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It’s our 18th Annual Earth Day Celebration!
Please join us for the Grand Re-Opening of The Natural History Museum of Santa Maria on Saturday, April 21st from 11am to 3pm.
We’re doing some much needed repairs and renovations to this historical landmark in Santa Maria and we’re excited to begin the year with a fresh look. This year’s Earth Day Celebration will be extra special as we will have some new things to share with a fun filled day of programs, performances and education of the Natural World. Come and help us Celebrate Mother Earth!
The Celebration will feature Conservation and Natural World education, music and arts entertainment including Magic show, Righetti High School Choir and more plus refreshments. We also invite you to shop with a variety of local vendors and businesses who are also donating a portion of their proceeds and/or donation items as raffle prizes to the museum.
This annual event proceeds helps benefit the Natural History Museum. Your generosity and support allows us to make much needed repairs, maintain our exhibits and Native Garden, “keeps the lights on” and allows us to continue to provide our various outreach programs to our local schools.
The Natural History Museum is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization. We are 100% volunteer staffed due to the commitment of our volunteers and we’re able to do this through donations, fundraising events like this, grants and sponsorships.
We are always in need of volunteers! If you are a student, retired professional or someone who just loves the Natural World and interested in volunteering as a docent or for special events please leave us a PM here on Facebook and one of our board members will get back to you ASAP.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Earth Day Staffing - Crowd Control/Security/ Admission	no limit	n/a	n/a

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The Severna Park Earth Day Festival is in its 18th year! More than 30 organizations and vendors join together to create this wonderful event that aims to educate and engage the community in a fun and meaningful way. Booths feature interactive activities for children of all ages, as well as materials and information for home owners striving to increase their understanding of environmental impact and find effective ways to improve it.

This year, our theme is a Clear Vision in 20/20. Any movement has to start small, environmental conservation is no different. Local activities like the Severna Park Earth Day Festival are a perfect way for the community to join together and improve our environment for the better!

Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities. We will need help directing visitors and vendors. Help is needed with a fundraising clothing consignment area, a bike powered blender booth for making smoothies, various areas for drop off of donated items, and of course set up and take down. This is a fun event with lots of families. Between 500 and 1000 attendees. Thank you for your help!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	6	n/a	n/a

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A pollinator garden is being established at the Dumfries Road Landfill. Construction is almost complete and volunteers are needed to plant seeds, flowers, and shrubs in the garden. This planting day will help support the honey bee colonies and the native bee populations that will use the garden.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

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With the help of dozens of volunteers in the fall, we helped clear a site and build the garden beds for a new community garden at Willowood Garden neighborhood in downtown Gloucester. This spring, we need help pulling it all together and completing the construction before it's grand opening!

Our goals for the day are:
- fill and top-off the remaining 4 garden beds with soil
- install 2 community picnic tables
- install a new garden shed

This will be a busy but exciting day to watch this new garden site transform!

Please wear clothes you can get dirty and closed toed shoes. Please bring water and snacks, as we will be working hard!

This site is accessible by public transportation (MBTA Commuter Rail)

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Through our Backyard Garden Program, we build gardens for low-to moderate-income families and individuals throughout Gloucester. On April 7, we will need help finishing the installation of the garden beds, mainly by filling them with soil.

This is physical, manual labor activity, as we will be transporting about a dump-truck full of soil around Gloucester. However, in the end, you will have provided a raised bed full of heathy soil and nutrients that will help these families grow bountiful, fresh produce all season!

We will all meet at a designated garden site (TBD) and work in teams from there. Please wear clothes you can get dirty and clothed toes shoes. Please bring water and snacks, as we will be working hard!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	20	n/a	n/a

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If you know anything about us, you will know that we are all about engaging students in learning to care for and enjoy the environment. Come help our students and community members as we finish the trail system on our 11-acre project. We need you to help us plant trees and shrubs, providing habitat for songbirds, pollinators, and other animals, as well as beautifying our school's natural areas. Think lots of flowers every spring and summer!

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Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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We are hosting our annual health fair for pets and their guardians to raise funds that support our responsible pet ownership services and education programs. The purpose of this event is to educate new and current pet owners how to make more conscientious choices regarding selecting a companion animal that is right for them. Learning the requirements for their care, incorporating exercise to improve the health of both the pet and the guardian.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

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Come volunteer and have a blast at the 23rd Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup! This spring, be one of nearly 4,000 volunteers joining together across the Milwaukee River Basin to pick up over 100,000 pounds of trash, get outdoors, and help us achieve swimmable, fishable rivers.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper provides the gloves, trash bags, and amazing FREE T-SHIRTS. YOU provide the hands and energy to pick up the interesting and sometimes bizarre trash that finds its way into our beautiful river system.

For more information visit: https://www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/restore/spring-cleanup/.

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Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Join us at this fun alternative Halloween event! At this annual event, participants go on a pumpkin-lit night hike and meet costumed night critters like Spider, Owl, and Bat! They also enjoy crafts, games, food, and a raffle in the park shelter. Volunteers help with set-up before the event (decorating the shelter, putting out pumpkins, etc.) or activities at the event (food service, crafts, games, or raffle ticket sales).

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Event Set-Up	10	n/a	n/a
Event Activities	10	n/a	n/a

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You're invited to join volunteers with Nearby Nature and SOLVE for an Earth Day clean-up of Alton Baker Park and the Whilamut Natural Area! By picking up litter, we help protect the extensive waterways in and around the park, benefit the creatures that live there, and enhance the natural beauty of this wonderful open space. Come prepared for the weather, bring a water bottle, and wear sturdy shoes and something you don't mind getting a little dirty. Gloves and tools provided. Groups welcome!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a