Volunteer with us!
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you looking for a meaningful way to contribute to your community? Do you need to gain field experience to build your resume? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come volunteer with us!
To sign up, complete our volunteer application*. Once you email the form back to us (at info@somenosmarsh.com) you will be automatically added to our volunteer email list and receive invitations to upcoming exciting and important volunteer opportunities.
*Please note that all our volunteer activities are fully insured, and participants will need to sign the Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, and Indemnity Agreement before volunteering with us.
Volunteering Opportunities
Specialty Volunteer Positions
Right now we are specifically looking for:
- Event Coordinator
- Social Media Guru
But there are many special skills that would be invaluable to us. For example, videographers, bookkeepers, merchandising, writing, researching, and building.
If you think you’d like to volunteer your special skills with us, please contact us to start the discussion.
Ecological Restoration
Help support and revive our riparian areas! Some days we do planting to promote streambank stability, biodiversity and shade. Other days we focus on removing invasive species so that our native species can thrive.
Volunteers will learn about our local plants and plant communities and how they interact within the environment around them.
Water Quality Monitoring
Join us to take water samples and record data like pH, tempreature, dissolved oxygen and more. We’ll head out on a boat in Somenos Lake, or at one of the many creeks that feed into it.
Volunteers will learn about the basics of water quality monitoring, as well as data collection and interpretation.
Salmon Watch
Starting in November, volunteers mark fish locations weekly using smartphone GPS software and take notes of any barriers to migration, or signs of wildlife predation.
Volunteers will learn how to identify salmon, how to use tracking technology, and the importance of protecting spawning habitat in their local community.
Facilities
Be on the front lines of ensuring ecological and practical functionality of our Open Air Classroom (OAC) and the Drinkwater Dock. This can include everything from the management of plants to maintenance of structures to the removal of litter.
“My time with [the SMWS] has expanded my appreciation for nature and has inspired me to take up biology in my future studies.” — Teresa Melchior, 2020
