We are seeking five volunteer Preserve Stewards each Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in spring to support operations at MOCR. Three of those volunteers will perform patrols in the Habitat Protection Zone starting at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Two of those volunteers will provide public engagement support in the gateway property using the welcome booth, beginning at 9:45 a.m. each day.
Please review the detailed description below and pay close attention when signing up for a shift. Shift start time should be used to make sure you are signing up for the role you want.
Preserve Steward Solo Patrols - shifts begin on the half hour.
We need three patrols each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the Habitat Protection Zone.
- 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. patrols may be full or partial loop. A partial patrol is up to the first interpretive station on the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly Trail or Serpentine Seep Trail and back.
- The third patrol, at 12:30 p.m., is a complete full-loop in the direction of volunteer’s choice. Please advise all guests encountered that the preserve closes at 4:00 p.m.
The goals of patrols are to check butterfly passes of visitors on trail, to observe and report the condition of trails and interpretive infrastructure, and to report observed violations of preserve rules. We expect volunteers to engage visitors to check butterfly passes. In your hours report, please input direction (clockwise/counterclockwise) and length (full/partial) of the patrol. Please select project name: 'Habitat Protection Team'.
Weekday volunteers will be supported by field staff supplying the welcome booth kit, table, antler and OSA devices. Field staff will stage these items at the central gathering area. Inside the welcome booth kit will be three patrol hip-bags each containing an OSA wifi-enabled device, QR code for obtaining a butterfly pass, paper passes and receipts, contact info for field staff, a pen and small notebook. When you have completed your patrol, please make sure you have submitted all observations, you have turned off the OSA device, and return the bag to the OSA Field tech stationed at the preserve so that they can return it to the knack box to be charged.
Welcome Booth Preserve Stewards – shifts begin at 15 minutes to the hour.
We need two Preserve Stewards serving in the gateway property to respond to visitor questions, help them obtain butterfly passes when needed, and ensure guests learn how to appropriately enjoy the trails found in the Habitat Protection Zone.
Welcome Booth Preserve Stewards shifts are from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. All supporting materials needed for this role will be staged each morning at the central gathering area. Volunteers are expected to set up the welcome booth, engage guests to the preserve, keep track of visitor interactions using the welcome booth end of day form, and enter all data into the Survey123 app at the end of their shift. Volunteers will also take down all welcome booth items at the end of their shift and hand off to field staff. Please mention you served in the welcome booth in your hours report and select project name ‘Habitat Protection Team’.
VET’s staff will not be present on weekdays, but there will be field staff on site for support should the need arise.
Volunteers at Máyyan 'Ooyákma should arrive with OSA branded volunteer shirt or orange vest, nametag, appropriate layers, sun protection, and plenty of calories and water for their shift.
Please reach out to Kat Hill at khill@openspaceauthority.org if you have any additional questions about this role.
