The Nature Conservancy's Mt. Tabor volunteer event on September 30, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.
Mt. Tabor Volunteers The Nature Conservancy's Mt. Tabor volunteer event on September 30, 2017, in Portland, Oregon. © Tim Jewett

The Nature Conservancy in Oregon

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Volunteer Positions in Oregon

Expand your skills while protecting the places you care about. We need ongoing volunteers for multiple positions across the state. To learn more about volunteer opportunities, email us at orvolunteers@tnc.org.

  • Hikers along the main trail on the top of Lower Table Rock, Oregon.

    Table Rocks BioBlitz Coord.

    Help us organize, plan, and implement a BioBlitz hike that uses iNaturalist at our Table Rocks Preserve.

  • A woman hikes along the edge of Upper Table Rock overlooking the Rogue Valley at sunset, Oregon.

    Table Rocks Hikes Assistant

    Help us plan, organize, and implement our spring hike series at our Table Rocks Preserve.

  • Crew leader at Willamette Confluence

    Crew Leader

    Hone your leadership skills, share your appreciation for nature, and support our restoration work parties

  • TNC staff and ambassadors greeting volunteers at Mt. Tabor, OR, volunteer event.

    Volunteer Ambassador

    Help represent TNC at schools, farmers markets, concerts, and other outreach events across the state.

  • Volunteers prepare for Mt. Tabor restoration project

    DEI Purchasing Assistant

    Help to make purchases supporting our diversity, equity, & inclusion goals. Contact: mdougherty@tnc.org

  • Naturalists help a hiker at Cascade Head Reserve. .

    Volunteer Naturalist

    Expand your conservation, leadership and naturalist skills and get to know our most-visited preserves.

  • Southwestern Oregon’s Table Rocks offers a generous serving of scenic views and wildflowers

    Social Media Ambassador

    Spread the word about important news and events through your social channels and online community.

  • The purple camas lilies, alongside rosy plectritus and other native wildflowers, line the boardwalk throughout Camassia Natural Area’s wet meadows.

    Camassia Steward

    Help us care for and maintain Camassia Preserve in West Linn.

  • Zumwalt Prairie in Oregon's northeastern corner, is North America's largest remaining grassland of its type.

    Administrative Assistant

    Help out in our Enterprise office in northeast Oregon.

  • Senior Freshwater Scientist Allison Aldous and Biohydrologist Zach Freed measure flow in a Central Oregon groundwater-fed spring.

    Thursday Work Crew

    Do field work in southwest Oregon as part of our Thursday crew.

  • TNC scientists Heidi Schmalz (left) and Allison Rossman lead a group of volunteers and researchers as they identify invasive weeds on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Oregon.

    Internships

    Pursue your academic goals while working alongside ecologists and other staff.

helping to restore Powell Butte Natural Area in Portland, Oregon.
Volunteers helping to restore Powell Butte Natural Area in Portland, Oregon. © Mitch Maxon/The Nature Conservancy

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Katelyn Rich (left) and Bekah Herndon take in the view near the southern tip of Lower Table Rock overlooking the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon.
Hikers on Table Rocks, Oregon: Katelyn Rich (left) and Bekah Herndon take in the view near the southern tip of Lower Table Rock overlooking the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon. © Ben Herndon/Tandem Stills+Motion