Are you looking to develop your field skills and experience? Many of our researchers and students are in constant need of volunteers to help with their projects out in the field. Please check back regularly for new volunteer field work opportunities.
Reptile, small mammal and vegetation surveys
Contact: Ms Diana Virkki (PhD candidate)
Email: d.virkki@griffith.edu.au
Field work:
This project is in need of volunteers over the next few months out bush near Gympie. Accommodation, transport and basic food will be provided. Please contact Diana for details regarding planned field trip dates.
Frog research
Contact: Ms Katrin Lowe (PhD candidate)
Email: k.lowe@griffith.edu.au
Field work:
Volunteering will include assisting with night time frog surveys and day time vegetation, water and tadpole surveys. Study sites include Great Sandy National Park, Mooloolah River National Park, Tyagarah Nature Researve and Yuraygir National Park. Accommodation will be provided. For full details download the Frog Research Volunteers Flyer or contact Kat directly.
Interactions between herbivorous insects, their host-plants and their predators
Contact: Ms Sarah Maunsell (PhD candidate)
Email: s.maunsell@griffith.edu.au
Field work:
Study sites are at Border Ranges National Park in northern NSW (around 2 hours from both Brisbane and Gold Coast). Field work involves surveying and collecting plants and leaves along transects at various altitudes. Transport and food will be provided. Camping is at Sheep Station Creek so it's great if you can bring your own camping gear, however this can be provided if required. Sometimes the researchers stay at a caravan park, depending on the weather. Field trips are conducted once or twice a month, with plans to go over the mid and inter-semester breaks. Please contact Sarah directly for any additional information.
The impact of roads on wallaby populations in an urban context
Contact: Ms Amy Bond (PhD Candidate)
Email: a.bond@griffith.edu.au
Field work:
Field work involves trapping wallabies and conducting population surveys at study sites located in Brisbane, with all associated costs (travel etc) to be covered by the project.
Trapping work: occurs through the night on various dates from May to September 2011 and 2012.
Population surveys: occur just after dawn (for 2-4 hours) at all times of the year until the end of 2012.
Please contact Amy directly for any additional information.