DFG Seeks New Participants for Natural Resource Volunteer Program in Redding
DECEMBER 12, 2011 LEAVE A COMMENT
Media Contacts:
Steven Stiehr, DFG Law Enforcement, (916) 358-1948
Patrick Foy, DFG Law Enforcement, (916)
508-7095
The California
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is recruiting
applicants for the Natural Resource Volunteer
Program (NRVP) to serve in the Redding area.
The NRVP provides conservation and enforcement
education through public service while providing
biological, enforcement and administrative staff
support to DFG.
DFG’s next NRVP training academy will be held in
Redding in January 2012 followed by an Academy in
Sacramento in February 2012 (training sessions will
be held on weekdays only). Graduates of this academy
become volunteers for DFG. These positions are
unpaid.
Interested individuals
go through a selection process which includes
initial screening, application, interview and
background check. Selected participants attend an
80-hour conservation course to prepare them for a
monthly service commitment of at least 24 hours.
After completing the academy, volunteers work with a
trained volunteer mentor implementing their newly
acquired skills during a six-month probationary
period.
Applicants should be teachable, accountable, have
basic computer and writing skills and a willingness
to talk about conservation principles to the public
both in the field and in a classroom setting.
Applicants must show a desire to work well with
others in a team environment to do tasks that free
up time for paid DFG staff.
DFG Natural Resource Volunteers have no law
enforcement authority and are trained to be
educational ambassadors for the department, donating
their time in a variety of areas including
responding to human/wildlife incident calls,
instructing at NRVP academies, representing DFG at
community outreach events, disseminating useful
information to the public and patrolling DFG lands,
ecological reserves and inland and coastal fishing
areas.
Applications should be submitted as soon as
possible. Please contact Lt. Steven Stiehr at (916)
358-1948 prior to submitting an application.
Further information and the application form can be
found on the NRVP website at www.dfg.ca.gov/volunteer/NRVP/.