Volunteer Opportunities at Great Swamp Watershed Association

Volunteers are at the heart of many of the programs at Great Swamp Watershed Association. From stream sampling to attending municipal meetings to helping with hands on land management at our Conservation Management Area, volunteers are at the heart of our programs.

If you are interested in getting actively involved in efforts to protect and preserve the watershed, GSWA has a number of volunteer opportunities. Please fill out our Volunteer Profile Form to help us find an opportunity you will thoroughly enjoy!

Education and Outreach

Volunteers are needed to assist staff with in-classroom presentations using our hands-on watershed model. Simple, thorough training allows volunteers to make confident in-school presentation to local area schools to help educate about non-point source pollution in and around the watershed. Volunteers are needed to help us reach more schools next year.
Volunteers can be a great asset at outreach events when the public has an opportunity to learn more about the important work we are doing in and around the watershed. We paint faces and conduct simple activities to attract kids to our table to lean more about our organization. Outreach events take place at town fairs, charter days and company picnics throughout the year. We offer simple training in face painting and activities and you don’t need to be a great artist to help and have fun!
Volunteers are the heart of the Education and Outreach Committee, helping to guide educational programs, get the word out about upcoming events and assist with making our educational programs a success. Our E and O Committee meets once a month except during summer.
If you are tech savvy we could use your help to update the educational content of our website, making it the source for up-to-date content on environmental and water quality issues that impact our watershed. This is a good task for someone who works well independently, and likes research and detail.

Land Stewardship and Advocacy

If you are handy with a hammer, and can make a mower move, we could use volunteer help with ongoing property maintenance projects around our headquarters office. From putting up shelves, to repairing leaky faucets we could use your fix-it skills. Just a few hours a month would help us out tremendously to mow, maintain and beautify our office.
90% of our land management is conducted with Land Stewardship Volunteers. From planting native species to removing invasives, maintaining our 1.5 miles of trail and creating new trails at our 53-acre Conservation Management Area in Harding Township we rely on land management volunteers throughout the year to conduct the restoration of our property. For more information, see the Conservation Management Area page.
If you live in one of the ten watershed towns and keep your ear to the ground about local issues, our Land Advocacy Committee could always use more eyes and ears. Anyone who would be willing to either follow development issues in their local newspaper or attend their local planning board or board of adjustment meetings and report back on pertinent issues is welcome. We especially need help from Morristown, Mendham Borough, and Mendham Township.

Watershed Management

For those who like to get their feet wet, GSWA has an ongoing stream monitoring program. We are measuring water volume, collecting and identifying macro invertebrate samples, and collecting water quality samples following storm events. Stream Team members meet monthly and new members are always welcome. We pair new volunteers with veterans so you can benefit from their training and experience. Stream Team members must be 15 or older — training required.
Advocacy Support, Community Issues
Water Quality Monitoring

Communication/Fundraising/Development

Office Assistance
Grant Research
Annual Gala
Computer/Data Entry
Graphic Design
Photography
Volunteer Coordination
Public Relations/Writing

Current Needs

Library & Media Assistant (click here for more information) (first posted: 1/22/13)

Please fill out our Volunteer Profile Form to help us find an opportunity you will thoroughly enjoy!

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