Volunteer with Parks Tacoma

Welcome Volunteers!

Current Volunteers: Please log in to view your account!

Interested Volunteers: Please click the button to the right that says "Fill in an application"

Thank you for your interest in being a Conservation and Community Collaberation Volunteer with Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Together, you are helping make a meaningful impact in the care and protection of nature.

Almost all conservation and community volunteer opportunities take place away from the zoo or Trek, but you will still be supporting both facilities and our partners by contributing to research and connecting others to nature in our community. Though you will not be volunteering on-grounds, you will be a member of the volunteer team and eligible to attend certain site-based social events, update meetings, and other volunteer enrichment experiences.

Conservation and community volunteers support a variety of projects from helping others Explore the Shore at low tide to contributing to scientific research. Volunteers can:

• Teach beach goers about marine life at low tide while collecting data.
• Study local Purple Martin breeding colonies for recovery.
• Help research trends in larval Dungeness crabs in Commencement Bay.
• Support community science events like the City Nature Challenge.
• Support urban carnivore research by reporting observations or analyzing wildlife camera photos.

Thank you!

Conservation and Community CollaberationTeam

community.science@pdza.org

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park