Interested in learning to work with birds of prey? Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine. Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete minor aviary maintenance, and assist with the care of the owls (obtaining weights, checking housing conditions, and learning their stories to educate the public). Each shift will begin by meeting Ranger Phil at the Park Headquarters building to sign in and brief for the shift. While 3 volunteers will help to clean, a handler will be present to work with the owls directly and train cleaners on skillsets necessary to work directly with the owls.
Shifts vary on time and the maximum number of volunteers. We will be trying to conduct two volunteer days per week to allow for more enrichment time with the owls and volunteers.
