteer Events
SoWBA volunteers help with prairie planting at Goose Pond Sanctuary. The buckets shown here are filled with native seed collected from Goose Pond earlier in the fall by volunteers, and are spread by volunteers as well! (SoWBA photo)
Banner photo: Native Indian grass on a cool autumn day at Faville Grove Sanctuary. Photo by Emily Meier.
