Want to share your love of science and nature at Riverside County’s largest natural history museum? Join us at the Western Science Center as a volunteer!

From working with fossils in our lab to sharing your knowledge with visitors out on the museum floor, we have opportunities available in almost every part of the museum. Volunteers log thousands of hours a year to help us further our mission to inspire our community to discover the past, explore the present, and promote a sustainable future.

All potential volunteers must complete a reference check, a criminal background check, and the museum’s volunteer training program before volunteering.

Volunteer applications are reviewed and processed on Wednesdays. If you do not hear from us after 7 business days from the first Wednesday your application was submitted, please contact us at 951-791-0033. Thank you.

Volunteer Application Form (18+)

Junior Volunteer Application Form