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
- Noxubee Nature Store
- Noxubee Refuge Oral History Project
- Saturdays at the Refuge
- Trail Walkers
- Noxubee Native Garden
- Junior Ranger Program
- 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
- Sundays: 1 pm - 4:30 pm During Central Standard Daylight Savings Time Sundays: 1-6 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 fbox6895@yahoo.com 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 fbox6895@yahoo.com 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 jcb34@msstate.edu
Saturdays at the Refuge
Educational programs are scheduled every FIRST and THIRD Saturday of each month.
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. Read about each of the 11 trails here. Also 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.
Junior Ranger Program
The Junior Ranger Program provides young people with conservation information, environmental education and recreation. After successfully completing six activities, the youth is named a Junior Refuge Ranger and receives a certificate and award.
Amateur Nature Photography Contest
An amateur photography contest is conducted annually. Wildlife and scenic photos taken within the confines of Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge and within the dates of the current year's contest are judged in four categories. All entries are displayed for several weeks at the Noxubee Refuge Visitor Center. Complete rules and entry forms are available, simply click on the specific item.
Fishing Derby
Volunteers assist the refuge staff in staging a Fishing Derby for youth 5-15 years old. Accompanied by an adult, the youth fish in ponds stocked with catfish and used exclusively for special recreational fishing events.
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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