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Volunteer Opportunities with the Environment
- 30-Minute Beach Cleanup
- Long Beach
- Groups are needed to help cleanup beaches along Belmont Shore every third Saturday of the month starting at 10 a.m. Meet and signup at 1 South Granada Ave. and Ocean Blvd., Long Beach 90803. Bags, gloves, and refreshments are provided.
- Outward Bound Adventure
- Pasadena (626) 564-0844
- Outward Bound Adventures is a nonprofit organization that provides quality outdoor environmental education programs to urban youth. Volunteers are needed for office work, program assistant, and trip coordinator. Contact Sasha Villacis, Volunteer Coordinator.
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Long Beach (562) 951-1659
- Aquarium of Pacific has volunteer opportunities in the following areas: Host in Guest Services, dive volunteer, exhibit interpreter in education, retail volunteer in Pacific collections. Contact Margaret Brewer.
- Earth Resource Foundation
- Costa Mesa (949) 645-5163
- Earth Resource Foundation’s goals are to preserve, conserve, and restore the Earth to a healthy and sustainable state by redirecting available human, technological, monetary and academic resources. Volunteers are needed in several different areas (volunteer coordinator, newsletter editor, committee members, etc.)
- Huntington Beach Tree Society
- Fountain Valley (714) 564-1396
- The Huntington Beach Tree Society seeks to increase our urban forest while raising awareness of the benefits of trees and how they improve everyday life. Volunteers are needed to help out in the Mile Square Nature Center.
- Friends of Shipley Nature Center
- Huntington Beach (714) 842-4772
- Shipley Nature Center includes a natural history museum and 18 acres of habitat in an urban environment. Volunteer opportunities include planting and weeding, picnics, fundraising events, docent program, and administrative duties.
- Orange County Parks System
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- Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
- (714) 973-6871
- Volunteers are needed for trail maintenance, non-native plant removal and habitat restoration. Tools will be provided. Bring sunscreen, water, gloves, and wear comfortable shoes.
- Miles Square Regional Park
- (714) 973-3194
- Volunteers are needed to help maintain a native plant garden inside of Miles Square Park. Projects may include gardening, trail maintenance, and interpretive programs. Contact Don Zeigler.
- Talbert Nature Preserve
- (949) 923-2250
- Volunteer opportunities (Individual and groups) include removing non-native plants in the Nature Preserve area. Bring gloves, durable shoes, sunscreen, and water.
- Adopt-A-Park
- (714) 973-6871
- Orange County Parks has a program where groups or individuals can “Adopt-A-Park.” Skills and talent can be matched up with your work preference. Training will be provided. Projects can be done on a continual part-time basis or as one-time project.
- Upper Newport Bay
- (714) 973-6829
- Volunteers are needed for habitat restoration and special events. One day training will be provided. Contact northcoastops@ ocparks.com
- City of Newport Beach Adopt-A-Tidepool
- Newport (949) 644-303
- Volunteers are needed for tidepool clean-up and the Adopt-A-Tidepool program.
- Amigos de Bolsa Chica
- Huntington Beach (714) 840-1575
- Groups and individual volunteers are needed. Projects include costal cleanup, committee members, docents, and assisting with organizing fundraising events.
- Angeles Volunteer Association (AVA)
- Angeles National Forest
- AVA is a public service organization dedicated to the preservation and care of the Angeles National Forest. Volunteers will assist the U.S. Forest Service staff with trail and bicycle patrol, trail maintenance, community events, and river restoration projects.
- Crystal Lake Trail Restoration
- Azusa (626) 792-4573
- Volunteers (groups and individual) are needed to help with trail restoration projects. Workday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bring lunch, water, backpack, work gloves, boots. Tools will be provided.
- Hills for Everyone
- Brea (714) 687-1555
- Volunteers (individual and groups) are needed to help with restoration projects along the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor.
- Chino Hills State Park
- Chino Hills (951) 780-6222
- Volunteers (individual and groups) are needed to help with restoration projects on every third Saturday. Meet at the Ranger Station at 9 a.m. and work until noon.
- Greenbelt Volunteers
- Laguna Beach (949) 923-2235
- Volunteers (individual and groups) are needed for trail restoration and maintenance, general park maintenance, help plant and seed native plants, removal of exotic plants, staff information table and Interpretive Center, and registration of hikers and mountain bikers.
- Irvine Ranch Wildlands and Parks
- Irvine (949) 724-6738
- Volunteer opportunities include trail maintenance, non-native plant removal, assist with hiking programs, docent, and administrative assistant duties.
