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Volunteer Opportunities, Field Trips, and Events

Explore volunteer opportunities, field trips, and special events throughout Virginia.

Volunteers enjoy a guided bird hike at Fortune's Cove Preserve. © Jennifer Rich/The Nature Conservancy

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Volunteer Opportunities

Ongoing Special Events

Largest Seagrass Restoration in the World!

Oyster, VA
Ongoing

The Nature Conservancy, along with several partners in the Seaside Seagrass Community Restoration Program, is once again gearing up for the largest seagrass restoration project in the world! We are looking for 100 local volunteer snorkelers and water lovers to collec... Learn more
Eelgrass Curing Tank Assistance

Oyster, VA
Late May

As part of a partnership effort to restore native eelgrass meadows to the coastal bays of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, The Nature Conservancy and its partners will begin collecting eelgrass seeds in mid to late May 2013. Those seeds will be transferred to holding ... Learn more

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Public Access Preserve Visitation Data Collection

All Virginia Conservancy Public Access Preserves
April - September

Volunteers are needed to stage at Conservancy public access preserve trailheads and kiosks in order to count visitors and survey interested participants. Survey questions would include things like: Demographics (name, age group, sex)How they find out about the preser... Learn more

Volunteer Opportunities

Chestnut Orchard Weeding

Fortune's Cove Preserve (35 miles south of Charlottesville)
May 31, 2013
2013 05 31
The Nature Conservancy is looking for 5-7 volunteers to help with chestnut orchard maintenance and weeding on Friday, May 31 from 12—3 p.m. The Conservancy will provide tools as we weed the chestnut orchard of tall grasses and vegetation that will out-compete t... Learn more