Welcome
Volunteers play an essential role in keeping DCR parks clean, maintained, and accessible for everyone to enjoy. By sharing your time, talents, and effort you enrich the experience of visitors, help preserve sensitive natural and cultural resources, keep active, and engage in rewarding stewardship that reflects your personal values and the values of our communities and our Commonwealth.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
| Date | Event | Registration |
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| September 14, 2025 | Peddocks Island Cleanup | Register for the Peddocks Island Cleanup on 9/14/2025 |
| September 15, 2025 | Peddocks Island Cleanup | Register for the Peddocsk Island Cleanup on 9/15/2025 |
| September 16, 2025 | Peddocks Island Cleanup | Register for the Peddocks Island Cleanup on 9/16/2025 |
| September 17, 2025 | Peddocks Island Cleanup | Register for the Peddocks Island Cleanup on 9/17/2025 |
| September 27, 2025 | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Volunteer Day | Register to Volunteer at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| October 18, 2025 | Pittsfield State Forest Volunteer Day | Register to Volunteer at Pittsfield State Forest |
Other Ways to Volunteer
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Groups and Individual Projects Does group want to volunteer, or do you have an idea for an individual project? Learn how to request a volunteer opportunity. |
Interested in completing your Eagle Scout project at a DCR property? Fill out our project request form to start the process. |
Help Steward or Build a DCR Trail Any trail work that takes place on DCR land must be formally approved by DCR staff. This is accomplished by submitting a completed Trail Proposal Form to DCR. The form must be reviewed and signed by DCR staff before any work can begin. |
Volunteering with the Universal Access Program Learn how you can volunteer and get involved with the DCR's Universal Access Program |
Get involved with Park Serve Day, DCR's annual day of stewardship! |
From late August into November, thousands of people in Massachusetts volunteer for COASTSWEEP—the statewide beach cleanup sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). |
Download the Volunteers in Parks Program Guide
The development of the Volunteers in Parks Program Guide provided DCR with an opportunity to achieve the goal of standardizing and simplifying the process for proposing, reviewing, and conducting all volunteer activities – whether under the supervision of the Department or a Nonprofit Organization – on DCR property statewide. Please review the guide when considering volunteering with DCR.
Remember to Be Kind!
