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We need your help at Black Hill Regional Park and Discovery Center!Join us for a variety of projects which can earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours or come out to help just because it feels good to volunteer!Projects will include meadow clean-ups, trash pick-ups, invasive plant pulls, garden work and much more. Click on the "schedule" tab to see all upcoming dates and projects to sign up for!Sign up and get your friends to sign up too! Open to all ages - no younger than 6, please! - but volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult!
Background check required: No
Minimum age of volunteers: 6
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate
Job Type: Event (1-7 days)
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Earth Day is a celebration of the planet that we call home. Please join us in celebrating Earth Day by helping to clean up Black Hill Regional Park for people and wildlife to enjoy. Whether you are looking for SSL hours or just want to spend the day giving back, you won't believe how good it feels to be a good steward! Parents must accompany children 13 and under. Groups are also welcome! Interested groups should email katie.festa@montgomeryparks.orgApproved for SSL hours - Registration is required!
Minimum age of volunteers: 3
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**
Background check required: Yes
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**
Locust Grove Nature Center is looking for volunteer camp counselors that are passionate about sharing their love of the great outdoors!
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 23 - 27 **FULLAnimal Neighbors Preschool Camp (Half-Day)Week 2: July 7 - July 11LOST! Wilderness Survival CampWeek 3: July 14 - 18 **FULLBugs & Butterflies Preschool Camp (Half-DayWeek 4: July 21 - 25Junior Naturalist CampWeek 5: July 28 - August 1Wonderful Water Preschool Camp (Half-Day)Week 6: August 4 - 8Creek Explorers CampRegular 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 after clicking Job Details 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*
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**
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
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the beautiful Black Hill Discovery Center Display Gardens. These include: a rain garden/hummingbird garden; a raised-bed butterfly garden; a raised-bed pollinator garden; a fern garden; a Monarch Waystation garden; a log garden; and garden areas around a small pond. Volunteers work as a group Tuesday mornings for a couple of hours, beginning May 6th and ending September 30. Gardening experience is preferred, but not required. Training will be offered.
Minimum age of volunteers: 18
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+)
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!
Volunteer Type: Scout
Job Type: Event (1-7 days), Short-term (1-8 weeks)
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
Do you enjoy working with people and sharing your love of the natural world with others? If so, join Brookside Nature Center's crew of Nature Cart docents! Our Nature Cart docents provide engaging, informal programming at a mobile cart stationed throughout Wheaton Regional Park for 2-3 hours at a time. Volunteers report to the nature center, then wheel the mobile cart to a predetermined location - usually a 5-15 minute walk from the center.Once stationed in the park, docents share their passion and connect park visitors of all ages to a topic of their choice! They also provide information and orientation to the Park, answer inquiries and provide a friendly, welcoming vibe. At the end of their shift, docents return the cart and materials to the nature center.Nature Cart Volunteers research, plan, and prepare their own programs under the supervision of the Volunteer Program Manager.Please note:
Job Type: Long-term (6 months+)
Join a team of caring individuals and learn more about native wildflowers. Help us tend the Locust Grove Nature Center gardens and trails with tasks such as weeding, watering, mulching, and pruning. Beautiful gardens appeal to park visitors and wildlife alike!Sign up to attend every session, just one, or a few. Learn about native plants from our lead gardener as you work. Some experience preferred, but not required.Alternate Tuesdays from 10:30am - 12pm.Session dates:April 8April 22May 6May 20June 3June 17
Minimum age of volunteers: 16
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate
Do you enjoy working with people, animals, and sharing your love of the natural world with others? If so, join Brookside Nature Center's crew of Turtle Talkers! Our Turtle Talkers provide engaging, drop-in style programming centered around our eastern box turtles. They answer visitor inquiries and provide friendly, welcoming assistance as needed.During a normal shift, our Turtle Talkers report to the nature center, then head outdoors! Once turtles have been placed in their outdoor enclosure, Turtle Talkers supervise them while interacting with visitors and participants who come to learn more! At the end of their shift, docents return turtles and materials to the nature center.Please note:
