Volunteer Opportunities

WLT relies solely on dedicated volunteers with a shared passion of protecting our natural resources and providing outdoor adventure for our community.

Volunteer opportunities vary from taking photos to building trails. Whether you like to get your hands dirty or prefer inside work, WLT welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to help make WLT the best it can be. Volunteers are notified by email or by phone when volunteers’ assistance is needed.

Interested in Getting Involved?

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OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES:

Work Parties: Work parties are called upon throughout the year to do various outdoor projects, including building bridges and walkways, trail maintenance, brush removal, mowing, and removal of invasive species.

Chain Saw Brigade: The chain saw brigade is a list of people who are proficient in the use of chain saws and have been placed on our list to be notified to remove fallen trees that are obstructing trails in the preserves. Minimum age 21.

Heavy Lifting Brigade–The Heavy lifting brigade is a list of people who can be called upon to do work requiring power equipment or heavy manual labor.

Helpful skills and tools are:

Able to plan and use power tools for lumber construction – posts, tables, benches, kiosks, gates

Has a small tractor to use for land maintenance

Has a power mower or brushhog- for path mowing and clearing of areas.

Post hole digging/ excavation work.

Property Steward: Be assigned one or more of WLT’s properties to oversee and report concerns. This may involve walking the trails a few times per year and checking boundaries for encroachment.

Trail Mapping/GIS: People with this skill and equipment are in high demand.

Hike Leader: Lead or co-lead hikes on various properties for the public and help with hike planning.

INDOOR OPPORTUNITIES:

Public Relations: Help man WLT booth at fairs and public events, assist with social media projects, take photographs at WLT events and properties, or create flyers for distribution

Membership

Volunteer Coordinator

Event Organizer: Help organize the annual meeting and other events held throughout the year

Event Planning: scheduling speakers, coordinating with partner organizations, etc.

Fundraising: grant research, helping with appeals, etc.

Administrative: sending acknowledgement letters, organizing files, etc.

Serve on Board of Directors: to assist in making decisions that will last more than a lifetime!

…Or Sponsor a Project!

We often rely on the support of neighbors, schools, businesses, and community members to fund and/or participate in a project. Sponsoring a project leaves a lasting legacy that land trust visitors will enjoy for decades to is considered a tax-deductible donation. ​

Sponsored projects may include:

Building informational kiosks at trailheads

Improving infrastructure, such as bridges and walkways, on our trails

Completing habitat assessments

Another project you’ve already thought of!

Scout Projects/Community Service Projects

Scouts from local Girl and Boy Scout troops have completed some amazing projects for the Land Trust. By providing the space for these leadership projects to be carried out, we look to deepen the level of engagement that youth have with natural places, and to provide the opportunity for continued engagement, service, and stewardship.

If you are a scout and are looking for a service project, please contact us at thewallingfordlandtrust@gmail.com!

We gladly work with scouts to develop a project that they are passionate about completing, and that will meet the requirements for an Eagle Scout or Gold Star project. We also have smaller projects that can be used to help scouts or patrols meet their community service requirements.