Volunteers
Last update –6/15/2010 Editor of this page is @viequesbound who lives in the New Orleans area.
Volunteers are needed Nationally and locally in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Register here to join an ongoing team of national and international volunteers assisting locally and virtually:
Gulf Coast regional organizations participating in local, on-the-ground response such as clean-ups:
Update from CrisisWiki.com 6-15-2010 follows, some may be repeats, but I want to be sure not to miss anything
- Alabama Coastal Foundation (http://www.joinacf.org/)
- BP Volunteer Hotling (http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/2931/533811/)
- City of Biloxi official site (http://www.biloxi.ms.us/)
- City of Ocean Springs (http://www.oceansprings-ms.gov/)
- Coalition To Restore Coastal Louisiana (http://www.crcl.org/coalitionprograms/oilspillrecovery.html)
- Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (http://www.crcl.org/)
- Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (http://www.servealabama.gov/)
- Gulf Coast Fund (http://www.gulfcoastfund.org)
- Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs (http://gulfseagrant.tamu.edu/oilspill/index.htm)
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Oil Spill Response (http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/oilspill/)
- Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (http://www.msema.org/)
- Mississippi Governor Barbour (http://www.governorbarbour.com/index.html)
- Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (http://www.mobilebaynep.com/)
- National Animal Health Emergency Response Corp (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/naherc.shtml)
- Oceana’s Stop the Drill Petition (http://stopthedrill.org)
- Oil Spill Crisis Map (http://oilspill.labucketbrigade.org)
- Oil Spill Volunteers (http://www.oilspillvolunteers.com/)
- Oiled Wildlife Care Network (http://www.owcn.org/)
- Pascagoula River Audubon Center (http://pascagoulariver.audubon.org/)
- State of Louisiana’s Emergency web site (http://emergency.louisiana.gov/)
- Stop the Leak – Save the Gulf – Ways to Help (http://www.stoptheleak.org/help.asp)
- Volunteer Florida Disaster (http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/)
- Volunteer Louisiana (http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/)
- Volunteer Mississippi (http://www.volunteermississippi.org/)
Resources for Hands on Volunteer Work, in Your Area of the Gulf
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies-They need volunteers
Pascagoula River Audobon Center
Ocean Springs Volunteer Sign UP
Individual State Oil Clean-up Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Louisiana
http://volunteerlouisiana.gov/
‘Louisiana Shore Clean-up’ Facebook Group
Mississippi
Pascagoula (MS) River Audubon Society -
http://pascagoulariver.audubon.org/issues-action/oil-spill-efforts
www.OilSpillVolunteers.com – organized by residents of Ocean Springs
Alabama
Alabama Coastal Foundation:
www.joinacf.org
251-990-6002
Info@joinacf.org
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program:
www.mobilebaynep.com
251-431-6409
mbnep@mobilebaynep.com
Mobile Bay NEP Facebook Group: ‘Help Save the Gulf Coast from the Oil Leak’
Mobile Baykeeper:
www.mobilebaykeeper.org
251-433-4229
callaway@mobilebaykeeper.org
Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau:
Contact the state-organized volunteer bank by dialing 2-1-1 or 888-421-1266
Florida
Volunteer Florida
http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/
Florida Keys Environment Coalition
Now partnered with The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, US Coast Guard, The United Way, GLEE, REEF Relief, and Miami Dade Schools.
Other Info:
To report oiled wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
To discuss oil related damage: 1-800-440-0858
To report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: 1-866-448-5816
For official Deepwater Horizon Response updates and information:
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook
Virtual Volunteering for Disaster Response
Register at:
Become a Volunteer!
Tri-State Leads Wildlife Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Experts from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research are leading the wildlife rescue efforts following the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Tri-State’s oil spill response team has been on the Gulf Coast since the last week in April and is working with their West Coast colleagues, International Bird Rescue Research Center, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to manage the rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.
Don’t miss out on the chance to learn more about volunteering at Tri-State at one of our upcoming information sessions in June. These quick 1-hour sessions give an overview of what it means to volunteer in the Wild Bird Clinic. Once you attend the info session, you are eligible to take one of the all-day hands on workshops! Check the event calendar for dates and times.