The Nature Conservancy. Protecting nature. Preserving life.™

You can enjoy Oregon’s great outdoors this field season at Nature Conservancy volunteer work parties! Roll up your sleeves and work alongside ecologists and others to restore some of our state’s most critical habitats. 

Scattered across Oregon, there's sure to be a volunteer work party near you (or far, if you're looking for an adventure). When you've found your match, click "Register Now" next to the date to sign up. You will then receive information about what you'll need for a great day or weekend in the field.

We hope to see you at a volunteer work party soon! 

Portland Area

Sandy River Gorge Preserve
Saturday, June 1: Register Now
Remove invasive plants 

Oregon Coast

Blind Slough Swamp Preserve
Saturday, August 10: Register Now
Remove invasive purple loosestrife (requires canoeing)

Cascade Head Preserve

• Saturday, June 1: Register Now
  Maintain trails
• Saturday, June 15: Register Now
  Remove invasive pennyroyal
• Saturday-Sunday, August 17-18: Register Now
  Remove Queen Anne’s lace on the pinnacle and control salmonberry/blackberry
• Saturday, September 28: Register Now
  Remove Queen Anne’s lace and celebrate at a volunteer appreciation party

Kilchis Estuary Preserve
Saturday, June 29: Register Now
Remove barbed wire fence and control invasive Canada thistle

Saturday, September 14 - 9/11 National Day of Service - Register Now
Remove barbed wire fence and control invasive ivy

Miami Wetlands Preserve

• Saturday, May 18: Register Now
  Remove invasive English ivy and yellow flag iris
• Saturday, July 13: Register Now
  Remove yellow flag iris and maintain fence

Nesika Beach Preserve
Saturday, July 27: Register Now
Control invasive English ivy

Central Oregon

Boardman Grasslands

• Saturday-Sunday, May 18-19: Register Now
  Survey and remove invasive plants, collect native seed and improve facilities
• Saturday-Sunday, November 16-17: Register Now
  Plant native wildflowers

Juniper Hills Preserve

• Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27: Register Now
  Plant native vegetation and install protective caging

Northeast Oregon

Dunstan Homestead Preserve
Saturday-Sunday, July 27-28: Register Now
Control invasive teasel and build protective caging for native plants

Zumwalt Prairie Preserve
Saturday-Sunday, September 14-15 - 9/11 National Day of Service - Register Now
Improve facilities and fence for wildlife

Willamette Valley

Yamhill Oaks Preserve - Family Friendly!
Saturday, July 13: Register Now
Collect native seed, remove fencing and/or control invasive species

Klamath Basin

Sycan Marsh Preserve
Saturday-Sunday, August 10-11: Register Now

Southwest Oregon

Popcorn Swale Preserve

• Saturday, July 13: Register Now
  Remove invasive teasel
• Saturday, September 14 - 9/11 National Day of Service - Register Now
  Control invasive species, collect seeds and conduct preserve maintenance