
The Marine Mammal Center is an animal hospital dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and study of distressed marine mammals. The center returns hundreds of healed animals to their ocean home each year.
Description:
Volunteers can get involved with animal care,volunteering one day or evening each week in rehabilitating the animals in order to return them to their ocean home, education programs such as docents or volunteer instructors, retail sales in our gift stores at PIER 39 and the main hospital in the Marin Headlands, rescue and release of animals, transport drivers. Prospective volunteers should attend an orientation to get full details. Dates, location and times can be found on our website.
History:
The Center was established in 1975 and has three field operations other than the main hospital in Sausalito. We have an operation at Monterey Bay, San Luis Obispo and north at Anchor Bay/Fort Bragg.
Contact person: Kathleen Hannah, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Address:
| Marin Headlands, 2000 Bunker Road, Fort Cronkhite Sausalito, CA 94965 (See a map) |
Miscellaneous Information
| Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency? | |
| Spanish | |
| What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency? | |
| 14-17 for Youth Program and 18 up for regular volunteers | |
| Is your agency wheelchair accessible? | |
| Yes | |
| Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10? | |
| Yes | |
| Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20? | |
| Yes | |
| Last updated on March 5, 2010 |
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