Mission: Davidson Lands Conservancy’s mission is to protect local land and water, connect lives to nature and to promote stewardship of natural resources . We advance our mission through education and through four conservation pillars or programs: land conservation and stewardship; greenways and trails; urban forestry; and wildlife habitat.
Website: davidsonlands.org
Opportunities
Position: Volunteer Event Participants
Location: Davidson, NC (In-Person)
Position Description: We are seeking volunteers for multiple events during March 2026.
We’ll need lots of volunteer support at the
Abersham & Fisher Farm Tree Plantings—March 7 & March 14 to help plant 200 trees over two days.
Or join us for
Creek Week iNaturalist Bioblitz-March 13
Become a citizen scientist for the day! Join Davidson Lands Conservancy & Town of Moorseville Stormwater team exploring a conserved property
identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates and documenting local plants,
animals, and fungi.
Questions? Additional details for each event are available at: Davidson Lands Conservancy-Events
Interested? Contact Lauren Collver at lauren@didsonlands.org.
Position: Roy Alexander Summer Internship (Applications for Summer 2026 are now closed. Please check back next winter to apply for 2027)
Location: Davidson, NC (In-Person)
Position Description: The Roy Alexander Internship is an eight-week summer program established by Davidson Lands Conservancy, Dave and Elizabeth Martin, Sue Peck, and other friends and admirers in memory of Davidson Lands Conservancy founding Executive Director, Roy Alexander, Class of 1964. Interns receive a summer stipend of $5,000 for 40 hours/week during the eight-week period.
Interns work directly with leaders of the Davidson Lands Conservancy. The program provides interns with the opportunity to learn about non-profit management as well as environmental conservation.
Potential responsibilities include:
fundraising including planning Run For Green,
supporting the Now & Forever Campaign,
grant opportunities and applications, and donor stewardship;
expanding community outreach;
supporting summer youth education programs;
and advancing community impact through programs of land conservation, greenways, urban forestry and wildlife habitat.
There may be occasional field work on conserved properties.
Knowledge of and experience with GIS applications and technology, experience with grant writing and knowledge of natural ecosystems are all strong pluses. Interns must be organized, flexible, capable of working independently, and self-motivated.
Interested? Apply here.
Position: Regular Volunteer
Location: Davidson, NC (In-Person)
Position Description: We have frequent opportunities to volunteer with our tree plantings, stewardship activities, and educational programming. To see upcoming events that need volunteers, go to davidsonlands.org/events/list and register for a specific event.
Interested? If you are interested in becoming a regular volunteer, please email Carly Schiano at carly@davidsonlands.org