Volunteering

It takes a whole community...

The Wilderness Center relies on volunteers for a number of different tasks and jobs.  Your help is one of our most valuable resources!  By donating your time, you are directly supporting Conservation, Education, and our Community.

There are a number of different jobs that volunteers can do.  Take a look below and then fill out our volunteer interest form. We would love to have you as a volunteer at TWC!

CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT TWC

Enchanted Forest 2024:
  • Pumpkin Carving- first week of October
  • Character- Fri. evening, Oct. 11, Sat. afternoon & evening, Oct. 12
  • Firefly- Fri. evening, Oct. 11, Sat. afternoon & evening, Oct. 12
  • Snack and Beverage- Fri. evening, Oct. 11, Sat. afternoon & evening, Oct. 12
  • Direct Parking- Fri. evening, Oct. 11, Sat. afternoon & evening, Oct. 12
  • Work with us to design and construct new costumes
Fall Birdseed Sale:
  • Sort Orders- this is heavy lifting!
  • Help Load Orders- this is heavy lifting!
Run Wild (April):
  • Water Stations
  • Post Race Snack and Beverage Station
  • Direct Parking
Tree of Life Tree Planting (April):
  • Plant Saplings in an area at TWC that needs reforested
Native Plant Sale (March-May):
  • Planting
  • Sorting Plants/Pulling Orders
  • Customer Service Day of Plant Pickup
Nature Fest (June):
  • Vendor Set Up- 7 AM
  • Vendor Tear Down- 3 PM
Volunteer Conservation Team- Invasive Species:
  • Seasonal Activities and Learning:
    • Garlic Mustard in Spring
    • Autumn Olive in Summer
    • Multiflora Rose in Winter
Gift Shop & Greeter: VolunteerSignup - Online volunteer signup sheets - Gift shop & Front Desk Volunteer signup sheet 
Friend of Foxfield Volunteer:
  • Office work
  • Staffing event booths
  • Helping families find memorial markers and gravestones by using a smartphone tool
  • General interest tour guides
  • Organizing processional
  • Pallbearer & casket lowering
  • Cemetery trails maintenance
  • Gravesite preparation and maintenance
Pop-Up Opportunities:
  • Exciting, surprise things like helping construct a willow tunnel!
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Store Greeters are multi-taskers! They are the friendly faces that TWC visitors see and refer to for help when needed.

Sign up here: VolunteerSignup - Online volunteer signup sheets - Gift shop & Front Desk Volunteer signup sheet

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Grounds and Maintenance volunteers keep the trails and Interpretive Building looking beautiful!

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Docents/Educators are volunteers who help with adult and children education programming and serve on the Education Committee.

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