Opportunities From: Mass Audubon

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Flat Rock in Fitchburg. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Flat Rock's 6-mile trail system and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Flat Rock's trails traverse rocky ledges, hemlock groves, dry upland forest, and wetlands. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Lincoln Woods in Leominster. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Lincoln Wood's mile-long trail and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Lincoln Woods' trails traverse mature woodland in the heart of Leominster. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Rocky Hill in Groton. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Rocky Hill's 3-mile trail system and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Rocky Hill features easy to moderate trails (with some short, steep sections) through woodlands, and the sanctuary is home to beaver, porcupine, moose, and nearly 100 species of birds. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!) 

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Rutland Brook in Petersham. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Rutland Brook's 4-mile trail system and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Rutland Brook's moderately rugged and forested trails feature White Pine, hemlock, shagbark hickory, sugar maple, red maple, and white ash trees. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Broad Meadow Brook's 5-mile trail system and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter. Broad Meadow Brook's trails travel through woods, fields, streams, and marsh, and also includes a 1-mile universally accessible All-Persons Trail made of packed stone dust and boardwalk. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings. If the Nature Center is open when you are volunteering, we ask that you stop by the front desk to report trail conditions as well

Clipping intrusive brush and branches, moving small-to-medium sticks and debris, and/or removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Responsibly using the provided Trail Steward equipment and alert Mass Audubon staff if any equipment needs replacing

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Wachusett Meadow's 12-mile trail system and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter. Wachusett Meadow's many miles of trails meander through woodlands, wetlands, and meadows. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the trail system very well, observe our working resident flock of sheep, and notice sanctuary changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the sanctuary is open and submitting a report to staff with your findings. If the Nature Center is open when you are volunteering, we ask that you stop by the front desk to report trail conditions as well

Clipping intrusive brush and branches, moving small-to-medium sticks and debris, and/or removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!) 

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Responsibly using the provided Trail Steward equipment and alert Mass Audubon staff if any equipment needs replacing

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the sanctuary is open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Cook's Canyon in Barre. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Cook's Canyon mile long trail and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Cook's Canyon's trail leads through woodlands and along a brook, to an overlook at the edge of the canyon. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Lake Wampanoag in Gardner. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Lake Wampanoag's mile-long trail and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Lake Wampanoag's trail passes spruce/pine forest, meadow, and a small pond. The sanctuary supports moose, deer, bear, bobcat, and coyote as well as Bobolink, savannah sparrows, and tree swallows. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Nashoba Brook in Westford. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Nashoba Brook's 3.6 miles of trails and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Nashoba Brook's trails are mostly wooded, including a white pine-oak forest, wetland, bog, a pond, and stone walls. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings each time you go out

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Eagle Lake in Holden. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Eagle Lake's 3 miles of trails and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Eagle Lake's trails traverse under mature tree canopy along narrow and winding trails, with overlooks into the forest and onto a pond. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings each time you go out

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Burncoat Pond in Spencer. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Burncoat Pond's 2 miles of moderate-to-rugged trails and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Burncoat Pond's trails travel through fields and forest, skirts streams, and ends at the namesake pond. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings each time you go out

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails 

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

Please note that while the "Place" listed for this opportunity is Broad Meadow Brook, Trail Stewards will monitor Pierpoint Meadow in Dudley. There are no facilities, restrooms, or staff on-site.

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.

As a Trail Steward volunteer, you will monitor Pierpont Meadow's 3/4-mile of moderate-to-rugged trails and report any issues, such as fallen trees or rough trail conditions, that you encounter.

Pierpoint Meadow's trails explore a pine and mixed hardwood forest, meadow, and pond shoreline. As a Trail Steward, you will have the opportunity to get to know the sanctuary's trail system well and observe changes throughout the seasons.

Trail Stewards play a key role in helping Mass Audubon maintain safe, welcoming, and pleasant trails for visitors by alerting staff of priority areas to address along the trails. This volunteer position is a great fit for someone who loves spending time outdoors, hiking, and making trails and natural spaces both welcoming for visitors and protected for wildlife. It is also a great fit for someone looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity to do on their own schedule.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer, you will be responsible for:

Hiking along trails on your own schedule when the trails are open and sending an email to staff with your findings each time you go out

Moving small-to-medium sticks and debris and removing trash along trails as needed

Entering the hours you volunteered in our online volunteer portal with a phone or computer

Requirements

Submit and successfully clear CORI/SORI background check

Attend the required in-person volunteer training

Be age 18 or older or always accompanied by parent/guardian when volunteering (regardless of age, we recommend bringing along a friend when you volunteer!)  

Commit to:

Hiking along at least one sanctuary trail at least once a month

Sending an email to staff after each visit detailing what you found on the trails 

Demonstrating and modeling responsible behavior on trails

Volunteers also agree to log their completed volunteer hours in our online volunteer portal. This can be done on a personal phone, computer, or tablet. Training on how to enter hours will be provided as part of volunteer orientation. 

Safety 

Maintaining a safe work environment is a priority of Mass Audubon. Volunteers should dress in appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes. Volunteers should plan to bring water and a snack if they plan to be out on the trails for an extended period. We also recommend walking the trails with a buddy when possible.

Schedule

Trail Stewards can volunteer by hiking the trails at any time the trails are open, which is daily from dawn to dusk. Volunteers are asked to walk the trails at least once a month.

Next Steps

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. You can also share if you would be interested in volunteering as a Trail Steward at another location in addition to this one. A required training for all new Trail Stewards will take place Sunday, August 23rd at 10am at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton.