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Volunteering is a great way to take action and get involved in the Alliance’s critical work to restore and protect the Bay and its watershed lands, creeks, rivers and streams. Our volunteers are at the heart and soul of our mission to lead and inspire those who live and work throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed to become true environmental stewards.
Help out at a Project Clean Stream cleanup site, collect local water quality samples, organize the planting of native trees in your community — as an Alliance volunteer you are our most important resource helping us to fulfill our mission to heal the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
July 12, 2025
Become a Water Quality Monitoring Citizen Scientist and gain hands-on experience collecting data and water samples throughout the District! Read More >
Become a Water Quality Monitoring Citizen Scientist and gain hands-on experience collecting data and water samples throughout the District!
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WHERE: DC
WHEN: 2 hours per week | May – September
WHO: Kid-friendly, individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: required training, attention to detail, ability to travel (car, bike, metro) to sites, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting
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WHERE: VA
WHEN: 1-2 hour events
WHO: Kid-friendly, groups, individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: kneeling, bending
Read About Garden Maintenance
WHERE: PA
WHEN: 3-4 hour events | Late February, Early March
WHAT TO EXPECT: cutting, kneeling, bending, wet/cold conditions
Learn About Live Staking
WHERE: PA | MD | DC | VA
WHAT TO EXPECT: kneeling, bending, squatting, lifting
Explore Project Clean Stream
WHEN: 3-4 hours per month | March – October
WHO: Individuals
WHAT TO EXPECT: training provided (1 group training session and 1 one-on-one training on-site), travel to sites, kneeling, bending, hot/humid conditions
What is Riparian Rangers?
WHEN: 2-4 hours per month | January – December
WHAT TO EXPECT: training provided, attention to detail, ability to travel (car, bike, metro) to sites, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting
Check Out RiverTrends
WHEN: At your convenience
WHO: Kid-friendly
WHAT TO EXPECT: volunteer from home, attention to detail, long-term care
Become A Seedling Volunteer
WHERE: PA | MD | VA
WHEN: 2-4 hour events | Spring, Fall
WHAT TO EXPECT: digging, kneeling, bending, lifting, stretching
Find a Tree Planting
Join the Alliance as we host back-to-back tree plantings in a relay-style event to get thousands of trees in the ground in just one day. Known as “Treelay,” this event takes place at numerous sites across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and volunteers plant continuously for one full day.
Learn More About Treelay
Complete the form below to let the Alliance know you’re interested in volunteering. You will be added to the list and our team will email you when we have upcoming volunteer opportunities.
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