Volunteer Opportunities

We are always looking for interested volunteers to help with our many new and ongoing restoration projects. NO SPECIAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE NEEDED. Volunteer activities include propagating,weeding, watering, planting, and other habitat maintenance. You can join one of our regular groups or volunteer on an as available basis. To sign up or for more information contact us or follow along on our calendar or upcoming events pages.

Volunteer Locations

Here are some of the restoration projects we always looking for volunteers to help with:

Oak Habitat Restoration

Bayberry Pond

Heather Farm Nature Area

Deer Lake

Fossil Hill

Our Native Plant Nursery

Volunteer Groups

Tuesday Group

The Tuesday Group meets every Tuesday morning from 9am to noon at various locations within our Open Spaces or at our native plant nursery. The location is dependent on season, weather, and what activities are most needed at the time. To find out where this group will be or to join, please contact Lesley Hunt at lesleyh@wcosf.org.

Oak Maintenance Group

Every winter the Oak Maintenance Group spends time checking on and maintaining the hundreds of surviving oak trees we have planted in the last 20 years. The group meets every other Saturday starting in November and going until the end of April, weather depending. Activities include weeding, pruning, and maintenance of the protective enclosures. If you are interested in joining this group contact Dick Daniel at oakhabitat@wcosf.org. To see the list of this year's scheduled weekends visit our calendar or upcoming events pages.

NEW! - Weekend Group

Due to the increasing number of projects we are working on and demand from interested volunteers, the Foundation is now going to start leading groups of volunteers on the weekends. These groups will be going out every other weekend December-February, monthly the rest of the year. The location is dependent on season, weather, and what activities are most needed at the time. To find out where this group will be or to join, please contact Lesley Hunt at lesleyh@wcosf.org. To see the list of this year's scheduled weekends visit our calendar or upcoming events pages.