
Calendar
Upcoming Partner Events
New to OSMP or looking to become more familiar with what has been in your backyard all along? Join them for a hike led by Bilingual Naturalist Juanita and connect with your wild, natural, and human neighbors.
Join Wildland Restoration Volunteers to dig up the invasive Myrtle Spurge in Boulder!
Join Boulder Apple Tree Project for a grafting day!
Join St. Ambrose Church and Cool Boulder for a special free community screening of the award-winning documentary, "Water Is Love: Ripples of Regeneration”.
Are you interested in joining the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute and River Path on a 7-day Green River canoe trip in late September? Join this informal online meeting to get to know the guides and facilitators and to ask questions.
Join Wildland Restoration Volunteers to dig up the invasive Myrtle Spurge in Boulder!
Families are invited to use art to explore water education and activism at this bilingual event! // ¡Únete a nosotros para un evento bilingüe familiar donde exploraremos la educación y el activismo en torno al agua a través del arte!
Spring is the perfect time to nurture young trees and plan for their long-term health. Join Community Fruit Rescue for a fruit tree workshop!
Ever thought about growing your own mushrooms? Come learn about a range of techniques for cultivating mushrooms, both indoor and outdoor at Friends Farm!
Ready to level up your pollinator gardening game? This three hour masterclass is an extension of Butterfly Pavilion’s popular Pollinator Gardening Bootcamp, designed for those who want to take their skills to the next level and make a lasting impact on local ecosystems.
How is gardening a tool for social and political change? What does it mean to say "gardening is for everyone" in this time and place? What can you do right where you are to make the world a better place? Join PPAN and Jennifer Jewell for a webinar discussing these important questions.
Would your non-Native community like to build relationships with Native people and tribes, but you don’t know how to start? Join this virtual presentation to hear from three Colorado communities that are building relationships with tribes that were violently removed from the state, as well as with Native people who live close by.
Regular In-Person Volunteer Opportunities
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Classrooms for Climate Action
Times Vary, Year-Round
C4CA has a place for all volunteers interested in supporting teachers and students in taking local climate action. As a group of teachers, we have no shortage of creative ideas! All ages, abilities, and identities are welcome!
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Milk and Honey Farm
Mondays and Thursdays 8-11am, April-October
Teen Volunteer Days: Thursdays 9am-12pm, June-August
Dig, weed, plant, and harvest the tzedakah (donation) garden, educational garden beds, and geodesic dome greenhouse! The produce grown is donated or used in educational programs, with each year donating over 4,000 pounds of produce to Boulder county community members experiencing food insecurity.
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Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Times Vary, Year-Round
WRV offers a variety of outdoor restoration volunteer opportunities across Boulder County for all ages, abilities and interests!
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Masa Seed Foundation
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-12pm, other times available (year-round)
MASA’s volunteers enjoy a diverse crop-growing experience and learn many aspects of farming and seed growing. There is always something for everyone to do in the plant nursery, the fields, or the Seedhouse!
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Jack's Solar Garden
Select Saturdays, morning through afternoon
Jack’s Solar Garden, founded in 2020, is a 1.2 MW community solar garden with solar panels covering just over 4 acres of land. Tasks could include seeding, weeding or mulching - it will depend on the day, weather and seasonal needs.
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Drylands Agroecology Research (DAR)
Select Thursdays, 4:30pm-7:30pm. May-end of growing season
Join DAR in restoring degraded landscapes near Boulder.
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Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks (OSMP)
Select Thursday mornings
Voluntering with OSMP is a great way for individuals, groups, schools, and corporations to learn about Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) through field-based service-learning. Volunteers work directly with OSMP staff and learn specific land management methodologies. Projects can include native shrub planting and native seed collection.
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Community Fruit Rescue
Times vary, Fall Season
Come harvest fruit trees this season in Boulder and you'll help reduce food waste, feed people in need, and protect local black bears!
Additional Volunteer Signups
To sign up for volunteer opportunities or events below, simply click on the event that interests you and register on GivePulse!
Be sure to click “View Calendar” to see future events/opportunities.
Cool Boulder Calendar
Annual Themes
January:
New Year Kick-off & Biodiversity
February:
Garden and Habitat Planning
March:
Soil Health and Regenerative Practices
April:
Tree Planting & Tree Care
May:
Drought & Water Use
June:
Biodiverse Places and Spaces
July:
Community Heat Impacts & Mitigation Strategies
August:
Wildfire Resilient Landscapes
September:
Pollinators & Insects
October:
Harvest
November:
Seeds – Adaptations & Propagation Methods
December:
Off-Season Yard Care / Compost as a Climate Resource