RINS is a citizen science monitoring project that enlists volunteers who enjoy traveling to remote or rural areas to observe wildlife from a stationary location, and sometimes walking or hiking in deserts or mountain valleys.

To be a RINS volunteer, no science credentials are needed. Those interested in participating in the project are trained on discovering nests, identifying raptors, and performing fieldwork and data entry.

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 an assigned area.

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Interested in volunteering for RINS?

Please fill out the form below and we’ll reply with a volunteer screening questionnaire and more information.