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Work with your team to remove trash & litter at a private park cleanup! This application is for adult groups. We ask for a two weeks notice before your cleanup. Group types include:
Background check required: No
Minimum age of volunteers: 18
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate
Job Type: Event (1-7 days)
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Apply here if you are part of a youth-based organization and/or interested in offering SSL hours at your cleanup with Montgomery Parks. We ask for a two weeks notice before your cleanup.Group categories include:
Background check required: Yes
Job Type: Event (1-7 days), Seasonal (2-6 months), Long-term (6 months+)
Sunday, April 26 from 9:30am to 2:30pm.Brookside Gardens is celebrating Earth Month on April 26. We will be exploring the science and art of sustainability through child-driven projects, plantings, and activities.We are seeking engaging volunteers to assist with children's activity booths and interact with the public. Volunteers must be available for the whole five-hour shift. Lunch included.
Minimum age of volunteers: 14
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning
Are you a group leader looking to do some Team Building, have your group give back to the environment, or just them get out in the parks? We can help you with that! We are always looking from groups like yours to help us with several types of projects in the parks, including Weed Warrioring (removing bad plants so good plants can thrive); Park Cleanups; Nature Center Projects (can including gardening/mulching/restoring play areas/trails/etc.); Gardening; helping New Trees Survive; Spreading Wood Fiber at Plagrounds and many more.Contact our office by applying to this job, emailing parksvolunteers@montgomeryparks.org, or just give us a call at 301-495-2474.We will need to know some basic information to set you up with the right project, including:- Size and ages of group- When and Where would be convenient for your group- Any restrictions (need bathrooms, running water on site)- Group Leader contact information (and anyone who needs to be copied on any correspondence.Thanks - we look forward to working with your group on setting up a great project in the Parks!When applying, choose the GROUP application with the Leader Contact information. Volunteer Group Leaders must be 18 or older, but group ages can range from 5 on up, depending upon the project.
Minimum age of volunteers: 5
Volunteers with the Montgomery Parks volunteer program are a crucial part of the team that protects and preserves the archaeological resources of Montgomery Parks. Volunteers take on tasks such as artifact cataloging and curation, fieldwork, and interpretation to the public. If you're interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities, submit an application and a staff member will be in touch.
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Student Service Learning
Job Type: Event (1-7 days), Short-term (1-8 weeks), Long-term (6 months+)
*All students receiving SSL hours must pre-register*Individual and family volunteers can join a cleanup hosted by Montgomery Parks and partner organizations! - Children under 14 years old must volunteer with a parent/guardian.- Students must register with their name to receive SSL hours.- All cleanups are pre-approved for SSL hours. Forms are provided at the cleanup.- This opportunity is not eligible for court-ordered service.- To add volunteers to a family group send us an email.- Wear clothes that can get dirty and shoes that can potentially get wet. Bags and gloves are provided.Note: When an event fills up, it disappears from the schedule. Cleanups will be added throughout the season, so check back often!For questions contact: volunteercleanups@montgomeryparks.org
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group
Thinking of going back to school -- in the early 1900s? Want to learn about the history of early education in one room schoolhouses in Montgomery County? Share your love of history and become a tour guide at the historic one-room Kingsley Schoolhouse in Little Bennett Regional Park. The school is furnished as it was in the 1920s in a beautiful rural setting. Help visitors learn what school was like in the past! The schoolhouse is open the first Sunday of each month, April through October.FREE two-part training provided for new volunteers, dates to be shared after placement.
Minimum age of volunteers: 16
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning
Job Type: Long-term (6 months+)
Step back in time to share your passion for history with visitors of all ages. Bring history to life as an Oakley Cabin tour guide. Learn about the lives of Oakley Cabin's African American community following the end of the Civil War and Emancipation. Learn about the Reconstruction Era, how people lived off natural resources, 19th century folk remedies and other living history demonstrations. FREE training provided.Click on Job Details and Duties and Requirements to get more information.
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Student Service Learning
As a volunteer camp counselor, you'll assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn SSL hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!
Check out this year's list of camps to see which topic fits your schedule and interests:
Week 1: June 22 - June 26Mission: Possible Spy Camp *new*Week 2: June 29 - July 2 (4 days)Animal Neighbors Preschool Camp (half-day)Week 3: July 6 - July 10Creek Explorers CampWeek 4: July 13 - July 17Wonderful Water Preschool Camp (half-day)Week 5: July 20 - July 24Junior Naturalist CampWeek 6: July 27 - July 31Bugs & Butterflies Preschool Camp (half-day)Regular camps meet for a full day, and volunteer hours are 8:30am to 4pmPreschool camps meet for only a half-day, and volunteer hours are 8:30am to 12:30pm.See Duties and Requirements below for a complete program description of each camp week.
Apply Now!There are a limited number of positions and they fill quickly. The position closes when full. Apply now to get an early interview date!*SSL Forms will be signed after camp week is completed*
Volunteer Type: Adult, Youth, Student Service Learning
Job Type: Short-term (1-8 weeks)
Like being outside, especially in the summer? Do you enjoy teaching and working with kids? Join the Camp Counselor team to help make nature camps a magical experiences for young children of various ages!Meadowside Nature Center is looking for volunteers to serve as Camp Counselors. This service opportunity is eligible for Student Service Learning hours.What do volunteer Camp Counselors do?Volunteer Camp Counselors assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. Duties include:
Spend your spring break in a beautiful outdoor setting while learning about native wildflowers, park stewardship, and habitat restoration. Volunteers will work together as a team remove invasive weeds, plant native wildflowers, and tend to the Locust Grove gardens and trails.This program is designed specifically for teens ages 14 to 17. Sign up to attend the whole week. No prior experience required - just a willingness to work outdoors!Session dates:March 30 - April 3Program runs from 10:00am to 2:00pm Monday through Friday.
Participants should bring a bagged lunch and reusable water bottle. Lunch break included in the time allotted.
The Teen Stewardship experience is phone free. Volunteers can store their phones securely in the office. The volunteer supervisor will carry a phone for emergency purposes.
Volunteer Type: Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout
Job Type: Seasonal (2-6 months)
Volunteer Weekend Trail Workday projects are a great way to support one of Montgomery Parks most popular facilities.The minimum age to volunteer is 15 years old, however 13 & 14 year old's may volunteer if an adult family member participates with them. All Volunteer Trail Workdays are SSL approved.Click on Job Details (if showing) below and then Duties and Responsibilities to learn more. Click on the Schedule tab to find a date and time that works for you. If there is no Schedule tab, we do not have any workdays at this time. If you would like to get on a mailing list for future workdays, click on Apply.
Minimum age of volunteers: 13
**This link is for Weed Warrior Event registration. If interested in training to become a Certified Weed Warrior, please visit this webpage for more information. **A variety of non-native, invasive plant species are present in Montgomery Parks. By their nature, these plants can take over an area quickly and threaten our native plant communities and the wildlife that depends on them.Join one of our Weed Warrior workday events to learn how you can help control non-native, invasive plants and preserve the health of our parks! Instruction and tools will be provided. Events are held in parks throughout the county and are led by volunteer Weed Warrior Supervisors and/or park staff. See event description for exact locations, times and meeting points.Each volunteer must register separately with their own account.Most events are for ages 16+. For events that allow younger children, all volunteers 14 and under must be accompanied by a registered, responsible adult. How to register
Minimum age of volunteers: 12
