Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are essential to the mission of Friends of Noxubee Refuge and the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. As federal budgets shrink, support groups become more important in helping to protect our natural treasures for the benefit of present and future generations. Members of Friends of Noxubee are involved, at varying degrees, in a variety of activities consistent with the protection and preservation of the environment. Download a volunteer log here.
- Visitor Center Staffing
- Canoe Day
- Noxubee Nature Store
- Noxubee Refuge Oral History Project
- Noxubee Native Garden
- Amateur Nature Photography Contest
- Fishing Derby
- Adopt a Highway
- Noxubee Notes
- Friends of Noxubee Website
Visitor Center Staffing
Volunteering at Noxubee Visitor Center is a great way of helping the refuge. Friends staff the front desk and Noxubee Nature Store. Volunteers are always needed, and you can do as much or as little as you want. Training is available. If you would like to help, contact Visitor Center Coordinator, Barbara Crawford at 662-323-5548.
Visitor Center and Hours of Operation
Visitor Center and Hours of Operation
- Weekdays 8 am - 4:30 pm
- Saturdays and Federal Holidays that occur on weekdays 10 am - 4 pm
- Closed Christmas Day
Noxubee Nature Store
Noxubee Nature Store, located in the Noxubee Visitor Center, carries a wide array of merchandise including books, jewelry, wooden toys, shirts and caps, puppets, decorative items, and a variety of other wildlife related items. Stop by the store to see all the great merchandise and to meet the friendly volunteers.
Additional volunteers are needed to keep the store open on weekends and on days when special activities are scheduled, such as the National Wildlife Refuge Week celebration. To volunteer, please contact Nature Store Coordinator Florence Box at 662-323-6895 or email Florence at [email protected] or call Barbara Crawford at 662-323-5548.
Additional volunteers are needed to keep the store open on weekends and on days when special activities are scheduled, such as the National Wildlife Refuge Week celebration. To volunteer, please contact Nature Store Coordinator Florence Box at 662-323-6895 or email Florence at [email protected] or call Barbara Crawford at 662-323-5548.
Oral History Project
An Oral History of Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is being compiled by the Friends of Noxubee NWR. To contribute stories about the refuge, or to volunteer your time in recording the histories, please contact Janis Bryant at [email protected]
Trail Walkers
Volunteers walk each of Noxubee's eleven (11) trails at least once a month, clearing them of trash and alerting the refuge staff to maintenance issues. Currently the Trailwalkers and their assigned trails are as follows:
Check out the virtual trails at http://130.18.140.19/noxubee
Check out the virtual trails at http://130.18.140.19/noxubee
Noxubee Native Garden
A garden of plants native to the area is maintained in front of the Visitor Center. Plants are labeled for easy identification.
Adopt a Highway
Volunteers pick up trash four times each year along a portion of Highway 25 that runs through the western portion of Noxubee Refuge.
Noxubee Notes
Noxubee Notes is the Friend's quarterly newsletter, which is edited, published and distributed by Volunteers. More information and online copies of the newsletter are available here.
Website
Volunteers maintain the website and keep the information up-to-date.
How to Contact Us
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