Upcoming Partner Events
Join Resource Central to learn about the fundamental principles of low water gardens including: design considerations, lawn removal, soil preparation, irrigation, plant selection, mulch and maintenance.
Mad! Agriculture, Patagonia Boulder, Boulder Mushroom, and Boulder County invite you to an inspiring evening celebrating the extraordinary role of fungi in regenerating ecosystems, improving forest health, building healthy drought-resistant soil, and reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
Join the Colorado Native Plant Society for their Boulder Chapter meeting!
Join an OSMP naturalist and gardener in sowing seeds of your own for the 2025 season – the bees will thank you!
Join Community Fruit Rescue, Benevolence Orchard, and Widespread Malus for their upcoming Fruit Tree Care Workshop which will focus on pruning practices for apple & pear trees.
Join Motus Theater to share your input on what should be included in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. Bring your entire family to this fun, informative exploration about the future of Boulder at The Boulder City Council Chambers.
Bring all the generations of your family to the JCC to celebrate Tu B’shevat, the birthday of the trees
Join the Endangered Species Coalition for this free, virtual art lesson by artist and community art activist Kenia LaMarr. The workshop, for youth grades 5 and up, and for educators will feature the monarch butterfly.
Join Boulder JCC for a unique and meaningful Tu B'shevat Seder as we explore the theme of Cultivating Abundance through the interconnected lenses of Body and Earth. Together, we’ll reflect on how abundance flows into our lives and communities, drawing inspiration from the natural world and the mystical wisdom of the Tree of Life.
This course will cover strategies to have success growing trees in lower water use landscapes. Participants will learn irrigation strategies for trees and species of trees which are more drought tolerant.
Join veteran naturalist and avid wildlife gardener Dave Sutherland for a slide program about his decades of experience (and making every mistake in the book) in order to maximize your garden’s beauty and benefits to the larger ecosystem.
Love native plants and seed collecting? Enjoy using iNaturalist? Combine the two and help Wildland Restoration Volunteers digitally seed scout ahead of the 2025 field season.
Regular In-Person Volunteer Opportunities
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Food Justice and Sovereignty Garden Stewarding Program
Thursdays: BIPOC+ from 3:30-7:30pm,
Fridays: Allies and Organizations welcome! from 9am-2pm.
Saturdays: BIPOC + from 9am-2pm.
Join Harvest of All First Nations and Growing Gardens to reconnect with the land and learn about traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), permaculture, biodynamics, and other regenerative practices. Dive into the world of sustainable agriculture as you discover how to grow food and contribute to our community's thriving garden ecosystem.
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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!
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Milk and Honey Farm
Mondays and Thursdays 8-11am, May-October
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.
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.
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.
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