Volunteer Resources

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

• Visit the dedicated STA Website
• Email them at earthwatchinstitute@statravel.com
• Call them on 800-217-1934 and tell them you are an Earthwatch volunteer
• If you have already purchased a ticket through STA and need to cancel or make a change, please call toll free: 800-681-1624 or local: 480-296-0529.

Book your domestic or international airfare, hotels and car rentals through Travelocity or apply for a grant towards an Earthwatch expedition through Travelocity's Travel for Good program.

Claim your free Earthwatch T-Shirt!

All Earthwatch volunteers are entitled to a complimentary Earthwatch T-shirt. To claim your Earthwatch T-shirt visit the Earthwatch Gear Shop and follow these three simple steps:

1. Choose your t-shirt size and add it to your shopping cart
2. Choose other items from the Gear Shop if you wish
3. Proceed to check out and use the coupon code provided in your Expedition Confirmation email to have the price of your T-shirt and shipping deducted from your order total.

You can also visit the Earthwatch Gear Shop (operated by New Headings LLC) to answer all your questions about what to pack for your expedition.  If you do your shopping while selecting your T-shirt you'll receive free shipping for your entire order. Need assistance? Don't hesitate to call New Headings toll free at 1-888-924-2050.

Travel and emergency medical evacuation (MedEvac) insurance for your Earthwatch expedition is automatically included in the cost you pay to Earthwatch, please click here for details.

Protect your investment. CSA Travel Protection offers optional travel insurance for Earthwatch volunteers that can include cover against cancellation due to pre-existing conditions, pre and post expedition activities and lost luggage. Visit CSA online or call 1-800-348-9505 for a full description of available policies.

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.