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Wildlife Volunteers

Division of Wildlife Resources

Office of Resource Conservation

The Division of Wildlife Resources occasionally offers volunteer opportunities for the following activities:

  • Controlled burns
  • Habitat establishment and maintenance
  • Furbearer census routes, woodcock counts, and upland bird surveys.
  • Canada goose, mourning dove, or wood duck banding in June-September depending on the species. Note – we sometimes need to limit volunteer participation due to disease or programmatic concerns.
  • Chronic Wasting Disease sampling
  • Filing and scanning at headquarters, regional, and district offices

Preference for field volunteer opportunities will be given to those pursuing an education and/or career in wildlife management. Volunteers for field work should be in good health and be prepared to work outdoors for long hours under rough conditions. If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with wildlife resources, contact:

Northern Region

Roy Domazlicky

2050 W. Stearns Rd.

Bartlett, IL 60103

Phone: 847-608-3167

Email: Roy.Domazlicky@Illinois.gov

 

Southern Region

Ed Zwicker

826 Morton Court, Suite A

Litchfield, IL 62056

Phone: 217-324-2160

Email: Ed.Zwicker@Illinois.gov

 

For more information, please contact:

Mike Wefer, Division Chief

IDNR Division of Wildlife

1 Natural Resources Way

Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-557-0475

Email: Mike.Wefer@Illinois.gov

To read the mission of the Division of Wildlife Resources and to view a list of our programs, please visit: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/wildlife/Pages/default.aspx​