{"id":85,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-page-76"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:37:23","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"VOLUNTEER &#8211; San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span>Volunteer to Make a Difference for Sustainability and Bird Conservation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tBhpxIumrno\" target=\"_blank\">Why volunteer with SFBBO<\/a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cQXGFwVRpfI\" target=\"_blank\">2020 Volunteer Photo Montage Video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SFBBO depends on hundreds of volunteers each year to help us conduct our research, share our data, and restore habitat.&nbsp;SFBBO welcomes everyone to our team.&nbsp;We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds and identities, including but not limited to people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities, to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know at <a href=\"mailto:outreach@sfbbo.org\">outreach@sfbbo.org<\/a>.&nbsp;Please check out the timeline and program summaries below to learn about our one-time, seasonal, and year-round science volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Current Volunteer Openings&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are now accepting applications for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipcause.com\/secure\/cause_pdetails\/MjMyMTUw\" target=\"_blank\">Tabling Outreach<\/a>. 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