"Natasha has been our youngest volunteer and spent her first summer with us just shadowing an adult volunteer. But this last summer we really put her to work! Though no one under 18 can handle birds, Natasha contributes a great deal by her solid commitment and hard work. We hope to see her every summer!" Louise Shimmel

and from Natasha:

"It's when you're in a cage and standing not but 10 feet away from a raptor that you can actually feel and sense the power and beauty of these majestic birds. Volunteering at the Cascades Raptor Center gives you this awesome feeling and is also very educational. When feeding and caring for the raptors, you discover that each bird has its own personality. And it's not just the birds that are great, the staff at the Raptor Center is a blast to work with, and Louise is wonderful! I loved volunteering at the Raptor Center and I hope you do too!"

Volunteer

Please download and read our Volunteer Information and Application Packet by clicking here to download a Adobe Acrobat file including an Application or, after reading the information packet, you can apply online below. As soon as we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule an orientation for those interested in animal care. Please contact our Executive Director, Louise Shimmel, at Louise@eRaptors.org or call [541]485-1320 with any questions or to discuss our other volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Application Form

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We take seriously your interest in working with CRC. Please help us by reading the foregoing Volunteer Information packet carefully and completely - then tell us about yourself below!

First Name    Last 

Street Address 

City    State    Zip 

E-Mail Address 


Day Phone    Home Phone 

Preferred Place to Call?  Work  or Home


Occupation    Age    Birthday [mm/dd/yy] 


Please tell us about your experience, if any, working with animals, especially wildlife.

What is your educational background?

What other volunteer activities have you done or are you currently doing?

What is it that attracts you to working at CRC?

What do you want to contribute to CRC and its work?

What would you like to obtain from working at CRC? (these can be tangible,
e.g. a specific skill or reference, or intangible, e.g. a sense of making a
difference)

How many hours per week would you be available? 

Our volunteer shifts are four hours, typically from 8-12, 12-4 or 4-8.
When are you available?

(please specify which days of the week you might be available)

Mornings? 

Afternoons? 

Evenings? 

Are you available for pick-up and transport of injured birds?   Yes     No 

Do you have car insurance?   Yes     No 

Would you be available at other times on an on-call basis? (For example, emaciation cases often need tube-feeding at 3-4 hour intervals or another volunteer might need a replacement or trade).
If yes, which days? 

The following is a list of various skills which are important to our many activities. Please check those that best describes the abilities you could bring to CRC.

 Volunteer Management
 Training / Teaching
 Audio / Visual
 Veterinary Medicine / AHT
 Medical Nutrition Biology Zoology
 Event Coordination
 Organization Leadership
 Computers
 Website Design / Maintenance
 Photography
 Artwork / Illustration
 Typesetting / Desktopping
 Calligraphy
 Public Speaking
 Fundraising
 Grant Writing
 Gardening / Landscape
 Graphic Art / Layout
 Writing / Editing / Literature
 Research / Library Skills
 Carpentry
 Other - Please Explain: 


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A signed copy will need to be on file with the CRC. If the applicant is less than 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must also sign the statement before beginning work.

 

 

 

 

Jean Daugherty

(that's Zeus

on the right)

is a native Oregonian who has been volunteering with CRC since January of 2001.  A social worker by profession, she runs a transition program for women being released from prison and jail in Eugene.  She is a member of the CRC Education Team and has been glove training birds since November of 2003.

 

"I joined the CRC team for several reasons. My daughter had just moved away for college and although I didn't realize it til later, I was looking to fill my 'empty nest.' I had also been fascinated with the Red-tailed hawks along the freeway for many years yet I had a long time fear of birds which I wanted to conquer.

 

I can't imagine my life now without CRC! It has become my spiritual haven and helps keep me centered in my often crazy world.  There is little that compares to helping a wild injured bird in its healing and then watching it set free, or the awe that comes from having a bird on my glove and finally making the connection of trust."