Volunteer Opportunities

Upcoming Short-Term Volunteer Opportunities

1. Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

   Site Maintenance
   On-going opportunities weekdays before 5pm or Saturdays
   Students 13 and older can earn service hours at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site by assisting with holiday programs.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, contact Mary Allen 703-759-2771.

2. Ellanor C. Lawrence Park

   Students 14 and older can earn service hours at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park by picking up trash along the stream, weeding in gardens areas, and spreading mulch along trails. Most work needs to be done weekdays before 5pm. Sometimes weekend work can be arranged.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, contact John Shafer at 703-631-0013.

3. Frying Pan Farm Park

   Intermittent opportunities are available for students 14 and older to earn service hours by cleaning animal stalls.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Frying Pan Park, contact Sherry Bizette at 703-437-5318.

4. Green Spring Gardens

   Students 13 and older can earn service hours by weeding, picking up trash and potting seedlings. Volunteer work needs to be done weekdays before 4:30pm.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Green Spring Gardens Park, contact Cindy Brown at 703-642-5173.

5. Hidden Oaks Nature Center

   Students 13 and older can earn service hours by spreading mulch on trails, weeding, and collecting trash. Volunteer work needs to be done weekdays before 5pm or weekends noon-5pm.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, contact Janis Jeffers at 703-941-1055.

6. Hidden Pond Nature Center

   Students can earn service hours weekdays or weekends by picking up trash in the park. This work is done unsupervised and it is recommended that students find a partner to work with so they are not alone in the park.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Hidden Pond Nature Center, contact Jim Pomeroy at 703-451-9588.

7. Natural Resource Management and Protection

Volunteer opportunities in habitat restoration, stream monitoring, watershed cleanups and more. Get details

8. Riverbend Park

   Students can earn service hours weekends by picking up trash in the park and helping with landscaping and resource management. This work is done unsupervised and it is recommended that students find a partner to work with so they are not alone in the park.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Riverbend Park, contact Jim Dewing at 703-759-9018.

9. Sully Historic Site

   Site Maintenance
   Students can earn service hours by working in the gardens, picking up trash, and doing historical interpretation weekdays before 5pm and sometimes on weekends.

   For more information or to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Sully Historic Site, contact Kiersten Conley at 703-437-1794.