Volunteer Opportunities
Paleontology Lab
If you’ve ever wanted to work with dinosaur bones and help “bring them back to life,” here’s your chance! The GSENM Paleontology lab needs help with preparing specimens found in the fossil-rich badlands of the Kairparowits over the last ten years. Partners recently hired Tylor Birthisel, a geology graduate of UNLV, to organize and manage the lab, and work with the volunteers. Those with a steady hand and the patience of Job are encouraged to apply for this exacting (but rewarding) work. Must be at least 18 years old. Free training sponsored by the Utah Museum of Natural History will be held in the near future to instruct everyone on the latest techniques. Please call Tylor at 435-644-1262 for more information or to sign up.
Site Steward Program
Partners has designed and is coordinating a new Site Steward program in the Kanab-Big Water and Cannonville-Escalante portions of the Monument that enables monitoring of the many archeological, paleontological, and historical sites there for damage. Volunteers are trained and then assigned sites where they regularly check for destruction caused by natural erosion, animal activity, looting, or vandalism, and they report findings to a GSENM archaeologist.
If you are interested in becoming a Site Steward or just want more information about this valuable program, call the Site Steward Coordinator, Karolyn Tenney, at 435-644-1306.
General info
If you think you might like to be involved in this or other science-based projects, or if you’re new to GSEP volunteering, you can sign up by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. If you’ve volunteered before, simply contact Karolyn (435-644-1306) to renew your volunteer agreement for another season.
