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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.
Background check required: No
Minimum age of volunteers: 13
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate
Job Type: Event (1-7 days)
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**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
Montgomery Parks Agricultural History Farm Park provides a variety of historic, as well as present day, farm education programs for the public. A variety of animals live on the Farm to support the interpretive programs and enhance the visitor experience. These may include goats, pigs, chickens, and ducks. Each of these animals has special needs and is cared for daily through the support of trained Farm Animal Caretaker volunteers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Examples of important duties, include:Weekly:
Background check required: Yes
Minimum age of volunteers: 16
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning
Job Type: Long-term (6 months+)
Meadowside Nature Center is looking for Volunteer Camp Counselors for the Summer 2025 season. This recruitment is for:~*Adaptive Camp: Naturally Me*~ Dates: Mon Aug 4 to Fri Aug 8Camp time: 1-4:30pmVolunteer shift: 12:30-5pmCamper ages: 7-9 years oldWhat do Volunteer Camp Counselors do?Volunteer Camp Counselors (VCCs) assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!Apply to two camps at Meadowside!For each camp, two volunteers will be selected as lead camp counselors, and two others will be selected to serve as a substitute. Substitutes are on-call in case a camp counselors calls out sick. We encourage applicants to apply for two camps, ensuring you will be assigned to at least one.Mark your calendar for training!Volunteers are required to attend a training. It will be scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10am-2pm.To see a complete description of this camp, click Job Details and then select the tab for Duties and Requirements. Apply Now! **SSL Forms will be signed and emailed to you after your scheduled camp weeks are completed**
Minimum age of volunteers: 14
Volunteer Type: Adult, Youth, Student Service Learning
Job Type: Short-term (1-8 weeks)
Meadowside Nature Center is looking for Volunteer Camp Counselors for the Summer 2025 season. This recruitment is for:~*Animal Friends PreK Camp*~ Dates: Mon Jun 16 to Fri Jun 20**No camp on Jun 19 in observance of the holidayCamp time: 9am-12pmVolunteer shift: 8:30am-12:30pmCamper ages: 4-5 years oldWhat do Volunteer Camp Counselors do?Volunteer Camp Counselors (VCCs) assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!Apply to two camps at Meadowside!For each camp, two volunteers will be selected as lead camp counselors, and two others will be selected to serve as a substitute. Substitutes are on-call in case a camp counselors calls out sick. We encourage applicants to apply for two camps, ensuring you will be assigned to at least one.Mark your calendar for training!Volunteers are required to attend a training. It will be scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10am-2pm.To see a complete description of this camp, click Job Details and then select the tab for Duties and Requirements. Apply Now! **SSL Forms will be signed and emailed to you after your scheduled camp weeks are completed**
Meadowside Nature Center is looking for Volunteer Camp Counselors for the Summer 2025 season. This recruitment is for:~*Junior Naturalist Camp*~ Dates: Mon Jul 21 to Fri Jul 25Camp time: 9am-3:30pmVolunteer shift: 8:30am-4pmCamper ages: 9-11 years oldWhat do Volunteer Camp Counselors do?Volunteer Camp Counselors (VCCs) assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!Apply to two camps at Meadowside!For each camp, two volunteers will be selected as lead camp counselors, and two others will be selected to serve as a substitute. Substitutes are on-call in case a camp counselors calls out sick. We encourage applicants to apply for two camps, ensuring you will be assigned to at least one.Mark your calendar for training!Volunteers are required to attend a training. It will be scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10am-2pm.To see a complete description of this camp, click Job Details and then select the tab for Duties and Requirements. Apply Now! **SSL Forms will be signed and emailed to you after your scheduled camp weeks are completed**
Meadowside Nature Center is looking for Volunteer Camp Counselors for the Summer 2025 season. This recruitment is for:~*Wet & Wild Rock Creek Camp*~ Dates: Mon Jul 7 to Fri Jul 11Camp time: 9am-3:30pmVolunteer shift: 8:30am-4pmCamper ages: 6-10 years oldWhat do Volunteer Camp Counselors do?Volunteer Camp Counselors (VCCs) assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!Apply to two camps at Meadowside!For each camp, two volunteers will be selected as lead camp counselors, and two others will be selected to serve as a substitute. Substitutes are on-call in case a camp counselors calls out sick. We encourage applicants to apply for two camps, ensuring you will be assigned to at least one.Mark your calendar for training!Volunteers are required to attend a training. It will be scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10am-2pmTo see a complete description of this camp, click Job Details and then select the tab for Duties and Requirements. Apply Now! **SSL Forms will be signed and emailed to you after your scheduled camp weeks are completed**
