Our second offering this year runs to 34 pages in total. The
lead article is from
The Conservation
Volunteers, it details their Employee Action Days, giving some information
about how beneficial such volunteering is to the participants and how TCV
manage the projects.
Trees for Life
run Conservation Weeks where participants give up their time to volunteer with
tasks such as tree planting, fencing and invasive species management. They run
us through a typical week on one of their holidays in Scotland. The
European Citizen Science Association
introduces itself. Annie Robinson from the
University
of Aberdeen and OPAL talks about what happened at the Digital Conservation
conference and how digital technology should be fully incorporated in to nature
conservation. There are many opportunities to volunteer in zoos; Adam Cook at
Dartmoor Zoological Park discusses the
importance of volunteer involvement in his research work and how you can help
out.
Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
talk about some of their opportunities and how they match volunteer
expectations within their recruitment process.
The increasingly important role of a Volunteer Manager is discussed by
the
Canal & River Trust and
Rachael Whaites at
South Somerset
District Council talks about the apprenticeships that the Council run, why
they decided to deliver the service and how much they get from the recruits.
Volunteer Groups and how to succeed –
Dorset
Wildlife Trust give details on the many groups that are run within the
county and provide some tips on how best to set up and run such organisations.
This edition also includes 99 specific volunteer positions most included only
in the Focus and many adverts for projects, websites, work days &
volunteering offers.