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Volunteering is a great way to take action and get involved in the Alliance’s critical work to restore and protect the Bay and its watershed lands, creeks, rivers and streams. Our volunteers are at the heart and soul of our mission to lead and inspire those who live and work throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed to become true environmental stewards.
Help out at a Project Clean Stream cleanup site, collect local water quality samples, organize the planting of native trees in your community — as an Alliance volunteer you are our most important resource helping us to fulfill our mission to heal the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
February 24, 2025
Attention York County residents: Are you passionate about keeping your community litter-free? We are looking for Community Champions to lead litter cleanups in York City, and we want you to get involved! Read More >
March 1, 2025
Want to learn more about them, meet other environmentally friendly people, and help your community grow more trees? Join the Lancaster County Tree Tenders! Read More >
April 5, 2025
Save the date for the 2025 Tree Planting Relay (a.k.a. Treelay) taking place on April 5! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 15 urban trees at this Maryland site! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 140 trees at this Pennsylvania site! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 630 trees at this Pennsylvania site! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 20 street trees at this Virginia site! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 290 trees at this Pennsylvania site! Read More >
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 20 urban trees at this Maryland site! Read More >
Attention York County residents: Are you passionate about keeping your community litter-free? We are looking for Community Champions to lead litter cleanups in York City, and we want you to get involved!
Learn More
Want to learn more about them, meet other environmentally friendly people, and help your community grow more trees? Join the Lancaster County Tree Tenders!
Save the date for the 2025 Tree Planting Relay (a.k.a. Treelay) taking place on April 5!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 15 urban trees at this Maryland site!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 140 trees at this Pennsylvania site!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 630 trees at this Pennsylvania site!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 20 street trees at this Virginia site!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 290 trees at this Pennsylvania site!
Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 20 urban trees at this Maryland site!
WHERE: DC
WHEN: 2 hours per week | May – September
WHO: Kid-friendly, individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: required training, attention to detail, ability to travel (car, bike, metro) to sites, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting
Learn More & Sign Up
WHERE: VA
WHEN: 1-2 hour events
WHO: Kid-friendly, groups, individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: kneeling, bending
Read About Garden Maintenance
WHERE: PA
WHEN: 3-4 hour events | Late February, Early March
WHAT TO EXPECT: cutting, kneeling, bending, wet/cold conditions
Learn About Live Staking
WHERE: PA | MD | DC | VA
WHAT TO EXPECT: kneeling, bending, squatting, lifting
Explore Project Clean Stream
WHEN: 3-4 hours per month | March – October
WHO: Individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: training provided (1 group training session and 1 one-on-one training on-site), travel to sites, kneeling, bending, hot/humid conditions
What is Riparian Rangers?
WHEN: 2-4 hours per month | January – December
WHAT TO EXPECT: training provided, attention to detail, ability to travel (car, bike, metro) to sites, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting
Check Out RiverTrends
WHEN: At your convenience
WHO: Kid-friendly
WHAT TO EXPECT: volunteer from home, attention to detail, long-term care
Read About A Seedling Volunteer
WHERE: PA | MD | VA
WHEN: 2-4 hour events | Spring, Fall
WHAT TO EXPECT: digging, kneeling, bending, lifting, stretching
Find a Tree Planting
Join the Alliance as we host back-to-back tree plantings in a relay-style event to get thousands of trees in the ground in just one day. Known as “Treelay,” this event takes place at numerous sites across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and volunteers plant continuously for one full day.
Learn More About Treelay
Complete the form below to let the Alliance know you’re interested in volunteering. You will be added to the list and our team will email you when we have upcoming volunteer opportunities.
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