Help maintain the gardens at Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. This means weeding, planting/transplanting, and cleaning up last year’s seed heads. Shifts involve working outside, standing, sitting, and kneeling. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet people and share interests in nature. This position is from May through October. Volunteers set their own schedule once trained.
Responsibilities:
- Learning the plants in Wellfleet Bay’s pollinator/wildlife gardens.
- Weeding, pruning, and giving a “Chelsea Chop” to certain leggy plants along garden trails.
- Occasional watering of areas where irrigation doesn’t reach.
- Helping with occasional planting days.
Qualifications:
- Familiarity with garden plants, especially native ones, is preferred.
- Able to bend, kneel, and dig.
Requirements:
- Reliably respond to email communications with staff.
- Must adhere to all policies in the Mass Audubon Volunteer Safety Handbook.
- Ability to pass CORI/SORI background check.
- Must be 18+.
Benefits:
- Exclusive online education programs are offered to volunteers who contribute 25 hours or more per year.
- Volunteer ID cards are issued to volunteers who work 50 hours or more per year. The Volunteer ID card provides free admission, for yourself and immediate family, to all of Mass Audubon’s Wildlife Sanctuaries and a 15% discount at all Mass Audubon gift shops (excluding online). It also allows you to take advantage of our Reciprocity Program which grants free or discounted access to participating area museums and attractions.
- Meet new people and share interests in nature.
- Volunteering in a fun and energetic environment!
To express interest in this volunteer position, please
click the “Respond” button and in the Response Notes, include a few sentences
about why you are interested in this role and why you’d be a great fit. Make
sure to click the “Submit Opportunity Response” button at the end to complete
the process.
