There are many exciting ways to get involved at Rowe Sanctuary year-round. Volunteers primarily assist with habitat management and grounds maintenance activities, crane migration tourism operations, education programs, and community outreach events. Volunteer training is provided by staff members and no experience is required!

Here are a few ways volunteers can help:

• Crane Tour Guide: Guide crane tours out to our crane discovery stations on the Platte River. Guides recieve training that will prepare you to answer questions, facilitate crane tours, and provide information on Sandhill Cranes and Rowe Sanctuary’s mission.
• Information Desk and Phone Receptionist: Work our Visitor's Center information desk to provide information about cranes and the natural history of the area, directions to local attractions, and upcoming events to visitors and help schedule crane tour reservations. 
• Crane Camera Operator: Operate our Explore.org crane camera at dawn and dusk so viewers from around the world can witness the cranes on the Platte River. The crane camera operator also answers questions from viewers on the crane camera blog.
• Grounds Keeping and Habitat Management: Help our conservation staff manage the grounds around the Visitor's Center and assist with habitat management activities across Rowe's 3,000 acre habitat complex such as prescribed fire, invasive species removal, seed collection and processing, native plant propagation, and grazing infrastructure maintenance. 
• Education Program Assistant: Help us plan and deliver our K-12 education programs year-round at both on the sanctuary and in local communities. 

The first step to become a Rowe Sanctuary volunteer is to complete the volunteer application located at the bottom of this page or online here. If you want to volunteer for crane season, you must submit your application by December 15 to allow staff adequate time to complete all the necessary paperwork and so you can be trained on all the volunteer expectations and jobs.

Upon receiving your application, the Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to complete a background check and schedule a volunteer onboarding call.

We look forward to getting to know you and working together to advance Rowe Sanctuary’s mission; to conserve and restore the Platte River ecosystem for the birds that depend on it.

Questions? Contact Rowe's volunteer coordinator at rowevolunteercoordinator@audubon.org