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Volunteer Forms

To volunteer, if you are not an employee of the state of Colorado you must download the waiver below, fill out completely, scan and e-mail to: greatplainsreptile@gmail.com
Then, please fill out the Registration & Agreement below and submit.  You should receive confirmation along with protocols within 2 weeks.  Please be patient, as the volunteer coordinator is in the field without regular access to e-mail.  We appreciate your time and look forward to having you on board!
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    reptile Monitor Volunteer Registration & Agreement

    Please read the information and volunteer requirements before completing the form below.  Required fields are designated with a red asterisk*.  Brief instructions are provided below in popup windows if you hover the cursor over a given question.  Please contact the coordinator if you have questions.  You may be asked to resubmit this form each year to reassess your area of interest, vehicle available, and experience level.  YOU DO NOT NEED PRIOR EXPERIENCE TO VOLUNTEER!


    Note that many public land managers request that we provide information on which volunteers will be where - this would enable a more prepared response in case of an emergency.  You will have access to many more sites if you are willing to contact land managers prior to your survey effort, or if you let the project manager know so we can pass that information along to land managers.
    Each volunteer needs to submit a separate form. If dependents will be assisting with surveys, please complete a form for them.
    Please include an e-mail address that you check regularly.
    Mobile (cell) phone number preferred, so we can reach you if you have questions while in the field.
    Some survey sites require moderate or high-clearance vehicles. Please mark what clearance level your vehicle is. E.G., Mazda 3 or Honda Civic would be considered low-clearance, Subaru Outback or Ford Escape would be considered medium-clearance, and Chevy Suburban or Jeep Wrangler would be considered high-clearance.

    Please check off the county/counties you are are willing to conduct surveys in. If you have preferences please list those in the "Comments" field below. We do our best to fit observers with the area(s) they request.
    If you are interested in surveying for reptiles in other states, please mark all that are appropriate. Please note that we may not have sites currently set up on public lands in some states, but will work to do so upon request. Refer to the map of the Great Plains ecoregion for the areas we cover in each state. *Note that volunteers can only work in counties with accessible public lands.
    Please mark your status as appropriate following the guidelines below: "Citizen Scientist" - You do not have significant college-level coursework in Biological Sciences (e.g., Wildlife Biology, Zoology, Biology, etc...). "Biological Sciences Education" - You have significant college-level coursework in Biol. Sciences but do not earn your primary income from this field. E.G., undergraduate students, those with degree in Biol. Sciences field but do not work in the field, etc... "Professional Scientist" - You have 1 or more degree in Biol. Sciences and earn your primary income working in a Biol. Sciences field. E.G., graduate student, professional Biologist/Ecologist, etc...
    Please enter, to the best of your knowledge, your current experience in looking for REPTILES in the wild. You don't need previous experience, but this helps us evaluate whether prior experience matters in observing reptiles for this project. Please don't include experience with captive animals! If you're unsure, please just guess based on your estimate.

    Below we are requesting you to rank what reptile group(s) you have the most interest in.  You shouldn't have a given group checked off twice (e.g., you wouldn't check "Lizards" in both the Primary and Tertiary lists).  If you are completely uninterested in a group, you don't have to check that group on any of the lists below.
    Please check those taxa (groups) you are most interested in. Check all that apply. E.G., if you are equally interested in all 3, please mark them all.
    Please check those taxa (groups) you are 2nd-most interested in. Check all that apply. E.G., if you are secondarily interested (equally) in 2 taxa, please select both here.
    Please check those taxa (groups) you are least interested in (if they were not included in groups marked above). Check all that apply. E.G., if you are not interested in 1 group, please mark it here.

    Check which method you expect to use to collect data. The mobile phone app requires you to turn the GPS function on your mobile phone on during use (this is a significant drain on your phone battery). Datasheets will require scanning and e-mailing/mailing ASAP after completing surveys.

    Enter any comments, questions, or concerns here. If you list multiple counties for locations you are willing to survey, and have preferences, please list those preferences here.
    Marking "YES" here means that you understand this is a volunteer (unpaid) position, with no expectation that you will be reimbursed for any costs incurred. You agree to follow the project protocols (including agreement to provide data you collect for this project, including voucher photographs, and to NOT capture/handle any reptiles on survey sites), will not disclose survey site locations or data collected for this project without written permission of the project lead, and abide by all applicable local/state/federal laws while volunteering for the project. You also agree that CSU owns data collected for this project, and will not otherwise distribute data you collect without written permission from the project coordinator.
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Eastern Collared Lizards can be found in rocky terrain throughout the southern Great Plains.  This gravid female (left) is catching some sun on Comanche National Grassland, Colorado.
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A juvenile Racer (above) found along a road in southeastern Colorado.  Racers are speckled when young, but transition to a solid color as adults.
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