2025 Volunteer Opportunities
Share the Beach
Join the outreach program taking place at MacKerricher State Park and Manchester State Park. Volunteers will share information about the coastal environment with visitors and encourage stewardship and protection of native plant and wildlife communities. Training begins in May.
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch
Help collect data on human use activities within and adjacent to our local Marine Protected Areas at MacKerricher State Park, Point Cabrillo State Historic Park, Russian Gulch State Park, Big River Beach at Mendocino Headlands State Park, and Van Damme State Park.
Black Oystercatcher Monitoring Project
Participate in the fourteenth year of ongoing weekly monitoring of seabird nesting sites throughout the summer. Begins in April.
Hendy Woods Docent
Help staff the visitor center or lead interpretive walks on Saturdays in the summertime.
Upcoming:
Invasive Plant Removal at Hendy Woods State Park on Sunday, April 13 from 10 to noon
Please join us in restoring natural habitats by removing invasive plant species, mainly poison hemlock and broom. Meet at the Day Use Area of Hendy Woods State Park; free entry for participants. Dress in layers, bring gardening gloves with rubber palms, a shovel, and a picnic lunch. Rain would cancel
Invasive Plant Removal at Greenwood State Beach on Monday, April 21 from 10 to noon
Celebrate Earth Day by helping native habitats recover. Meet at the day use parking area across from the Mercantile. Dress in layers, bring gardening gloves with rubber palms, a trowel, clippers, and a picnic lunch. We will be focusing on poison hemlock and ice plant. Gardening gloves and shovels will be provided. Rain would cancel
Pudding Creek Beach Cleanup on Saturday, April 26 from 9a to 1p
Celebrate Global Volunteer Week and gather as a community to clean Pudding Creek Beach, part of MacKerricher State Park. Litter pickers, buckets, and gloves will be provided, and participants will be given a certificate recognizing their contribution. This event is in partnership with the Mendocino Coast Children’s Fund and Blue Zones
Coastal Prairie Dune Restoration at Manchester State Park
Assist in seed collection for plant propagation.
Mendocino Area Parks Association (MendoParks) Opportunities:
Volunteer at the Greenwood Museum and Visitor Center in Elk, California, the Ford House Visitor Center and Museum in Mendocino, California, Captain Fletcher’s Inn at Navarro Beach, the MacKerricher Visitor Center north of Fort Bragg, California, or the Van Damme Visitor Center in Little River, California.
For details, please contact:
Amelia Schall Tumová, Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District Volunteer Coordinator
(707) 617-9404
12301 N Highway 1, Box 1 Mendocino, CA 95460