Volunteer Opportunities at New England Wildlife Centers

SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

OCTOBER 2025 – Night of a Thousand Faces Carving & Trail Prep

Want to Carve a pumpkin? How about 1500?! We need Carvers to help prep our pumpkins in October! See the flyer below for carving times, everyone welcome no RSVP needed. We have all the tools, stencils and space you’ll need!

Want to volunteer at our event October 24th or 25th from 5:30PM – 9PM. We need volunteers to help sell cookies, waters, sell tickets, prep our spooky exhibits on the trail, guide the public to bathrooms, etc. If you’d like to get involved, cross off some community volunteer hours for school, etc. this is a great opportunity!

To sign up as a Night of a Thousand Faces volunteer – email jack at jack.banagis@newildlife.org

Corporate Volunteer Groups

We welcome corporate teams looking to give back through volunteer service. These opportunities are scheduled in advance and often involve facility upkeep, gardening, or assisting with educational animal care.

Volunteer Groups with Disabilities

We offer inclusive volunteer opportunities for groups with disabilities. Tasks are tailored to individual abilities and may include light cleaning, enrichment activities for educational animals, or outdoor work.

Individual Recurring Volunteerism & School/Court-Mandated Hours

We accept individuals seeking to volunteer on a recurring basis, as well as those completing required volunteer hours for school or district court. Individual volunteer hours are Tuesdays from 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM, and you can sign up by emailing volunteers@newildlife.org.

Upcoming Volunteer Events

We will be hosting special volunteer events on:

• September 25, 2025 1PM-4PM

Join us for a hands-on experience supporting our wildlife center! Email volunteers@newildlife.org to sign up. This will be a prep day for Night of a Thousand Faces!

What Do Volunteers Do?

Volunteers assist with:

• Keeping common areas clean and sanitary
• Organizing and doing laundry
• Small garden & odd projects
• Assisting with the care of our educational reptiles (feeding, enrichment, and basic husbandry)
• Assisting with the care of our educational birds of prey (cleaning, and enrichment)
• Various other facility tasks as needed

Please note: Volunteers do not work directly with wildlife patients in NEWC’s hospital. If you are interested in this please check out our internship page!

Who Can Volunteer?

• Ages 12+ (For group events only, accompanied by a parent or guardian)
• Ages 16+ (For group and individual events, Without parent or guardian)
• Groups and individuals looking for project-based opportunities
• We are not currently accepting regular weekend volunteers. 

How to Get Started

To volunteer, please start by filling out our volunteer application form, which you can find here: VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM.

If you are looking for any additional information, please email us at volunteers@newildlife.org. We look forward to having you join us!

As a small non-profit organization, we rely heavily on community support to continue our mission of providing critical veterinary treatment to sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife while offering hands-on science education to students of all ages.

Stay updated on future volunteer events by following us on Facebook! 

Thank you for thinking of us—we appreciate your support!