Be a Volunteer at FoBB!

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. If you have some time that you can give, please consider volunteering. We'll provide the training--you provide the enthusiasm! Volunteer docents are needed 7 days a week--8 am-4 pm weekdays, 9 am-5 pm Saturdays, and 1-5 pm Sundays. Gay Brantley coordinates the weekday volunteers, and Ann Smith coordinates the weekend volunteers.

To volunteer as a docent (host) at the Refuge Visitor Center, you may call Gay (environmental education specialist) at 318-387-1114, or call Ann (FoBB Vice-President) at (318) 342-1144 or (318) 503-5125. Email addresses are gay_brantley@fws.gov and asmith@ulm.edu. Both can direct you as to volunteer opportunities and schedules. Most people volunteer for 4-hour time slots.

Charlie Carmichael (2004 volunteer of the year, Northeast LA Refuge Complex) does outdoor work at Black Bayou Lake almost every day, and he can tell you what sorts of jobs there are to be done there. He can also be reached at 318-387-1114 (leave a message).