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Become a Discover Life in America Volunteer!

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for DLIA, please e-mail the following information to Heather MacCulloch at heather@dlia.org. We will notify you about how you can participate in a variety of activities.

Don’t hesitate to contact us If you have any questions at 865-430-4752.

Each spring we offer orientation and training sessions for both new and experienced volunteers. See the events calendar for session dates.

Volunteers practice sorting specimens at a training session held at the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Photo by Jeanie Hilten.

Name:
Address:
City:
State: Zip:
Country:
E-mail:
Institutional affiliation:
Telephone:
Physical limitations or special accommodations required:
Would like to get involved and will most likely help with:
General expertise or interest:
Field work Undergraduate degree Photography
Lab work Graduate degree Graphic design
Taxonomy Informal education Writing/editing
Museum curation Formal education Outreach
ID guides Teacher education Public relations
As student Database management Administration
As teacher: grades K-5 Web page development Fund raising
As teacher: grades 9-12 Publications Host to visiting scientists
Other:
Taxonomic area of expertise, specialty, or interest:
Viruses Spiders and other arachnid orders (except mites) Neuroptera, Thysanoptera, Psocoptera, Embioptera, Zoraptera, Mecoptera, Orthopteroids
Protists Mites, ticks; Siphonaptera, Anoplura Apterygota
Fungi Coleoptera, Strepsiptera Algae
Plants Lepidoptera Bacteria
Internal parasites of vertebrates Diptera Slime molds
Mollusks, crustacea, annelids and smaller taxa Hymenoptera
Nematoda Aquatic insects
Vertebrates Hemiptera, Homoptera
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