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Let's take care of our beaches, ponds, and lands so we may continue to enjoy basking in their beauty.
The Senior Environment Corps of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands is assisting the Massachusetts Military Reservation with their need for volunteers to monitor cavity-nesting bird boxes for nesting activities of bluebirds, tree swallows, kestrels, and species of waterfowl. Also, volunteers are needed to work on the Cape Cod Mosquito Control project. Volunteers help collect & identify female more
Volunteer at the Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Volunteers are needed at the start line in New Bedford to check in participants and help with people flow and parking. Volunteers are also needed at the finish line in Fairhaven for help with parking, people flow and to help staff hospitality tents. more
Ongoing Stewardship Days at Acushnet Sawmill (Acushnet), Marsh Island (Fairhaven) and Trips Mill Brook (Mattapoisett): Spring, Summer and Fall
Love the outdoors? We continually need assistance maintaining our properties, including litter pick-up, cutting back invasive vines and shrubs, and trail maintenance. If you have a group that is interested in spending a few hours helping us maintain one of o more
Come team up with the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Stewards of
Summer!We will be spending one day a month over the summer helping
with Coalition stewardship and restoration projects at our properties in Acushnet and Mattapoisett.Join us for one or all three!
1. Sunday, May 19th 9AM-12PM-The Sawmill
Continuing the work from our successful Community Stewardship Day in April, we will be cutting back invasiv more
Come team up with the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Stewards of Summer! We will be spending one day a month over the summer helping with Coalition stewardship and restoration projects at our properties in Acushnet and Mattapoisett. Join us for one or all three!
1. Sunday, May 19th 9AM-12PM-The Sawmill
Continuing the work from our successful Community Stewardship Day in April, we will be cutting back invasi more
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is looking for indoor assistance at the Front Desk, Gift Shop, membership, in the History Hall, Marshview Room, Aquarium and John Hay Room.
Field Guide and Mudflat Mania! guides are trained in April and late May. We are open 7 days a week and have 2 shifts, 9:15-12:45 and 12:45 - 4. The web site is a wealth of information.
The volunteer application can be accesse more
As part of our “green building” renovation we have expanded our exhibit area. Docents help our visitors with bird sightings at the feeder observation windows, questions about the salt water tanks and varied exhibits, information about our green building design, and general sanctuary orientation. Shifts are 3-4 hours long, once a week in summer, flexible winter hours. more
Volunteers needed to check terrapin nesting sites on the sanctuary and other Outer Cape locations, and to put up predator exclusion cages, as part of a long term conservation project for this species. Requires a once per week commitment during nesting season (June and July).
In late summer and fall, volunteers are needed to check the cages for terrapin hatchlings. more
Join an active program that is mapping and monitoring osprey nests on Cape Cod. If you live near a nest and are willing to collect data for us on the number of chicks fledged and other nesting activities, please contact us. Data collection sheets will be provided. more
High school and college students: Become a Leader-in-Training (LIT) and experience Cape Cod natural history through explorations and investigations with children from Pre-School through Grade 5. It’s an opportunity for you to positively impact a child’s growth and environmental awareness through education. You will be helping Natural History Day Camp Teachers plan, implement, and deliver lessons focusi more
Monitor a bayside beach once a week for piping plover and least tern nesting activity April through July. Volunteers are especially needed for Truro beaches. more
Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary will be organizing a census of adult spawning horseshoe crabs in April through July on multiple beaches from Wellfleet to Orleans. Surveys take place on full and new moon high tides,including evenings and nights. You may sign up for the season, or for just a few specific dates and times. Contact the sanctuary for schedule of census dates and times. more
Docents and Horticulture Interpreters at Heritage Museums & Gardens devote time and expertise to student, adult and multi-generation audiences by leading tours through the museum’s permanent collections, special exhibitions and gardens. A rigorous training program offers lectures by staff, curators, and specialists. Assigned readings, activities and access to Special Exhibition lectures add to the doce more
The Buzzards Bay Coalition is looking for outgoing individuals who want to share their love for Buzzards Bay with others. Come be a part of our volunteer Educational Docents at the newly redesigned Buzzards Bay Center in the Downtown New Bedford Historic District or in our Woods Hole outreach office. It's a great way to meet people, learn about Buzzards Bay and be a part of a great organization. You do more
Baywatchers are volunteers that help assess and evaluate water quality and long-term ecological trends in all of Buzzards Bay's harbors and coves from Westport to Woods Hole. Each year approximately 100 volunteers measure water quality at nearly 130 places Bay-wide.
The purpose of the program is to:
1. Establish baseline water quality in approximately 30 harbors and coves.
2. Document long-term trend more
Land Steward’s Role:
The primary responsibility of the land steward is caretaking, “to be a presence on the land”. Land Steward activities include walking the parcels at least 4 times a year and submitting parcel evaluations that include information such as presence of trash, any invasive species noted, and how the land is being used.
Specialized Volunteers
Specialized volunteers help with events o more
The Senior Environment Corps of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands is assisting the Dennis Dept. of Natural Resources with their search for volunteers to act as Land Stewards - one mandatory orientation and one year of service consisting of a minimum of 4 property visits during the year on your own schedule. more
The Cape Cod National Seashore Fire Management Program is focused on reducing fuel loads in targeted areas of the National Seashore in order to mitigate future forest fires, as well as to assist with research efforts and vista management.
Volunteers will be asked to assist with cut-pile-and-burn projects. Normal projects include removing excess trees and brush from targeted areas by cutting, piling, more
The Cape Cod National Seashore Fire Management Program is focused on reducing fuel loads in targeted areas of the National Seashore in order to mitigate future forest fires, as well as to assist with research efforts and vista management.
Volunteers will be asked to assist with cut-pile-and-burn projects. Normal projects include removing excess trees and brush from targeted areas by cutting, piling, more
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