Wildlife Program
The Johns River Unit is a popular spot for fishing, dog walking and bird viewing near Westport. Here you can expect to see estuary and riparian forest habitats. We are looking for volunteers to help keep the area free of litter so that this remains a place where wildlife and visitors can thrive. As a volunteer you will be expected to pick up trash using gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags. The trail at this site is compact. The parking lot is gravel. Trash can sometimes be in easy to grab spots and other times buried in thorny blackberry vines. Any help with litter clean-up is appreciated regardless of if you can get trash in hard-to-reach places. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the volunteer supervisor. Thank you for volunteering with WDFW, we look forward to meeting you! For more information about the Johns River Unit and a map of all parking areas visit our website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/places-to-go/wildlife-areas/johns-river-wildlife-area-unit
Litter Removal
Primary Volunteer Supervisor Alyssa Magliaro Alyssa.Magliaro@dfw.wa.gov (564)224-0835 Secondary Volunteer Supervisor Nick Bechtold Nick.Bechtold@dfw.wa.gov (509)403-0564
This is an independent volunteer opportunity, meaning you will volunteer whenever works best for you on your own schedule. Per agency policy you will be expected to check in and check out with the volunteer supervisor. Text or email the volunteer supervisor notifying them when you plan to be on site, when you have arrived, and when you have left. You will also be expected to carry a first aid kit with you while volunteering. You may come across biohazards or sharps while removing litter. Do not touch these, notify your volunteer supervisor where you saw the hazards and they will remove them. On occasion trees fall, creating unsafe conditions or loss of access to certain sites. Notify your volunteer supervisor if this happens.
Please notify the volunteer supervisor when you are unable to volunteer at your previously scheduled time.
