our Volunteers are the reason we can…
Provide thousands of participants with an introductory fishing or archery experience, assist national researchers in monitoring wildlife populations, and connect people with nature and outdoor recreation
Ready to Join Us? Start Here!
3 Easy Steps:
Fill out a Volunteer Application Packet
Submit the application packet:
Email to: friendsofwolflake@gmail.com
Mail your application to: 34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, MI 49071
Drop it off in person at the Wolf Lake Hatchery Visitor Center
Wait to hear back from the Friends of Wolf Lake!
Questions? Give us a call at (269) 668-2876
volunteer opportunities
Are you an avid angler and want to help a new generation learn to love fishing too? Our Hook, Line, and Sinker (HLS) program gives kids from ages 3-16, the opportunity to fish in a stocked pond and may be the perfect fit for you. We provide the bait and tackle, and volunteers assist participants as needed. Volunteers help kids bait hooks, cast, and release fish back into the pond. In addition to fishing, we also do all the maintenance on the fishing equipment - volunteers play a huge role in helping to make sure that equipment is in good shape so each young angler can have a positive experience.
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If archery is your passion, this program is for you! Volunteers assist with our introductory archery programs. They help participants learn basic archery safety, terminology, and techniques.
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Do you like helping people know about all that Wolf Lake has to offer? Greeters work at the front desk in the Visitor Center. Their responsibilities include providing guidance to visitors on things to do and see, answering questions, selling items from the gift shop, and recording visitor and program participant counts.
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Is saving Monarch butterflies your passion? Volunteers in our Monarch Program assist with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Program, a citizen-science based program, to document Monarch butterflies at Wolf Lake Hatchery.
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Want to help nature and spend time outside while you’re doing it? This position may be the perfect fit for you.
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other Opportunities
Animal care
community events
fishing pond maintenance
marketing
technology
fundraising and grant writing
social media
videography
don’t see your skill or expertise - contact us and we’ll help find a fit for you!
Don’t see something that fits your passion? See what other opportunities the Friends of Wolf Lake has to offer!
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“I volunteer at Wolf Lake because of a strong kinship to nature and all of its wildlife, in the hope that others will follow, and help preserve this delicate ecosystem for generations to come.”
Ready to Volunteer? Start Here!
3 Easy Steps:
Fill out a Volunteer Application Packet
Submit the application packet:
Email to: friendsofwolflake@gmail.com
Mail your application to: 34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, MI 49071
Drop it off in person at the Wolf Lake Hatchery Visitor Center
Wait to hear back from the Friends of Wolf Lake!