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 Friday, March 21 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 Friday, March 28 from 10 to noon
Please help us remove invasive plants and allow native habitats to recover. We will focus on broom along the trails. Meet at the day use parking area across from the Elk store. Dress in layers and bring gloves with rubber palms, clippers, and loppers. Rain would cancel
Whale Skeleton Painting at MacKerricher State Park on Saturday, March 29 from 11 to 3
Throw on that old painting shirt and apply another coat of paint to the whale skeleton in MacKerricher State Park! Come to paint, sip cocoa, and learn the fascinating history of MacKerricher's fully articulated gray whale skeleton. Help ensure that these amazing bones are preserved for years to come. Free event.
Location: MacKerricher Whale Skeleton, next to park kiosk and visitor center. Parking in group camp.
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*Program will be canceled for rain, severe weather, or park closure
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
Coastal Prairie Dune Restoration at Manchester State Park
Assist in seed collection for plant propagation in April, May, and June.
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