Volunteer Opportunities

RINS offers a fascinating opportunity to learn more about birds of prey that inhabit northern and central Utah. RINS is a nest monitoring project that enlists volunteers who enjoy traveling to remote or rural areas, walking and sometimes hiking in deserts or higher mountain valleys.

To be a RINS volunteer, no science credentials are needed. Those interested in participating in the project do not need to know how to discover a nest or identify a raptor; complete training is provided. To become a volunteer you will need a pair of binoculars, a GPS unit, an email address and the time and resources to spend two field days per month from March through July monitoring your assigned area.