Volunteer Opportunities
Special Event Volunteers
The Zoo Foundation hosts 5 special fundraising events each year, and we always need help with running activity stations for the kids and serving up concessions. This is a perfect way to give back to the community, and all the funds raised at these events benefit the animals. Pick and choose which events to be a part of-- your time commitment can be as little as 4 hours, but it makes a huge impact! Contact Meagan Tatum for more info.
Spiff Up the Zoo Work Days
Are you handy with a paintbrush? Skilled at gardening? Interested in helping the Zoo looks it's best? Throughout the year, the Zoo hosts several "Spiff" days dedicated to improving and maintaining our facilities. This is a great way for community organizations, families and individuals to make an immediate improvement and enjoy instant gratification. Spring Spiff Days will happen from 10am-1pm on April 7, April 17, May 3, and May 8. Please email us to learn more.
Zoo Crew
Want to work more closely with the animals? This year-round program offers individuals ages 16 and up the opportunity to take part in some of the Zoo’s day-to-day activities, like feeding, observing, cleaning and handling animals. There are also opportunities for giving demonstrations and helping out at our special events. Learn more here.
Youth Assistant Keepers (Y.A.K.)
Children ages 11 to 15 work closely with Zoo staff and learn about the Zoo's domestic animals and what it takes to care for them. Kids in this program help in multiple aspects of running the Zoo's barnyard: from feeding animals and supervising the Contact Corral to cleaning stalls and composting. Learn more here.
Zoo Interpreter Program
Help communicate the importance of Sequoia Park Zoo's animal ambassadors and educate the visiting public. This long-term volunteer commitment is a great way to get involved with the community and share your love of animals. We hope to launch this program in May 2010. You can learn more here, or download a printable version of the application here.
Community Service
Opportunities to volunteer for specific community service projects are available on a short-term basis. Please inquire with the Zoo Manager regarding details, as far in advance of your needs as possible.
Roots & Shoots
Roots & Shoots, a youth initiative founded by primatologist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall in 1991, is a youth led and driven international network of community groups uniting under the premise that every individual can change their community and alter their future.The Sequoia Park Zoo Roots & Shoots Chapter is a group dedicated to the health and well being of the Sequoia Park Zoo and the community as a whole. The Chapter's youth participate in projects ranging from tree plantings to exhibit renovations and have completed over 50 projects since its founding in June 2007. They were recently named the most active Roots & Shoots Group in the California Region and have also attended local, regional, national and global Roots & Shoots events. If you are interested in becoming a part of this chapter, email us for more information.