Hours should be reported as a decimal to the nearest 15-minute increment (ex. 1 hour and 25 minutes = 1.5 hours)
Include hours for driving to a volunteer opportunity, training, planning, and implementing volunteer projects
If your hours could fit into more than one category, select the one that best reflects your hours. Examples of hours for each project/committee are listed below.
If you don't feel that any category reflects your hours, use the General/Other option and leave a comment.
Project and Committee Descriptions
Shorebird Surveys - training, studying, planning, and conducting surveys for Lahontan Valley Wetland Shorebird Surveys
Pinyon Jay Surveys - training, studying, planning, and conducting surveys for the Pinyon Jay Community Science Project
Communications - Updating the website or social media, writing articles for The Pelican, sending bi-weekly email blasts, attending committee meetings, etc.
Conservation - Writing and reviewing advocacy letters and public comments on conservation issues, writing conservation alerts, attending committee meetings, etc.
Education - Planning education programs, presenting for school groups and school field trips, tabling at local events, presenting to special interest groups or the public, attending committee meetings, etc.
Field Trips - Planning, scouting, and leading field trips, attending committee meetings, etc.
Work Projects - Projects that enhance wildlife habitat, such as planting of bird/pollinator gardens and park clean-ups
Fundraising/Membership - Recruiting and maintaining donors and members, Fall Fund Drive, donor thank you's, attending committee meetings, etc.
Programs & Activities - Planning and presenting at monthly membership meetings, hosting membership meetings, etc.
Area Birding Guides – Visiting and writing up descriptions of local birding hotspots and how to get there. Take or obtain photographs of the area & birds commonly seen there.
General/Other - All other activities for LAS. Please leave a comment on what these hours are for.
