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Your gift will be doubled for a pup like Willow

Pupping season is here — and that means pups, pups and more pups like Willow are coming through our hospital doors. Your help is urgently needed to help feed them.

You can provide fish meals that a hungry pup patient needs to grow strong. And today, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $135,000 thanks to a group of very generous friends of the Center.

Yes, your generous gift will be doubled to help a pup get a second chance at life.

Double your impact
Harbor seal pup Willow
Pacific Grove coastline

Volunteering in Monterey and Santa Cruz

CURRENT VOLUNTEERS SIGN IN

Follow these steps to become a volunteer

volunteers holding boards walk toward a sea lion needing rescue
photo by Brian Simuro © The Marine Mammal Center

  1. Add your name to the volunteer interest list below to receive an application when volunteer spots are available. (Please note there may be a waiting period of several months before you receive an application and only adults 18+ who are no longer in high school are eligible to apply.)

  2. Complete an application, phone or in-person interview and background check.

  3. Attend a New Volunteer Onboarding Training.

Sign up to volunteer

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Volunteers in Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz counties support all aspects of marine mammal rehabilitation from rescue to rehabilitation to release.

Duties include rescuing and transporting* injured and sick marine mammals, preparing food and feeding patients, cleaning pens and equipment, providing public outreach and education programs, and assisting with releases.

*Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, have a valid driver’s license and clear a Motor Vehicle Report to drive on behalf of the Center.

Time Commitment:

  • Commit to the same shift every week for a minimum of six months.
  • Shift times vary depending on season and number of patients onsite.
  • Typical shifts run from 10am to 6pm.

Have Questions?

Contact us at volunteer@tmmc.org.