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National Monument. Midway Atoll is a remote field site located over 1,300 miles from the main Hawaiian Islands and is inhabited by a small community of ~50 residents comprising FWS staff, volunteers, and contractors. Duties and Responsibilities: Volunteers work 40 hours/week (typically Monday-Friday) with additional nights, early mornings, and
Dec 1, 2022 · Midway Atoll is a remote field site located over 1,300 miles from the main Hawaiian Islands and is inhabited by a small community of ~50 residents comprising FWS staff, volunteers, and contractors. Volunteers work 40 hours/week, (typically Monday-Friday) with additional nights, early mornings, and weekend work as needed.
Midway Atoll is also designated as the Battle of Midway National Memorial and is part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Midway Atoll is a remote field site located over 1,300 miles from the main Hawaiian Islands and is inhabited by a small community of ~50 residents comprising FWS staff, volunteers, and contractors.
Left to Right: Lisa Brouellette, Calvin Grigal, Nick Minnich, Koloa Pōhaka (Laysan duck), and Kyle Richardson (K2) Aloha from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! The new 6-month Biological Field Crew Volunteers, and they–or rather, we, as that goofy character on the far right is yours truly—have just arrived on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
About the annual nest census:The Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge & Battle of Midway National Memorial (Refuge) accepts volunteer applications for 12-14 individuals to conduct the annual nesting albatross census every year. The census occurs once each year roughly between mid-December and the first week in January (~20 days total).
Mar 5, 2024 · After 21 days — volunteers took Sundays, Christmas and New Year’s Day off — the group had counted 29,562 black-footed albatross and 498,448 Laysan albatross nests for a total of 528,010 ...
Explore & Learn. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is a magical place of stunning natural beauty, abundant wildlife, and monumental history — a place to mālama (to take care of) and preserve into perpetuity. Today, it’s also home to a small community of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service staff, volunteers, and contractors.
