Volunteer Resources

This page has information about some of Earthwatch's partners who can help you get organised ahead of your Earthwatch expedition. We hope you'll find this information useful as you prepare for your Earthwatch expedition.

Travel

You may find it useful to contact our travel partner, STA Travel, to assist with booking flights and pre/post expedition accommodation.

  • Email them at earthwatch@statravel.co.uk
  • Call them on 0871 468 0668 and tell them you are an Earthwatch volunteer. Your dedicated STA agent will be happy to help you with your travel plans.

Gear

Visit the Earthwatch gear shop. New Headings offer a broad range of outdoor equipment and travel gear including a selection of Earthwatch embroidered apparel.

Our recommended clothing and kit provider in the UK is Nomad Travel. A full list of clothing and kit is available to order online. They also have stores in the UK many of which have travel clinics where you can get health advice and vaccinations.

Earthwatch volunteers benefit from a 10% discount on all clothing and health services so be sure to contact us for a special code before you buy anything from them online or visit their stores and clinics.

Reading

We encourage you to buy a guide book to your chosen destination as well as any other books that may be of interest. You can't do better than the Travel Bookshop.

Think of Longitude Books as a bookstore organized geographically! Here you'll find travel guides, maps, field guides, accounts of exploration, travel narratives, books on culture, art and archaeology, in addition to academic books on anything from the tropical rainforest to the polar ice cap.

Like this? Check out books written by and about Earthwatch scientists