Welcome to WRT's website: a gathering spot for some of South Florida's most awesome volunteers. Since 1993, WRT has used its own fleet of canoes to accomplish all manner of programs. Our hundreds of waterway and coastal cleanups have extracted tons of marine debris, making the habitat safer for wildlife throughout South Florida. We have also custom-designed excursions for stress relief, education, artists, photographers, and scientists.

Explore our site! You'll see good people of all ages having a fun adventure in our canoes; they may be hauling a giant tire out of the mangroves, earning community service hours for a scholarship, or paddling through a mangrove tunnel to photograph Nature's wonders.

As defined by our founders Dr. Tom Kazo and Donna McVicar Kazo, membership in WRT is earned after 20 hours of volunteer service with the Team. That's a lifetime membership. Unlike other organizations, WRT does not charge annual dues. Like other nonprofits, however, we need donations and sponsors so we can keep paddling.

Your support is critical to our mission. Wildlife Research Team maintains a fleet of canoes which we transport by trailer to our worksites. Since December 2008, we have lacked an essential element to our success: our well-maintained 2005 Sport-Trac blew its engine, and the economic situation at the time meant a potential donor of a new engine could not come through. Since then, WRT has relied on volunteers with appropriate vehicles to get our canoes where they need to go; however, the availability of these great volunteers is uncertain. What WRT really needs is its own tow vehicle. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. We are grateful for donations of any amount. Please let us know if you have a truck or SUV to donate!

New site design on the way!