Volunteer
We could not accomplish our mission without the help of people like you.
We are recruiting volunteers for the projects listed below.
To save yourself a step during your first visit, fill out our volunteer registration form and bring it with you.
Do you enjoy working outside with kids? We offer outdoor environmental education for pre-K-12 students from schools, homeschool groups, Scout groups, and other local organizations. We are looking for volunteer Education Assistants to work with our team of educators to help plan and run our programs.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about local natural history, gain experience with outdoor education, and spend time outside at our beautiful field station. Scheduling is flexible with programs offered mornings and afternoons throughout the year.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
We typically train our Education Assistants in late summer. If you are interested in participating in our next Education Assistant training please email Education Associate Alison Zak at azak@cliftoninstitute.org.
We need your help to control invasive Autumn Olive, Tree-of-heaven, Oriental Bittersweet, and Japanese Honeysuckle. These species provide inferior habitat for animals and they crowd out native plants. Exotic plants thrive at Clifton (as they do across the Piedmont) because of the property’s long history of disturbance. Invasive species control is a great way to get to see the 900-acre property, meet fellow environmentalists in your community, get some exercise, and make a difference for our native biodiversity.
If you are interested in participating in our invasive species control, you can find upcoming volunteer days on our calendar.
We need help conducting biodiversity surveys on the field station. Our goals are to monitor the effects of our restoration projects on native species and to contribute to our long-term bioblitz.
We are looking for volunteer participants and survey leaders.
SURVEYS
If you are interested in conducting biodiversity surveys, please email Bert Harris at bharris@cliftoninstitute.org.
We need help collecting and identifying observations of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms for our long-term bioblitz project.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
We maintain and monitor a network of boxes to provide nest sites for native birds that compete with exotic species for cavities. Our focal species are American Kestrel, Eastern Screech-owl, Eastern Bluebird, and Wood Duck.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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