Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in joining the CDRI team. Unfortunately, at this time, all of our positions are filled. Please check back periodically for updates. Thanks!
Host Camper Opportunities
We are seeking an Information Desk Host, single or couple, May 2023 - September 2023. Our preference for work-term is 3-4 months.
Details: Host Camper single or couple to live on-site and work 3 days each week (24 hours/week) as the Information Host at the Powell Visitor Center in exchange for free living accommodations. We provide a private RV pad site, sewer & electrical hookup, indoor 3/4 bathroom, and a washer & dryer in the adjacent Maintenance Building. Well-behaved pets are welcomed. We are happy to provide references upon request.
Please send your resume to lgordon@cdri.org.
Our next Host Camper opportunity opens May 1, 2023. If you are interested in applying for a date in 2023, please complete the application and send to lgordon@cdri.org.
We are seeking an Information Desk Host, single or couple, May 2023 - September 2023. Our preference for work-term is 3-4 months.
Details: Host Camper single or couple to live on-site and work 3 days each week (24 hours/week) as the Information Host at the Powell Visitor Center in exchange for free living accommodations. We provide a private RV pad site, sewer & electrical hookup, indoor 3/4 bathroom, and a washer & dryer in the adjacent Maintenance Building. Well-behaved pets are welcomed. We are happy to provide references upon request.
Please send your resume to lgordon@cdri.org.
Our next Host Camper opportunity opens May 1, 2023. If you are interested in applying for a date in 2023, please complete the application and send to lgordon@cdri.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
With 2 full time and 2 part time employees, the Nature Center counts on the valued assistance from volunteers for everything from Information Desk Host, to leading a Learning Station at one of our day-long programs, to helping with our Cookout & Auction fundraiser, and everything in-between. If you would like to learn more about volunteering and joining the team, please email lgordon@cdri.org.
Powell Visitor Center Information Desk & Gift Shop Possibly the most important volunteer position at CDRI starts at the Information Desk. You will greet and welcome visitors to the Nature Center, inform visitors of their many options of hiking trails, touring the Botanical Gardens and Cactus Greenhouse, exploring the history of mining at the Mining Exhibit, or venturing up to the Overlook to take in the Geology Exhibit. If there is an area of particular interest to you (birding, butterflies, plants, geology) you can always share that information with interested guests. The Gift Shop is a "must stop and shop" attraction as well. The Gift Shop has one of the best Nature-related book selections in the region, in addition to gifts which are unique to our Nature Center.
Certified Interpretive Guide Lead youth and adult groups along the Modesta Canyon Trail, up to the Geology Exhibit at Clayton's Overlook for a panoramic view of the region, or through the Botanical Gardens and Cactus Greenhouse. Along the way, you can stop at specific locations to point out interesting facts about the geology, water flow, animals that inhabit the area, and specific plants along the trail. We offer training throughout the year for our Certified Interpretive Trail and Botanical Garden Guides.
Special Events:
CDRI's BBQ & Auction
Day-Long school field days: Bugs Bugs Bugs Day,The Earth Rocks, Herp Day, Living Things, Bird Sleuth and Critter Camp
CDRI's Annual Cactus & Succulent Sale in March
The Conant Guest Lecture Program (April & October)
Adult-learning workshops throughout the year
Additional Volunteer Activities:
Making walking sticks, gardening, helping build and repair structures, and trail maintenance.
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With 2 full time and 2 part time employees, the Nature Center counts on the valued assistance from volunteers for everything from Information Desk Host, to leading a Learning Station at one of our day-long programs, to helping with our Cookout & Auction fundraiser, and everything in-between. If you would like to learn more about volunteering and joining the team, please email lgordon@cdri.org.
Powell Visitor Center Information Desk & Gift Shop Possibly the most important volunteer position at CDRI starts at the Information Desk. You will greet and welcome visitors to the Nature Center, inform visitors of their many options of hiking trails, touring the Botanical Gardens and Cactus Greenhouse, exploring the history of mining at the Mining Exhibit, or venturing up to the Overlook to take in the Geology Exhibit. If there is an area of particular interest to you (birding, butterflies, plants, geology) you can always share that information with interested guests. The Gift Shop is a "must stop and shop" attraction as well. The Gift Shop has one of the best Nature-related book selections in the region, in addition to gifts which are unique to our Nature Center.
Certified Interpretive Guide Lead youth and adult groups along the Modesta Canyon Trail, up to the Geology Exhibit at Clayton's Overlook for a panoramic view of the region, or through the Botanical Gardens and Cactus Greenhouse. Along the way, you can stop at specific locations to point out interesting facts about the geology, water flow, animals that inhabit the area, and specific plants along the trail. We offer training throughout the year for our Certified Interpretive Trail and Botanical Garden Guides.
Special Events:
CDRI's BBQ & Auction
Day-Long school field days: Bugs Bugs Bugs Day,The Earth Rocks, Herp Day, Living Things, Bird Sleuth and Critter Camp
CDRI's Annual Cactus & Succulent Sale in March
The Conant Guest Lecture Program (April & October)
Adult-learning workshops throughout the year
Additional Volunteer Activities:
Making walking sticks, gardening, helping build and repair structures, and trail maintenance.
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