Opportunity Details

Discover and take part in citizen science, while supporting programs for young people to sustain their local greenspaces.

What you’ll do
The variety of species in public parks is fundamental the health of its ecosystem. Invasive species and other threats to biodiversity are a major concern, but you and your team can help sustain these green spaces by participating in citizen science.

For this experience you will learn about citizen science resources available online. You will learn about tools like iNaturalist, Seek, and EDDMapS -- and how to use them to share essential environmental knowledge to open-source databases, and to get information that can help you revitalize parks in your local area.

The experience will proceed as follows:
-> Welcome and Introduction to Organization (5-10 minutes)
-> Mission and Program Overview (15-20 minutes)
-> Ice Breaker and Introduction to Participant Activity (15-20 minutes)
-> Closing Remarks and Questions (5-10 minutes)

What else you should know
Volunteers can download the following apps in advance. They are available for both iOS and Android devices:
-> iNaturalist
-> Seek

For more information on group size, pricing and how to register please visit www.ecospark.ca/corporate-volunteering.

Opportunity Details

Did you know that that 58% of all food produced is wasted or lost, meanwhile, 1 in 5 households in British Columbia go hungry? Making matters worse, the emissions from decomposing organic waste in Canadian landfills currently account for 20% of national methane emissions.

Vancouver Food Runners is seeking volunteer food drivers (Food Rescue Heroes!) to join our network of passionate volunteer drivers. You will pick up excess perishable food from a community donor (bakery, green grocer or restaurant) and distribute it to those who need it most. We have partnered with charitable organizations such as the YWCA, local neighbourhood houses, shelters and schools to help put a stop to hunger right in our very own city.

How is Vancouver Food Runners different?

We use an app to coordinate food runs for our volunteers to access. Once a volunteer claims a food rescue, they can find their way to the donor and their final destination with the push of a button. Be a part of the solution by diverting viable food destined for the landfill and, instead, delivering it into the mouths of Vancouver’s most vulnerable and food insecure.

Join us in putting an end to hunger and bringing us closer to Zero Waste in our city. Download our app now to get started:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/vancouver-food-runners/id1507395750
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vancouverfoodrunners.app

To learn more about volunteering with VFR, click here: https://youtu.be/TU0Me0Fuq-M?si=0Ajp8JkbVT8soV5K

Opportunity Details

I Love My Park Day—the largest volunteer event in New York—will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021! Join with other volunteers to spruce up the Nature Center for spring. Projects will include gardening, raking, building care, and shoreline cleanup. Come help out in a COVID-friendly way.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

I Love My Park Day—the largest volunteer event in New York—will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021! Join with other volunteers to spruce up the Nature Center for spring. Projects will include gardening, raking, building care, and shoreline cleanup. Come help out in a COVID-friendly way.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

We are seeking volunteer creative writers who may be interested in writing blog posts for Growing Chefs! Our brank personality is positive, knowledgeable, supportive, playful, joyful, bold. Does that sound like your writing style, and does our mission speak to you? Reach out!

Things that matter to us:
Sustainability. We are committed to championing sustainable food systems and food practices that benefit the health of our shared environment.
Positive Change. We are committed to realizing positive change within the food community, and to educating the greater community on the benefits of healthy, sustainable food systems.
Local Focus. We support and value local food practices, local farmers, and local food production.
Collaboration. We engage chefs, educators, growers, children, community groups, and families to work together to support food sustainability.
Better Health. We encourage healthier eating and healthier food practices.
Respect, participatory democracy, and inclusion. We are committed to treating everyone with integrity, fairness, and honesty. We acknowledge the uniqueness of each individual, their skills, beliefs, opinions, and voice.
Trust. We aim to ensure honesty, transparency, responsibility, and accountability in all our work and are committed to building an organizational culture based on these values.

Target Audiences:
Volunteers (current & potential) – which may include Chefs, the Restaurant Community, Nutritionists & Gardeners
Elementary School Teachers, Students & Families
Donors (committed & potential)
Broader Community with Shared Values (around Health, Sustainable/Local Food, the Environment)
For example; Educators, the Restaurant Community, Nutritionists, the Farmers Market Community, Gardeners, older people with a nostalgia for a simpler time

Opportunity Details

Sturgeon City is hosting a family friendly event Saturday April 24th to help celebrate the planet. There will be several hands-on science themed activities for the family as well as craft vendors, area organization, food trucks, live animals, and more.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Parking	5	n/a	n/a
Event Setup etc.	15	n/a	n/a
Education Station Assistance	15	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Creating a platform for everyday volunteers to assist in the beautification of Tampa and surrounding areas. Project 100 Inc, focuses on providing multiple opportunities for everyday individuals to make their stamp on the community they reside. Building a hub of individuals with aligning missions & visions to see Tampa & surrounding areas, Parks, Streets, & Major highways cleaned for the people who use it on the daily. We've Adopted: Florida Ave, Cuscaden Park, Robles Park & Owen St. all local to Tampa, while still completing random street-cleans in neighboring areas.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Street-Cleaners	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Purpose: Assist with trail maintenance at one of Story County Conservation's newest parks.

Event Description:
Assist with some trail maintenance on National Trails Day! We'll be working at the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor to spruce up the mulched trails. Volunteers are needed to use wheelbarrows to move mulch to the trails and rake mulch into place. Leftover mulch can then be used on trees throughout the park.

Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and long pants.
Bring work gloves if you have them -- we'll have some extras.
Bring a water bottle (we'll have a water cooler on site)
Masks will be required if unable to physically distance -- we'll have some extras
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Purpose of event: SCC recently acquired a new greenspace and we need your help to start some habitat restoration! Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to the land. Join us for a morning of cedar removal at this unnamed property.

- All needed tools will be sanitized and provided -- feel free to bring your own hand saw if you'd rather
- Portable toilet will be on site
- Dress in long sleeves and long pants
- Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes
- Bring work gloves if you have them and a water bottle
We will be following CDC recommended COVID guidelines. Face coverings will be required if unable to maintain physical distancing of 6 feet or more.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

We have opportunities for groups to participate in volunteering activities such as cleaning trails, spreading mulch, planting flowers and more!

Volunteers can help in a variety of areas, from governance to food service!

Available Shifts

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