Internships & Volunteer Opportunities

Cascadia Wild believes that learning should be available not only to those who can afford it but to all who wish to learn. We are grateful for our many volunteers who share this vision and help keep us running!

Reading Room Host

Cascadia Wild and our partner, Craigmore Creations, have a large collection of books on naturalist and related topics, including field guides, natural history books, herbal medicine books, and much more. The reading room is provided by Craigmore Creations and is open to Cascadia Wild members on selected days.

Duties: Volunteer will be responsible for overseeing the reading room during open hours. Duties include making sure visitors are welcome, books and other property are not damaged or stolen, and the space is cleaned up and locked after open hours are over.

Time commitment: Volunteer must commit to coming in on a regular schedule, from September through at least December. They can choose their own schedule, but they should come in from one to four times a month, for at least two hours each time. Weekends are preferred.

Qualifications: Must have proven record of being honest and trustworthy and must have ability to do duties required.

Compensation: Free membership to Cascadia Wild, a chance to come in and read lots of good books on a schedule of your choice, and a chance to meet and hang out with fun, like-minded people.

To apply: Email why you are interested and your qualifications to cascadiadave@gmail.com, or call (503) 235-9533.

Naturalist Skills Community Night Coordinator

Naturalist Skills Community Night provides free classes every Monday night in naturalist skills, outdoor survival skills, hunter-gatherer technologies, nature awareness, or other related topics. By bringing in members of the community who wish to share their knowledge, it is designed to bring together students and teachers, creating a community atmosphere where people can continue to learn throughout their lives. Classes are open to all who wish to attend. The program is currently running once a month, and we would like to expand it to run every Monday night once again.

Duties include: Soliciting and scheduling teachers, researching advertising opportunities and promoting the event, obtaining food donations and other supplies as needed, and hosting the event and cleaning up the space afterwards. Intern will work under the supervision of our current coordinator, who will also help out with these activities for some programs. Time commitment is approximately 10 hours/week. Internship can run mid September through December, though a commitment of September through the beginning of May would be preferred.

Qualifications: A desire to meet interesting members of the community and promote their classes, ability to facilitate meetings, ability to research advertising opportunities and promote the event, ability to work with little supervision, good communication skills, good writing ability, self-motivated, reliable, and organized.

Compensation: Intern will receive free membership to Cascadia Wild and free attendance to select classes, real world experience in nonprofit operations, and the opportunity to hang out with fun, like minded people.

To apply: Email your qualifications and why you are interested to info@cascadiawild.org or call (503) 235-9533.