Action Links

Serve.gov

This is the go-to website for volunteer opportunities in all over the United States. Simply type in your zip code and your interest (ex. trail restoration), and this database will provide you with great volunteer opportunities in your area. Visit Serve.gov

Citizen Science

Interested in taking environmental health matters into your own hands? There are countless opportunities for citizens like you to get involved with tracking the health of plants and animals in your community.

Project Budburst

Interested in plants? Project Budburst is looking for volunteers to record the life cycles of various plant species in your community in order to research the environment and global climate change. To volunteer or to see what’s happening in your area, visit Project Budburst

Stream Waders

Like to look for critters in creeks? Maryland Department of Natural Resources needs volunteers to take part in the Stream Waders program. This program provides valuable information on stream health through the monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrates. To join in the fun, you must attend a one-day training and commit to two days of sampling in the spring season. Visit Rivers and Streams for more information or to register for this exciting opportunity!

Frogwatch USA

FrogWatch USA is a Citizen Science Monitoring Program that gives YOU the opportunity to help scientists conserve amphibians! Being a FrogWatch volunteer gives you the opportunity to gather information that will help increase awareness of nationwide amphibian declines that can ultimately lead to practical and workable ways to help conserve these important species – all while helping you learn more about the wetlands in your community and the calls of frogs and toads in your community! For more information visit Frogwatch USA

Monarch Watch

Did you know that Monarch Butterflies travel 3,000 miles from the DC Metro area to Mexico? There are many unanswered questions about the monarch migration, and Monarch Watch needs your help to answer them! Visit Monarch Watch for information on how to tag monarch butterflies here in DC so that their journey can be recorded upon their arrival in Mexico.

Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey

If your Alien Invaders field study sparked your interest in exotic invasive species, this might be the volunteer project for you! The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a nationwide survey through the Global Invasions Research Coordination Network to research Garlic Mustard. Visit their website, Global Invasions Network to find out how you can collect data in your area and record it on their website. This could also be a great science fair project!

Do you have questions about getting involved with the Bridging the Watershed Student Action Program? Contact Becca Fordham, Student Action Coordinator, 301-292-3476.