FRIENDS has a hearty group of volunteers who assist Seashore staff and our leaders with programs and projects. We can always use more hands.

Friends volunteers work with Seashore Fire Crew clearing and burning behind Salt Pond Visitor Center

If you have skills and interest in any of the following and wish to volunteer, please complete our online volunteer interest form.

• Communications (Newsletter, graphic arts, publicity)
• Membership (Databases)
• Fund Raising/Finance
• Ecology Research Projects
• Adopt-A-Trail
• Seashore Monitoring Projects
• Gardening
• Friends 25th Anniversary Task Force (2012)

Volunteer time is subject to your own schedule. Please contact us if you can help.

The following special programs can always use more hands:

· ADOPT-A-TRAIL

Friends working on the trail at the Pamet Bog House

We perform regular maintenance on selected trails within the Seashore. In general this involves clearing light brush, replacing broken fences and repairing eroded areas. We currently help to maintain twelve of the park's most popular trails. With additional volunteers we could add more. This activity is ideal for volunteers since it allows them to establish their own schedule.

· ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteers planting native shrubs at CCNS
Headquarters

We have two annual Saturday projects that involve just a few hours of volunteer time. In April we celebrate Earth Day with beach and roadside clean-ups at selected areas in the park. In September we participate in Public Lands Day by helping with a planting or maintenance project in conjunction with park personnel. At other times we respond to Seashore needs as requested. For example, shown at the top of this page are our volunteers helping to remove invasive bittersweet to improve the view of Salt Pond.

For more information, or to volunteer for a specific opportunity, please contact the Friends via email volunteer@fccns.org

To volunteer directly for the park, Click here.