Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer opportunities with specific dates are listed on our Calendar of Events. Visit it to learn upcoming ways that you can get involved and make a difference.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Native Gardening Work Days

Join Heritage Conservancy’s core group of native gardeners at our Russell-Mandel Preserve to tend and increase the native gardens on the grounds of the property. Roughly 4 acres of this beautiful 55-acre property are protected by a deer fence and volunteer gardeners, in partnership with our property stewardship staff, are slowly converting the ornamental gardens surrounding the house over to native gardens! The grounds will be used as a demonstration garden for public programs run by the Conservancy. Jobs include planting, weeding invasives, pruning, clearing debris, and assisting staff in other roles as they appear. We are looking for volunteers who are not afraid to get their hands dirty! Knowledge of native and invasive plants is helpful but not required. Contact Liz at ebarmach@heritageconservancy.org for more information and to sign up.

When: Gardeners will work Thursdays, 1PM to 3:30PM (weather permitting) from the first week in April through November
Where: Heritage Conservancy’s Russell-Mandel Preserve in Furlong, PA

*It is not required that gardeners attend each week. Work when you can for as long as you can.

Conservation Stewardship Days

If you love the outdoors and want to help improve the environment, then this volunteer opportunity is for you! Join our stewardship staff on one of our properties to help on various projects. Projects may include invasive species removal, trail clearing, picking up trash, improving wildlife habitat, and other property maintenance work. Gain valuable hands-on property management skills and help improve our local habitat.

Requirements: Must have own safety equipment (work gloves, ear plugs, safety glasses). Ability to bend, lift potentially heavy items, and walk on uneven terrain.
When: Twice Weekly – usually Wednesdays and Fridays (weather dependent and no holidays) Spring/Summer Hours 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: Varied projects and properties throughout Bucks County

Community Science Program

Are you interested in helping to protect the plants and animals on Heritage Conservancy preserves? How about collecting data that contributes to real science? Join our Community Science Program!

Community Science involves people, like you, who contribute basic observations on plants, animals, and other living things that bolster local and global scientific research in support of conservation and ecosystem-based management goals. Heritage Conservancy will train volunteers and provide opportunities to engage in real science. This community science data will help to inform Heritage Conservancy’s preserve management decisions to increase conservation value. Additionally, through the use of tools like iNaturalist, the information enhances data available for scientists to track species and populations over time and contributes to larger worldwide conservation initiatives.

If you are interested in learning something new about nature, participating in science, or even just enjoy taking pictures while hiking, then this program is for you! We have multiple projects that are aimed at monitoring certain species including birds, butterflies, amphibians, plants, and any other living organism you may be curious about.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome. No experience is necessary, the schedule is flexible, and training will be provided.

When: Various location
Where:  Varied (independent work available)

If interested in any of these opportunities, please contact volunteer@heritageconservancy.org.