Celebrate Earth Month with a day of service at Joppa Flats Education Center!
Spend your morning helping with our annual salt marsh cleanup as part of Mass Audubon’s Statewide Volunteer Day. This is the second of two salt marsh clean-ups happening at Joppa Flats on Statewide Volunteer Day. We will be "spring cleaning" the salt marsh behind the Joppa Flats Education Center, and participants assist with the sorting of collected materials and will write their totals on data sheets provided. Live animals from the salt marsh including minnows, green crabs and horseshoe crabs will be on site.
All participants should dress for the weather, wear waterproof footwear and bring a rake and work/garden gloves and trash grabbing tongs if you have them.
Bring your own water bottle to stay hydrated; we’ll have light snacks ready to keep you energized.
This project is family-friendly – we'll have options for volunteers of all ages. Anyone younger than 18 will need to volunteer alongside a parent/guardian.
This volunteer opportunity will include one or more projects that are accessible and inclusive to volunteers with a broad range of abilities. For more detailed information on these projects, or to discuss any accommodations that would be helpful, please contact Joppa Flats directly at 978-462-9998 or joppaflats@massaudubon.org.
How to Register
To sign up to volunteer, click the “Respond” button. You can then sign in using your existing volunteer account with Mass Audubon, or, if this is your first time using the volunteer system, you will be prompted to create a new account before signing up. Make sure to click the Submit Opportunity Response button on the next page and look for the green banner – and an email - indicating you have completed the whole process.
Families or small groups can sign up by clicking “Respond as Group.” Only one person in the group will need to create a volunteer account: you will then create a name for the group, click the “Add Me” button to add yourself to the group, and use the “Add Volunteer” button to enter the first and last names of each additional group member. Finally, designate yourself as the group leader (look for the checkbox) and click Finish. Look for the green banner – and an email – indicating you have completed the whole process
