Opportunity Details

Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center inspires people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food and to steward our natural resources for future generations. To this end we grow organic food using sustainable practices, grow native plants using local seeds to maintain genetic diversity, educate children about food and the environment, restore habitat along our river and around the farm, and conduct research in agriculture, conservation, education, and native plant production.

The habitat restoration we do on the farm helps to increase the diversity of plants and wildlife on and around the farm, protects salmon habitat along the Snoqualmie River, helps prevent erosion and improve soil quality, provides habitat for pollinators and pest predators, and provides learning opportunities for our youth education program. The work you do as habitat restoration volunteers helps us to tip the scale back towards our native plants and habitats. We have a systematic plan to get rid of invasive weeds, like blackberry, bindweed, knotweed, and clematis, but we can’t do it without the help of volunteers! Volunteers have already worked their magic on large sections of the farm, turning blackberry monocultures into forests and riparian wetlands. Volunteer with us to enjoy the beauty and calm of the farm and to do your part to restore the land that sustains us as well as the wildlife around us.

The Work: We will be weeding blackberries and other invasive weeds around restored areas to give our existing native plants some room to grow and to make room for more new plants.

Age Restrictions: Any volunteers under 18 years old need have a liability waiver completed by a parent or legal guardian prior to the first event they attend. Waivers can be requested or printed from our website (http://www.oxbow.org/conservation/restoration/) prior to the event or a parent or legal guardian can attend and complete a waiver prior to the start of the event. Volunteers 15 years and older can attend events without being accompanied as long as they have a liability waiver on file with us, while those 15 years and under should have a trusted adult in attendance as well as having a waiver on file with us.

Other Restrictions: Dogs, other than service animals, are not permitted on the property.

Parking: We will be meeting by the white tent located near our Public Entrance parking area. Our Public Entrance is located off of Hwy 203 at 268th Ave NE, Carnation, 98014. Drive slowly (10 MPH) down 268th Ave NE for about 1/2 mile. It will feel like a long stretch, and you’ll pass some private property areas on your right. Keep driving! Once you see the Oxbow sign at the end of the road, turn left – you’re there! If you choose to use a GPS to navigate here, it may direct you to one of our other entrances, located just south of our Public Entrance, so just make your way north from there.

Work Clothes: We suggest wearing long pants and bringing a long-sleeved work shirt, preferably made of thicker material that can withstand blackberry spines. Boots are best with mud and shovels, but tennis shoes will work. Open-toed shoes are not be appropriate. Keep the weather in mind and make sure to bring sun protection and/or rain-gear if appropriate. You are welcome to bring your own thick leather gloves or gardening gloves for added comfort. Oxbow Farm will provide medium-weight gloves, but they are not as thick as leather gloves. Glasses/sunglasses, a brimmed hat, and a kneeling pad can also provide extra comfort while working, but are not required.

Water: Water will be provided by Oxbow Farm for drinking and washing up. Please bring your own reusable bottle, if possible, to limit disposable cup waste.

Lunch/Snacks: You are welcome to bring your own food with you to eat on the farm during the event.

Tour: We would be happy to lead a tour or hike at the end of the event for any who would like to participate. Just ask!

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Work with Mrs. Tucker to do various garden jobs for our Japanese Garden. We have selected early hours before it gets too hot. Be sure to have garden gloves and water.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Clean up Dyer Park

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers will help with a beach clean up. Proceeds from the volunteer event will support the West Shore Jr/Sr girls basketball program

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

This event has been changed to a Hurricane Relief project. We will provide assistance with food, cleanup, and donations to help those is Eastern NC.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Saturday	no limit	n/a	n/a
Sunday	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Local nurseries are providing flowering plants for children, with the help of their parents and volunteers, to plant in the four beds of the Children's Garden. The children, parents and volunteers will have hands-on opportunities to learn about the value of plants as well as the process of planting and caring for them from experienced local gardeners and Harrison County Master Gardeners. The children and volunteers will select seed packets to plant in the future using this Children's Garden experience.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Last year we raised over $13,000 for Friends of the Rainforest's granting efforts. This year we are hoping to raise over $15,000 in an effort to expand our educational outreach in the Saint Louis area, allowing us to reach more classrooms, student groups and other local organizations! Saving the Rainforest starts with an understanding the benefits and we must educate others to protect and expand the Rainforest

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Trivia Night volunteer	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We use the Missing Maps project to teach volunteers basic mapping techniques with Open Street Map, while also helping put the Wold’s most vulnerable people on the Map.

This project can be done at your convenience, virtually anywhere. Follow the instruction on the Missing Maps Project website (www.missingmaps.org). What you will need:

- computer w/access to Internet
- an Open Street Map account (this will be used to sign in for Missing Maps)

The Missing Maps project builds maps so that first responders can make critical decisons regarding relief efforts. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally 'missing' from any map and first responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts.

When saving your mapping additions please be sure to include #CitizenLabs in the changeset so that we can track our impact.

Opportunity Details

Each year, San Diego River Park Foundation volunteers remove more than 200,000 pounds of trash from our River. Without our amazing volunteers, this trash would be left to pollute native animal habitats, create unsightly piles in our parks and public spaces, leach contaminants into the water, and could be washed out in to our ocean and beaches!

YOU can help with this critical work! The Clean & Green Team is a group of enthusiastic volunteers that focus on cleaning up storm water debris and litter. Volunteers use pickers and gloves to pack this trash into garbage bags, then haul it to a dumpster.

Join us as we work to remove trash and debris from a tributary of the San Diego River, Forester Creek. This is a great activity for people interested in clean water and a clean habitat for the plants and animals that call the river home.

This event is open to volunteers of all ages, but volunteers under the age of 16 must come with an adult. Closed-toed shoes are required. Sun protection, water and a snack are highly recommended. Community service hours can be verified. Groups of up to 30 people are welcome if space allows. To RSVP or learn more, please email volunteer@sandiegoriver.org or call (619) 297-7380.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	60	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Each year, San Diego River Park Foundation volunteers remove more than 200,000 pounds of trash from our River. Without our amazing volunteers, this trash would be left to pollute native animal habitats, create unsightly piles in our parks and public spaces, leach contaminants into the water, and could be washed out in to our ocean and beaches!

YOU can help with this critical work! The Clean & Green Team is a group of enthusiastic volunteers that focus on cleaning up storm water debris and litter. Volunteers use pickers and gloves to pack this trash into garbage bags, then haul it to a dumpster.

Join us as we work to remove trash and debris from a tributary of the San Diego River, Forester Creek. This is a great activity for people interested in clean water and a clean habitat for the plants and animals that call the river home.

This event is open to volunteers of all ages, but volunteers under the age of 16 must come with an adult. Closed-toed shoes are required. Sun protection, water and a snack are highly recommended. Community service hours can be verified. Groups of up to 30 people are welcome if space allows. To RSVP or learn more, please email volunteer@sandiegoriver.org or call (619) 297-7380.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	60	n/a	n/a