Five Rivers MetroParks Volunteer Positions & Upcoming Opportunities
Fall is loading and so are our fall opportunities! Join us in celebrating the vibrant beauty of the fall season in your MetroParks at a variety of upcoming volunteer opportunities.
We need YOU and all your friends to volunteer at this year's Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience! Learn more and sign up below. Plus, Make Difference Day, Fall Family Adventure, and Fall Harvest Fest. Plenty of outdoor opportunities are still available and your support is needed in our gardens and on the trails, as well as at our special events. These opportunities and more are featured below with even more opportunities available for you on Get Connected. Browse all of our opportunities here.  View our high-need, high-priority opportunities here. See something that interests you, but have questions? Contact a Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or call #937-275-7275. Looking for opportunities where we need the most help right now?
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Ambassador Volunteers share their enthusiasm for Five Rivers MetroParks with diverse audiences in our parks and at outreach booths, programs, and events throughout the Miami Valley. Ambassadors are of the first friendly faces a visitor sees welcoming them to the park and can be counted on to share helpful information and answer a variety of questions. 
Ambassadors Needed at The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience!
Join us as an ambassador of Five Rivers MetroParks at The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience THIS weekend! Let your enthusiasm inspire a diverse range of visitors and encourage them to discover fun new activities in the outdoors! You have the opportunity to create memorable experiences by warmly greeting our guests, answering their questions, and sharing information. Help us make every visitor feel valued and connected to the beauty of our parks! There are several opportunities where being the friendly, welcoming face to MetroParks is a key skill.
Click the individual opportunity links below or the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up. Event Ambassador Marketing Booth Info Support
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Protecting open space and natural areas is a priority for Five Rivers MetroParks, which protects nearly 16,000 acres of land - 90 percent of it in its natural state. Conservation volunteers are a part of our regional conservation story by assisting in implementing a variety of natural area management plans. 
The Young Family discover a fun fall family activity with tree planting!
Help Plant Native Trees at Carriage Hill
Fall is planting season, and we need your help! Carriage Hill's next generation of forest is ready to take root, and volunteers will play a big role in making it happen.
Join us for a special tree planting day where you'll help dig, plant, and prepare native trees like oaks, persimmons, hickories, and black gum. These trees will provide food and shelter for wildlife, strengthen the natural landscape, and grow into a lasting part of Carriage Hill MetroPark's forest.
It's hands-on work with a lifelong impact. Bring your gloves, come ready to get a little muddy, and leave knowing you've helped shape the future of the park.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
Invasive plant removal takes many hands to make an impact, and volunteers help make an impact in all of our MetroParks lands.
Take Action for Native Habitats at Medlar Conservation Area
Autumn is the perfect season to roll up your sleeves and make a difference for nature. At Medlar Conservation Area, invasive species are threatening to crowd out native plants - and we need your help to protect this diverse, high-quality habitat.
Volunteers will join our conservation crew in cutting and dragging out invasive brush, making space for native plants and wildlife to thrive. Depending on the task, you might help haul brush to designated areas or cut down smaller trees and shrubs with handsaws or loppers.
It's a hands-on opportunity to directly support habitat restoration while enjoying the crisp fall air and beautiful landscapes of Medlar. By lending a hand, you'll be helping to strengthen the health and resilience of this special area.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
Fall is the season for trees, and volunteers help us plant new seedlings to strengthen our habitats.
Help Restore the Forest at Stillwater Conservation Area
This fall, you can be part of something that will last for generations: restoring a forest along the Stillwater River.
Volunteers are needed to help plant native canopy trees such as oaks, hickories, tulip poplars, maples, and beech as well as understory shrubs like spicebush, viburnums, and bladdernut. Together, these plantings will expand the riparian buffer, improve water quality, and provide vital habitat for countless species of wildlife.
The work is hands-on and rewarding: digging holes, planting young trees, and installing protective skirts to give them a strong start. Every tree you plant contributes to a healthier river corridor and a thriving home for wildlife.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
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Gardening volunteers support our horticulture and education staff in caring for a variety of gardens throughout our parks. These gardens not only provide beautiful spaces for Miami Valley residents to get outside, explore, and connect to nature, but many also provide fresh local produce to those in need in our community. 
Gardening is an all-year activity, and volunteer Judy Knight added some layers and helped staff with fall tasks.
Gardening Across our MetroParks: Fall Edition
As the leaves begin to turn and cooler breezes settle in, fall is the perfect season to give our gardens some extra care. Autumn brings resh energy to our outdoor spaces, making it a wonderful time to plant, prep, and enjoy the crisp air while supporting our MetroParks.
Out gardening projects are still going strong, and we'd love for you to join us. From pulling weeds and planting hardy perennials to tidying up beds for their winter rest, every task helps ensure our gardens will burst back to life in spring. Plus, there's something special about spending a fall morning outside, surrounded by the colors and scents of the season.
You can be part of the fall gardening fun at these locations:
Aullwood Garden
Carriage Hill
Cox Arboretum
Possum Creek
RiverScape & Urban Parks
Wegerzyn Gardens
Come celebrate the season with us! Bundle up in your favorite fall sweater, grab your gloves, and help keep our MetroParks gardens thriving for seasons to come.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
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Five Rivers MetroParks provides a wide variety of high-quality programs to help the public get outside and get connected to nature. Programming volunteers work alongside staff to provide support at programs year-round that help participants master new skills, learn about the natural world, and appreciate the value of open spaces. 
Program Support at The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience
The annual Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience is rapidly approaching, and volunteer opportunities are still available! Our high need is program support, and we need YOU! Help visitors of all ages explore new outdoor activities and have fun at this year's event.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
Adventure Central Fall Harvest Festival
Help Adventure Central welcome the fall season by supporting their annual Fall Harvest Festival for kids and families. A variety of fun, family-friendly activities are planned, and volunteers are needed to help ensure a fun fall event. Join our luminary team and help light up the night or the programming team and support one of the fun fall activities planned.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to have fun while making a difference.
 Volunteers enhance our participants experience when they share their knowledge and passion on these special hikes. Program Support: UDOLLI HikesEnjoy a leisurely hike and discovering unique MetroPark features and history? Program Support volunteers in this opportunity will assist the staff lead with a series of hikes with the University of Dayton's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to highlight various MetroParks, introducing them to the history and unique features of each park, and sharing information for participants to enjoy a short hike in nature. Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
Fall Family Adventure - Program Support
Calling all crafters, face painters, game enthusiasts, and Naturalists! We need your support at this year's Fall Family Adventure! This fun, family-friendly fall event is returning to beautiful Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark this month and we need YOUR HELP to make it successful and FUN!
Click the links below or the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference and have FUN!
Crafters
Face Painters
Family Games
Nature Knowledge
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Event volunteers ensure that a positive, high-energy, outdoor enthusiasm tone starts at the welcome, and the event appears seamless and effortless for all who participate. 
Thanks to all our volunteers, the Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience is a Waste Free event!
High Need Opportunities Available at The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience THIS WEEKEND!
Be part of our Sustainability Team this weekend at The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience! Support our sustainability vision and help us continue to reduce waste during this year's event. Five Rivers MetroParks is a conservation agency committed to being the region's leader in sustainability practices.
Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to join us this weekend and make a difference.
Make A Difference DayJoin us Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9am-Noon for this year's Make A Difference Day at Five Rivers MetroParks! Community members of all ages will work at various sites throughout our parks to help us spruce them up and ready them for the winter season. Make A Difference Day is a great way to get outside and give back this October. Register your family, friends, or your work group and get everyone outside to make a difference. Click the blue VOLUNTEER button to learn more and sign up to make a difference.
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