Co-hosted by Friends of Sligo Creek, Rock Creek Conservancy & Neighbors of the Northwest BranchJoin us for a hands-on training with experienced Cleanup Leaders and take home a Cleanup Kit!We'll guide you through our current requirements, safety tips, and best practices. Regardless of your cleanup experience, this training will ensure you're fully prepared.Wear shoes & clothing that can get dirty or wet. We'll demonstrate cleanups both in the park and along the stream.Click on the schedule tab to sign up! *If you are a volunteer with a watershed organization, use the group form and enter the organization name.Event is rain or shine, except during inclement weather.Supply distribution includes: - Cleanup Kits- SSL Forms for eligible group leaders- Trash grabbers (limited supply, must return after cleanup)Thank you for celebrating Earth Month with us! Contact: volunteercleanups@montgomeryparks.org
Minimum age of volunteers: 18
Volunteer Type: Adult, Group, Scout, Corporate
Volunteer your creativity in service of animal ambassadors at Meadowside Nature Center! Each day, birds of prey are provided enrichment. These are opportunities for an animal to flex their natural behaviors, such as tearing, shredding, sensing novel scents or colors, hopping, or flying. Enrichment can come in the form of a keeper working with a bird or in an object with treats hidden inside. These objects are crafted by hand out of recyclables and decorated with animal-safe materials and can take many shapes and sizes. Keepers go through 100s of them a month. This is where you come in.Come join Meadowside staff in a group crafting session to create animal enrichment objects for owls, hawks, and a vulture. It''ll be a real HOOT of a time!Two offeringsSaturday, March 8 at 12-1:30pmSaturday, April 19 at 1-2:30pmEligibilityIndividual and family volunteers can join this volunteer event. Children must be 8 years old or older. This event is SSL eligible for volunteers 14 and older.
Minimum age of volunteers: 8
Join the Meadowside Nature Center team in a project that will benefit the community, the raptors, the reptiles, and the staff.Animal Enrichment ProjectMeadowside Nature Center is looking for scouts to lead their troop in building several items used for the welfare of animal ambassadors. These animal ambassadors are birds of prey that non-releasable into the wild, are cared for by nature center staff, and serve as ambassadors for their species. Each day, birds of prey are provided enrichment. These are opportunities for an animal to flex their natural behaviors, such as tearing, shredding, sensing novel scents or colors, hopping, or flying. Enrichment can come in the form of a keeper working with a bird or in an object with treats hidden inside. These objects are crafted by hand out of recyclables and decorated with animal-safe materials and can take many shapes and sizes. Keepers go through 100s of them a month--this is where you come in.Learn about animal enrichment, how to create these objects, and how to lead your troop in group crafting sessions to create animal enrichment objects for owls, hawks, and a vulture. These objects will help us keep these animals healthy and wild and for them to continue thriving as ambassadors for their species! It''ll be a real HOOT of a time!How to apply1. Select "Job Details" 2. Then the "Apply" button3. Fill out the application with a guardianOnce you apply, you will be referred to the position. This means the nature center volunteer coordinator will reach out to you to discuss the project and see if it will be a good fit for your interests. Not every Scout will be matched with this project; we will work with Scouts as space and time is available.
Volunteer Type: Youth, Scout
**WE ARE NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS UNTIL EARLY 2025**Thanks for thinking of Montgomery Parks as a place for your Eagle Scout project! We often have ideas for potential Eagle projects, but the number of Eagle Scout candidates far outnumbers them. We often require the scout to seek out a suitable project and suggest it to us. Choose a park location that is convenient to you and explore the area to see which amenities you can help create or restore. Park staff will work with you to review your project proposal prior to approval. We are looking for scouts that are good communicators, can stick to a schedule and are hard workers!Follow this link to see how we like to work with scouts: Eagle Scout Guidelines
Volunteer Type: Scout
Job Type: Event (1-7 days), Short-term (1-8 weeks)
Parkland managed by Montgomery Parks makes up more than 10% of Montgomery County's land and serves as the County's "backyard". It is also home to upwards of 14 frog and toad species, each of which can be recognized by unique breeding calls made at wetlands and other aquatic habitats!Volunteer FrogWatch Community Scientists will receive training and special permission to monitor for calling frogs at natural, created, and enhanced aquatic habitats on parkland at night in order to extend the reach of the biological monitoring, stormwater management, and environmental review programs managed by staff. *CLICK ON DUTIES AND REQUIRMENTS TO LEARN MORE*TIME COMMITMENT: Perform monitoring AT LEAST once a month (but hopefully more) in designated park areas from March through August. Monitoring visits are conducted in the evening (at least 30 minutes after sunset) and can take as little as 15 minutes! Volunteers will be fully trained on protocols before monitoring and will have opportunities to join Park Naturalists and Maryland Master Naturalist volunteers on monitoring visits each month.Participants may also volunteer to canvas parkland during the day (year-round) to locate and assist with registering trail-accessible wetlands and additional frog listening locations. This is not eligible for SSL hours. Family groups are welcome, but only those 18 and older, and who have registered and completed training will be considered an official Montgomery Parks' Frogwatch Volunteer.
