Opportunities From: Mass Audubon

Volunteer: Adopt-a-Site Pepperweed Volunteer

Join the effort to control invasive pepperweed! Through our Adopt-a-Site program, you will be assigned an area that will be your exclusive responsibility to treat on your own schedule throughout the pulling season. This area can be as big or as small as you decide that you can handle. For some of you, this might be your very own backyard. Rather than having to schedule a specific time to volunteer, you can visit and pull your "adopted" site whenever is most convenient for you. We will provide you with a detailed map of all documented pepperweed stands at the site, straightforward guides on pepperweed identification/treatment, and necessary field supplies (e.g., heavy duty contractor bags). 

The training date is June 6th, 2026 from 10am-12pm at Joppa Flats. In order to sign up as a volunteer, you must be available on this date. 

To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences why you are interested and why you would be an excellent fit for this volunteer role. Please note that this step is only to express interest in this opportunity.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Join the effort to control invasive pepperweed! Through our Adopt-a-Site program, you will be assigned an area that will be your exclusive responsibility to treat on your own schedule throughout the pulling season. This area can be as big or as small as you decide that you can handle. For some of you, this might be your very own backyard. Rather than having to schedule a specific time to volunteer, you can visit and pull your "adopted" site whenever is most convenient for you. We will provide you with a detailed map of all documented pepperweed stands at the site, straightforward guides on pepperweed identification/treatment, and necessary field supplies (e.g., heavy duty contractor bags). 

The training date is June 6th, 2026 from 10am-12pm at Joppa Flats. In order to sign up as a volunteer, you must be available on this date. 

To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences why you are interested and why you would be an excellent fit for this volunteer role. Please note that this step is only to express interest in this opportunity.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 01950

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Volunteer Pepperweed Pull

Join our group of avid Perennial Pepperweed pullers! Volunteers are an important part of our annual effort to keep this invasive plant from taking over the Great Marsh and we need your help! Learn manual invasive removal techniques, plant identification, and the ongoing efforts Mass Audubon is doing to preserve salt marsh ecosystems and their biodiversity. Sturdy shoes, long pants and sleeves are highly recommended along with water, sunscreen and bug spray. Gloves will be provided. These events are rain or shine.

Children ages 12 to 17 are welcome but must be accompanied by adults.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Join our group of avid Perennial Pepperweed pullers! Volunteers are an important part of our annual effort to keep this invasive plant from taking over the Great Marsh and we need your help! Learn manual invasive removal techniques, plant identification, and the ongoing efforts Mass Audubon is doing to preserve salt marsh ecosystems and their biodiversity. Sturdy shoes, long pants and sleeves are highly recommended along with water, sunscreen and bug spray. Gloves will be provided. These events are rain or shine.

Children ages 12 to 17 are welcome but must be accompanied by adults.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 01950

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Thursday Morning Coastal Gardening

Join us at Joppa Flats Education Center to help us maintain our native garden beds! This weekly drop-in opportunity will be focused on restoring our coastal garden beds to support pollinators and our backyard birds. The work will entail:

Weeding

Maintaining plants

Pulling invasive vines like bittersweet and multiflora rose

No prior gardening experience necessary! Bring gloves, water, and a kneeling pad if you have one. 

If you're interested in signing up, please click the "Respond" button and select the sessions you'd like to attend, then click "Submit Opportunity Response." A green banner will indicate that you are all set!

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Join us at Joppa Flats Education Center to help us maintain our native garden beds! This weekly drop-in opportunity will be focused on restoring our coastal garden beds to support pollinators and our backyard birds. The work will entail:

Weeding

Maintaining plants

Pulling invasive vines like bittersweet and multiflora rose

No prior gardening experience necessary! Bring gloves, water, and a kneeling pad if you have one. 

If you're interested in signing up, please click the "Respond" button and select the sessions you'd like to attend, then click "Submit Opportunity Response." A green banner will indicate that you are all set!

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 01950

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Visitor Center Volunteer: Thursdays, Fridays, and/or Saturdays

Visitor Center Volunteers welcome all visitors to Joppa Flats Education Center and answer questions they may have about what we do and about the surrounding area. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet people, share interests in nature, all while keeping our front desk running smoothly!

We are looking for volunteers with availability on Thursdays, Fridays, and/or Saturdays. 


 Responsibilities include:

Welcoming visitors at the front desk Offering assistance with information about the sanctuary, programs and the general area Checking membership status and recording visitation statistics Helping keep the shop, lobby, and front desk neat and organized during quiet times Promoting Mass Audubon membershipsUsing an iPad to complete cash and credit card gift shop sales for visitors to the Joppa Gift Shop

Training is provided, and shifts are 3.75 hours long. 

To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences why you are interested and why you would be an excellent fit for this volunteer role. Please note that this step is only to express interest in this opportunity. A volunteer coordinator will follow up with you about the next steps, which will include a brief conversation and a background check before you begin volunteering.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Visitor Center Volunteers welcome all visitors to Joppa Flats Education Center and answer questions they may have about what we do and about the surrounding area. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet people, share interests in nature, all while keeping our front desk running smoothly!

We are looking for volunteers with availability on Thursdays, Fridays, and/or Saturdays. 


 Responsibilities include:

Welcoming visitors at the front desk Offering assistance with information about the sanctuary, programs and the general area Checking membership status and recording visitation statistics Helping keep the shop, lobby, and front desk neat and organized during quiet times Promoting Mass Audubon membershipsUsing an iPad to complete cash and credit card gift shop sales for visitors to the Joppa Gift Shop

Training is provided, and shifts are 3.75 hours long. 

To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences why you are interested and why you would be an excellent fit for this volunteer role. Please note that this step is only to express interest in this opportunity. A volunteer coordinator will follow up with you about the next steps, which will include a brief conversation and a background check before you begin volunteering.

Place: Joppa Flats Education Center

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 01950

Allow Groups: No