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You can help make a difference - join Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research as a volunteer to help support our mission!
Talents are needed in a variety of areas, including bird care, field response and transport, public education, patient reception, landscaping, maintenance, fundraising, marketing, and special events.
How to get involved
Steps to Becoming a Volunteer
Step 1: Review available volunteer opportunities and position descriptions as listed on our volunteer webpage. Volunteer positions listed include information on requirements, examples of tasks, time contribution and more! This will allow you to find an opportunity that may be a good match for you!
Step 2: Submit an application for a volunteer position within the application window. Applications are completed online, and the link is provided by emailing volunteer@tristatebird.org. In the application, you can share your availability, special skills/talents, and why you want to volunteer with us!
Step 3: Complete a New Volunteer Orientation*. Accepted applicants will be invited to complete our orientation which includes our Volunteer Handbook, policies and procedures, and learn more about wildlife rehabilitation with Tri-State.
Step 4: Complete required training with our team for your volunteer position. Training is provided by our staff and experienced mentor volunteers. Once training is complete, you may begin your journey as a new volunteer!
Volunteer Positions
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Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. is offering summer internships in wildlife rehabilitation during the 2026 nesting bird season. A limited number of full-season (12 week) internships with stipends are available. Full season, six-week and part-time internships without stipends are also offered.
Interns work in the Wild Bird Clinic and, along with the permanent staff, care for the hatch year and adult birds admitted during the summer. Full season interns are expected to contribute 40+ hours / week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Internships are scheduled between mid-May and August 31; actual start and stop dates are approximate and flexibility with early or late start dates may be possible (especially for universities ending in late May). Part-time, non-stipend, 20+ hours/week (2x 10hr days/week) positions are also available.
A summer internship at Tri-State is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on animal care experience at a qualified and well-established wildlife rehabilitation facility. Knowledge and experience will be gained in the husbandry and rehabilitation of a wide variety of species of wild birds from the mid-Atlantic region.
Internship applications are accepted from January 1st to March 20th.
Internships
Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc. is offering summer internships in wildlife rehabilitation during the 2027 nesting bird season. A limited number of full-season (12 week) internships with stipends are available. Full season, six-week and part-time internships without stipends are also offered.
Interns work in the Wild Bird Clinic and, along with the permanent staff, care for the hatch year and adult birds admitted during the summer. Internships are scheduled between mid-May and August 31; actual start and stop dates are approximate and flexibility with early or late start dates may be possible (especially for universities ending in late May).
A summer internship at Tri-State is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on animal care experience at a qualified and well-established wildlife rehabilitation facility. Participants will spend their summer fueling their passion for wildlife care while earning invaluable experience towards a future career.
Applications will be accepted from January 1st to March 20th and instructions on how to apply as well as additional details will be shared in that time frame.
Age Requirements
To volunteer onsite or become an intern, you must be at least 18 years of age. To volunteer with our oiled wildlife response team, volunteers must be at least 18 years of age. For volunteer service projects, please reach out to us at volunteer@tristatebird.org
Contact
Please note the summer is our busiest time of the year and we are unable to offer training to new volunteers at this time. We recruit and train the majority of new volunteers between late summer and early spring each year. Please check our volunteer page periodically for updates and information.
If you are interested in volunteering, or for more information,
please email us at volunteer@tristatebird.org
or call us at (302) 737-9543 ext. 102.