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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| July 22, 2025 | Mt. Tom State Reservation Volunteer Day | Register to Volunteer at Mount Tom State Reservation |
| September 27, 2025 | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Volunteer Day |
Other Ways to Volunteer
| Other Opportunities |
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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. |
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!
