How Can You Help?
We have so many ways you can help. Here is a short list:
- Volunteer to staff the Education Center during "Open House" hours, currently 10-2 on Wednesdays and every second and fourth Saturday of the month
- Our goal is to have two people for each shift and to open 6 days a week
- Volunteer for one shift a month, weekly, or whatever you are able and would like to do
- Volunteer to help bring the Native Plant Nursery back to a vital and productive condition
- NEW We are looking for volunteers to assist us in this year's plantings of Marsh plants to propagate into our wetlands during the fall planting season. If interested please email to: hbwetlands@hbwetlands.org
- Work with HB Tree Society volunteers growing native milkweed for the Monarch butterflies
- Help propagate drought tolerant and native plants
- Help with weeding and watering
- Handy? There are many fix it jobs to do!
- Volunteer to help coordinate and run the annual Coastal Cleanup on the third Saturday of September each year
- Computer wiz?
- Help with setting up educational materials
- Love plants and/or animals?
- Volunteer to use your expertise in leading tours emphasizing your interest
- Write articles for our newsletter
- Volunteer to help develop membership/fundraising and outreach programs
- Volunteer to help develop curriculum for preschool through 5th grade and beyond
- Volunteer to represent us at events with our display materials in tote boxes
- Contractor?
- We need to remove telephone poles and level ground for a native/drought tolerant demonstration garden
- Painting structures and maintenance
- We need a meeting spot with a shade structure and tables and benches by the nursery
- Donations
- Monetary to HBWC
- Sponsor a mobile education cart or backpack
- Become a member of HBWC at various levels
- Great Egret ($10)
- Belding's Savannah Sparrow ($25)
- California Halibut ($50)
- Least Tern ($100)
- Brown Pelican ($250)
- Other
- Donate native plants and seeds and succulents for propagating
- Donate office supplies
YES! I would love to help! We will get back to you soon!
HBWC Volunteer Staff