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Don Andersen pulls the nets while DOW biologist Gary Gerhart has the wheel at the Chatfield walleye spawn.  


Volunteer Program Update...


The Division of Wildlife welcomes you to apply online if you wish to become a part of our volunteer program. Please fill out an online application if you are seriously considering the commitment it takes to be an active volunteer.

If you're interested in applying, here's how it works:

  • There are a variety of opportunities to volunteer with the Colorado DOW. 
  • Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.
  • BEFORE you apply, please download the latest issue of our newsletter “Call of the Wild” and make sure that there are available opportunities in which you might be interested.
  • THEN, if you are still interested, apply online by following this link and clicking on “New Volunteer Sign Up.”
  • If you would just like to receive more information on the DOW in general, sign up for the DOW Insider.
  • To be a volunteer also entails responsibilities. To become an active volunteer, you must first attend a volunteer orientation or complete the Self-Quiz based upon the volunteer handbook. For more information about requirements and expectations, check out the Getting Started page.
What have we been up to? Download the Volunteer Program 2010 Annual Report .
Vision Statement

Volunteer Program

We seek to provide a willing, skilled and knowledgeable volunteer work force to augment the Division of Wildlife staff and programs, provide training and exposure to wildlife management, and, as a result, cultivate informed citizen support for the wildlife of Colorado.

The Volunteer Program is designed to help Division personnel accomplish their duties and to give volunteers an opportunity to participate in and learn about the management of wildlife in Colorado.  We are fortunate that there are volunteers with the interest, ability and willingness to work with us on projects of all kinds!

We also want you - the people who pay the bills and own the wildlife- to see what the Division of Wildlife does firsthand.  We hope that in working with us you can learn about wildlife and wildlife management in ways you never could from book or video.

As the public becomes more involved in managing wildlife-influencing local land-use decisions, providing input to the Wildlife Commission and even the ballot box- an understanding of the needs of wildlife and management options will promote informed decision making.