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family
Job Type: Seasonal (2-6 months)
Montgomery Parks can be a great place for you to do your Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award projects!Although sometimes Park Staff have projects in mind, the number of applicants far outnumbers them. It is often up to the scout to find a suitable project. We suggest you choose a park location that is convenient to you and explore the area to see what amenities you can help create or restore. Park staff will work with you to review your project proposal prior to approval. The scout will then be responsible for good communication with Park Staff, and completing the project in a timely manner.Sign up here and someone will be in touch soon to discuss the project with you!
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
*All students receiving SSL hours must pre-register*Individual and family volunteers can join a cleanup hosted by Montgomery Parks staff and volunteers! - 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.Click schedule tab to register for the next cleanup. Please note that 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
Park Police Volunteer help keep parks safe by providing additional eyes and ears for the Park Police. Volunteers are trained in non-enforcement police duties that include foot, vehicle, horse or bike patrol; traffic control; parking; community events; and outreach programs. Please follow this link to learn more, and to see what the requirements are for these positions:Park Police Volunteering*The next Volunteer Academy has not been scheduled yet, but if you apply here, you will be notified when it will be open for signing up.*
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+)
Montgomery Parks has many parks and trails that are accessible and provide beneficial exercise to walkers of all fitness levels. We are seeking a volunteer Walking Club Leader to show off our beautiful parks and trails and to host a Seniors' walking club, called the Montgomery Explorers.The Walking Club Leader will assist in leading an in-person weekly walk (approximately 3 miles) for the Montgomery Explorers on some of the most scenic and accessible park trails in the county, along with walks in more urban parks.Click on Job Details and then Apply if you are interested.
Scout troops, corporate groups, student groups, and community organizations can schedule a private Park cleanup event. Work with your team to remove trash & litter from our Parks! We ask for a two weeks notice before your cleanup. Group Leader requirements:- Must be 18 years & up- Must communicate all requirements and park policies with group members, and ensure fulfillment- Participants in the cleanup may be of all ages, but those under 14 years old must have a parent/guardian with themIf you and your group can meet these requirements, register here (as a group) and we'll proceed with the next steps:1. Confirm cleanup details (qualified park or trail, date, time, # volunteers)2. Pick up your Cleanup Kit3. Have a fun and safe cleanup!4. Submit your cleanup results and your volunteer sign-in sheet Click here for the complete guidelines to organize your cleanup!If you are interested in offering SSL hours at your cleanup, please contact us for more information.
The Montgomery Parks Stream Striders volunteer program is accepting applications! Stream Striders lead cleanups and educate participants about watersheds, litter, and the environment. Applications are open for adult volunteers interested in leadership, education, & community service at their local parks and trails.How do I become a Stream Strider?1. Apply here2. Volunteer at 2 cleanups3. Complete a background screening4. Complete an online training5. Co-lead a cleanup!QUALIFICATIONS: - Must be 18 years+- Complete a background check with Montgomery Parks - Follow park protocols and safety measures - Ability to work with a variety of groups in a leadership position - Ability to present information and educate others- Able to walk outdoors for up to 3 hours in a variety of trail surfaces and weather conditions (not including severe weather)- Must be comfortable accessing areas off trail & in streamsCOMMITMENT: - Minimum of 4 months- Minimum of two cleanups per year- Scheduling is flexible!VOLUNTEER BENEFITS:- Improve the water quality at your local stream- Strong resume builder, long-term opportunity to build your leadership skills- Work with volunteers of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities- Access to stream/nature workshops happening in our parks- Earn service credit toward your program/course (verification letters available)- Volunteer on a flexible scheduleQuestions?volunteercleanups@montgomeryparks.org
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Intern