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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
Mendocino coast with poppies blooming in the foreground

Volunteering in Sonoma and Mendocino

CURRENT VOLUNTEERS SIGN IN

Follow these steps to become a volunteer

volunteers assess a beach in the Fort Bragg area

  1. Add your name to the volunteer interest list below to be notified of upcoming New Volunteer Introduction sessions.

  2. After attending a New Volunteer Introduction, complete an application, phone interview and background check.

  3. Attend role-specific training.

Sign up to volunteer

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Volunteers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties (north of Jenner) support all aspects of marine mammal rescue and release.

Note: For Jenner / Bodega Bay and south, see Volunteering in Sausalito and San Francisco Bay Area.

On-call duties include assessing reported marine mammals and working with staff to determine whether rescue is needed and if so, rescuing and transporting injured and sick marine mammals to our hospital in Sausalito, as well as providing public outreach and education on the beach during rescues.

Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, have a valid driver’s license and clear a Motor Vehicle Report. Rescues in this region are seasonal, and there may be long periods of inactivity.

Time Commitment:

  • Attend an annual refresher training as well as any supplemental training.
  • Commit to responding to reported marine mammals in your county on an on-call basis.
  • Commit to being on-call at least eight hours each month for a minimum of six months.

Have Questions?

Contact us at volunteer@tmmc.org.