Volunteer- Donnelly East Park Road Ecology Monitoring (Brampton)
Volunteer Role Details:
Please note this opportunity takes place only in Brampton, ON and requires attendance at the MANDATORY training session.
Duration: April 2026 - November 2026
Volunteer Hours: 2 - 6 hours per week
Work Location(s): Donnelly East Park, Brampton
Division: Restoration and Infrastructure
How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:
Volunteering for this opportunity, you will play a critical role in collecting data on wildlife sightings, recording wildlife vehicle collisions, assessing the potential for wildlife exclusion infrastructure, and installing nest protectors as required to protect turtle nests.
What you will do as a volunteer:
- Collect data on collisions/mortality rates of wildlife.
- Search for turtles and nesting activity.
- Install nest protectors on observed or suspected nesting sites in permitted areas.
- Record observations using Survey 123 app.
What will you need to succeed:
- Attend a MANDATORY orientation session
- A cellphone
- Comfortable using apps
- Amphibian and reptile identification skills helpful, not required
- Willingness to learn
While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons.
Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.
