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VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

The 2026 WBCCMP survey trips are now full.

If you’re available in July or August and would like to be considered as an alternate for any last-minute openings, please apply via the volunteer application link below.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
Contact the WBCCMP

Please Note: Many of the items below include links to online forms or samples of the required item.  Please check links for more information.  Pre-Trip forms and Post-Trip forms will be sent by email to participants selected for this year’s trips, to be completed online.

Applicants must:
  • Be a ​Friends of Wabakimi member in good standing 
  • Have wilderness travel experience including a minimum of two wilderness canoe trips of 5 or more days
  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Complete the online application: Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project Application for Participation (Click here to preview questions)

​Please note that two members of each survey team must have valid Wilderness First Aid Certification.  Click here for a partial list of course providers.

Pre-Trip Requirements:

All Participants:
  • Participate in all pre-trip training including:
  • Attend mandatory Introductory Training webinar: May, 2026
  • Watch Emergency Preparedness video
  • Watch MapsGPS67i instruction video
  • ​Read Project Manual and In-Field Handbook
  • ​Group members meet (in person or via zoom) to plan trip logistics
  • Use the Pre-Trip Forms (shared by email once selected to participate) to read and complete the following:
    • Sign Voluntary Assumption of Risk Agreement (click to view)
    • Sign Sharing Agreement regarding photos/videos/information (click to view)
    • Sign Training Acknowledgement form (click to view) stating that all training has been completed
    • Sign Search and Rescue Insurance Acknowledgment form
    • Two people in the group must upload proof of current Wilderness First Aid training (click to see sample)
Trip Leaders:
  • Communicate with Project Manager (re: questions/concerns, acquisition of provided gear/data kit, ie: InReach/GPS, Data Kit, and how data will be turned in afterwards)
  • Upload park permits required for trip 
  • Upload Trip Plan Form (See sample)

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During-Trip Requirements:


  • Follow Leave No Trace principles
  • Respect all wildlife and be vigilant in avoiding any disturbance to caribou
  • Follow all caribou data collection protocols and record all required data and photos
  • Follow communication and safety protocol


Post-Trip Requirements:

All Participants:
  • Use the Post-Trip Forms to complete/upload the following:
    • Expense reimbursement record form, and copies of itemized receipts, if grant dollars are available
    • Feedback Form 
    • Promptly upload caribou evidence photos to link provided and share with the Project Manager

Trip Leaders:
  • Return all GPS/Communication devices and Field Kits
  • Turn in all data sheets contained within In-Field Handbooks
  • Submit any First Aid Incident Reporting Forms
  • Submit Trip Report with photos/narrative for newsletter
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  • About FoW
    • About FoW
    • Join Us!
    • Membership Site
    • FOW Board of Directors
  • Caribou Survey Project
    • Project Requirements
    • Caribou Project Results
    • Aerial Survey
    • iNaturalist
  • Donate
  • Shop
  • Business/Sponsors
  • News
    • FOW 2026 Outdoor Show Schedule
    • 2025-26 Webinar Schedule
    • 2025 Photo & Video Contest Winners >
      • 2024 Photo & Video Contest Winners
      • 2023 Photo & Video Contest Winners
      • 2022 Photo & Video Contest Winners
    • Current Newsletter
    • News & Updates
    • Past Webinars and Videos
  • Trip Planning
    • Trip Reports
  • Wabakimi and Beyond
    • Wabakimi Provincial Park
    • Conservation News
    • Beyond Wabakimi
  • The Wabakimi Project
  • Phil's Article
  • FOW on Facebook!
  • Phil Cotton Legacy Award