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"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."
– William James
Volunteer your unique talents and skills!
We welcome your help in many areas of the Association and your community.
To speak to our Volunteer Coordinator, call 609-737-3735, send email to volunteermgr@thewatershed.org or complete our volunteer form.
At the Office, help us keep our workplace running smoothly.
- Reception: Answer telephones or help orient visitors.
- Mail Assistance: Copy, folder and stuff envelopes or address, stamp and seal bulk mailings.
- Database Entry: Collate information, do research, or type lists used by staff.
- Computer Assistance: Load software, upgrade hardware, or assist with helpdesk requests.
- Electronic File Conversion: Translate files from older software applications.
- Website Maintainance: Add new announcements and information.
- Graphics and Layout: Help create and polish incidental communications materials such as posters, handouts, postcards and announcements.
- Photography: Take pictures and organize our photo archives.
- Displays: Create attractive portable displays for community events and for our kiosks.
- Event Preparation: Help get ready for workshops or festivals like Butterfly Day or assist with the event itself.
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At the Nature Center, help us care for our critters, run our shop or manage our office.
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On the Nature Reserve, help us maintain our fields, woods, and trails.
Our grounds are home to a variety of wild inhabitants, and a host to thousands of visitors seeking natural beauty. As a volunteer, you can assist us in many ways.
- In the woods, fields, and trails: Help us clear brush or invasive species.
- Around our buildings: Assist us with carpentry, painting, snow removal, landscaping, lawn mowing and other incidental jobs.
Your efforts will help visitors enjoy their time here, and will contribute to the welfare of the wildlife inhabitants.
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Around the Watershed, help us monitor, preserve, and restore the stream corridors.
- Water Monitoring: Our water monitoring programs train volunteers to conduct simple yet extremely useful tests of local waterways at various targeted points within the watershed. The results of these tests are managed on a computer database and are published in seasonal progress reports shared with the Department of Environmental Protection, municipal authorities and interested citizens. Volunteers receive in-depth field training and attend workshops. To learn more, see our StreamWatch program.
- Reforestation and River Bank Restoration: Thousands of volunteers have gotten their hands dirty and feet wet to restore over 3400 linear feet of eroded stream banks and have planted over 7000 trees since 1997. We work on a new area in the Watershed each fall and spring. For information about the schedule and location of our next project, see our Restoration program.
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In your community, help us inform the public.
- Community Events: Represent the Association in your community or another community at various events throughout the year. These community events are typically weekends in the fall and spring.
- Media Distribution: Distribute newsletters and other materials to public libraries and other community locations.
- Advocate: Support your local environmental commission and ordinances for promoting sustainable environmental balance and liveable communities.
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High school and college students may count all volunteer activities
toward their community service graduation requirement.
Donated professional services are tax-deductable.
If you have any questions about volunteering,
call our Volunteer Coordinator at 609-737-3735,
or send e-mail to volunteermgr@thewatershed.org
