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Volunteer Opportunities
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Date: Saturdays throughout the year
Garden Volunteering in open space park behind Lady Liberty.
Organization: Friends of Liberty State Park
Time: 8am - 11am
Contact Name: (for more information or to sign up) Maria Wakefield
Contact Phone Number: 201-915-3418 weekdays or 201-915-3403 on Saturday
Contact Email: gardening@libertystatepark.us or schatzidog@earthlink.net
Description: Volunteers
are always welcome at NJ’s urban state park to participate in a
friendly atmosphere in gardening to help beautify LSP. No experience is
necessary. The Friends welcome individuals or groups including
corporate employees. Wonderful views of harbor and Lady Liberty and
Ellis Island.
River Cleanups
A big part of Hackensack Riverkeeper's mission to
protect, preserve and restore the Hackensack River watershed is to
engage the people of our watershed to take responsibility for it.
Throughout the year, we invite the community to participate in the many
River Cleanups we host in various locations in the watershed.
At most cleanups, we work on foot
to clear trash and other debris from the banks of the river as well as
pulling trash out of the river from canoes. Cleanups generally last
about four hours, and Hackensack Riverkeeper provides all the canoes,
PFDs (personal flotation devices), paddles, hip waders, garbage bags,
gloves, pickup sticks, rakes, shovels, meals and refreshments that you
will need to get the job done. Just be sure to wear clothes that you
don't mind getting dirty.
Individuals and families are encouraged to just show up and get to
work. We also welcome scouts and other civic groups but ask that you
let us know how many folks you're planning to bring so we can be sure
to have enough food and supplies on hand. There is no age requirement
to participate, but children must be supervised. You must be 16 or
older to PADDLE a canoe (some exceptions may be made based upon
experience level, and two paddlers are required per canoe). For more
information, or to be placed on our contact list, please sign up below
or contact Lisa at 201-968-0808, or lisaryan@hackensackriverkeeper.org.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Bishop Farmstead, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton, New Jersey 08088Phone: 609-859-8860 Fax: 609-859-8804
E-mail: ppa@pinelandsalliance.org Website: www.pinelandsalliance.org
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Volunteer Opportunities
To learn more about our volunteer opportunities please contact Volunteer Manager, Mike Pippin at mike@pinelandsalliance.org or by phone at 609-859-8860 ext. 15.
Pinelands Watch network:
This is our action alert network. We will mail you alerts on issues as
they arise and provide suggested actions, such as contacting government
officials, that will support our efforts on each issue. I have included
a recent example of one of these alerts.
Office volunteer: Volunteers
help us with activities such as mailings, research, manning the
Pinelands Visitors Center, and so on. Schedules are flexible, and we
would provide any preliminary education or training you might need.
Fairs and Festivals volunteer:
Volunteers man the Pinelands Preservation Alliance table at the many
fairs and festivals where we go to meet people, distribute literature,
and get folks interested in the Pinelands. We provide the necessary
training and can team you with experienced staff or volunteers.
Garden volunteer:
If you are a gardener, or are interested in getting into gardening, we
are looking for more people to join our Garden Committee and help us
manage our native landscaping and historic garden beds at our
headquarters. These gardens are just getting going, so it is a good
time to get in on the ground floor.
PPA Committees:
If you want to get really involved, we have various committees that
work on advocacy issues, our annual Pinelands Discovery Festival,
education projects, and so on. If you like events, working on the
Pinelands Discovery Festival, held in October at Whitesbog Village, is
a good way to get to know people and learn more about the Alliance.
Your own idea:
Sometimes people come to us with their own ideas about how they can
contribute to our work, and we are always open to this approach.
The New York- New Jersey Trail Conference has
many trail related opportunities for volunteers. We work directly with
groups and individuals to set up trail work days that are crafted to
fit what the group or individual wishes to experience, and geographic
location is flexible as well. We can handle groups in size from 1 to
about 50 on relatively short notice and larger groups with a little
more notice. We also need volunteers to help us with office work, but
these positions are generally set up on an individual rather than group
basis. The contact person is Brenda Holzinger, the NJ Regional
Coordinator for the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, via work
phone (201-512-9348 x 25), cell (973-303-3538) or email (Holzinger@nynjtc.org).
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Land Management
Assist our land manager in trail maintenance and other projects to help
preserve the Nature Center property. Contact Park Ranger Marc Dwyer for
more information at (201) 567-1265 x204.
Companies and Groups
Many companies or organizations have volunteer groups that help local
organizations with a variety of projects. Recently volunteers from
Starbucks, GlaxoSmithKline, and KPMG helped Flat Rock Brook with land
management projects, the Bell Telephone Pioneers built our boardwalk
trail, and a group of Boy Scouts recently refurbished our aviary. If
you are part of a volunteer group call the Steve Wiessner at
201-567-1265 to discuss the available projects might be suited to your
group.
Date: May 26, 2009
Play A Round for Wildlife
Organization: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ
Location: Stanton Ridge Golf & Country Club, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Contact Name: (for more information or to sign up) Debbi Nichols
Contact Phone Number: (609) 894-6012
Contact Email: debbi.nichols@conservewildlifenj.org
Description: The
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ invites you to Play a Round for
Wildlife – enjoy a spectacular day of golf at Stanton Ridge Golf
and Country Club. Join us for a great day that benefits one of
New Jersey’s greatest resources – its rare and wonderful
wildlife.
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