Upcoming Partner Events
Support an early-childhood education center with gardening tasks and give back for Earth Day!
Come together to jam, plant and participate in tending to this Earth with purpose & play!
Learn from local expert and community organizer Andrea Montoya about how you can transform your space into a haven for all the little, beautiful, creatures.
Join us for a screening of “Common Ground”, the new film about regenerative agriculture and sequel to the film “Kiss the Ground.”
Join the Climate Initiatives Department for an informative and interactive presentation about the city’s ongoing climate work and its impact.
Get your soil ready for some trees! This is a fantastic opportunity for community members to get FREE trees and contribute to our collective efforts of growing the urban canopy!
Come together to jam, plant and participate in tending to this Earth with purpose & play!
Join a guide from the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center on an interpretive tour of Jack's Solar Garden, the premier agrivoltaic research site in the nation.
Live From Planet Earth is a music festival and educational event for Earth Day!
Join Community Fruit Rescue to share in the celebration and learn how to care for your fruit tree(s)! The session will cover meeting your trees’ nutritional needs, efficient water use, building resistance to pests and diseases, and how to be a good neighbor to our local black bears (who also love fresh fruit!).
No yard? No Problem! Everyone has the potential to cultivate and relish a stunning garden, while even the smallest outdoor spaces can become havens for pollinators!!
Learn about the wild foods that Colorado’s birds eat and how your observations can help bird conservation.
Regular In-Person Volunteer Opportunities
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Milk and Honey Farm
Mondays and Thursdays 8-11am, May-October
Dig, weed, plant, and harvest the tzedakah (donation) garden, educational garden beds, and geodesic dome greenhouse! The produce grown is donated or used in educational programs, with each year donating over 4,000 pounds of produce to Boulder county community members experiencing food insecurity.
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Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Times Vary, Year-Round
WRV offers a variety of outdoor restoration volunteer opportunities across Boulder County for all ages, abilities and interests!
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Masa Seed Foundation
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-12pm, other times available (year-round)
MASA’s volunteers enjoy a diverse crop-growing experience and learn many aspects of farming and seed growing. There is always something for everyone to do in the plant nursery, the fields, or the Seedhouse!
Annual Themes
January:
New Year Kick-off & Biodiversity
February:
Garden and Habitat Planning
March:
Soil Health and Regenerative Practices
April:
Tree Planting & Tree Care
May:
Drought & Water Use
June:
Biodiverse Places and Spaces
July:
Community Heat Impacts & Mitigation Strategies
August:
Wildfire Resilient Landscapes
September:
Pollinators & Insects
October:
Harvest
November:
Seeds – Adaptations & Propagation Methods
December:
Off-Season Yard Care / Compost as a Climate Resource