Listed below are City of Longmont, Parks and Natural Resources Ongoing Volunteer Groups currently accepting new volunteers. To join any of these groups, Create an Account. Then, email post.volunteer@longmontcolorado.gov and list which group(s) you are requesting to join.
Email post.volunteer@longmontcolorado.gov
Become part of an enthusiastic community that shares your passion. Volunteers are critical in all parts of the Parks Open Space Trails Department. Volunteer today!
The Adopt-A-Park Program is an effort to enlist community support through assistance with park and greenway upkeep. Community pride, a sense of ownership and better maintained parks & trails are the results of this program.
Volunteer activities may include some or all of the following depending on the site:
Do you have an affinity for our local birds? Do you have advanced skills in identifying birds by sight and call? The City of Longmont wants you in our Breeding Bird Survey Program!
Volunteers work in pairs, spending a minimum of two hours per survey per month at one or more properties, recording the birds they hear. One person in the pair observes and listens calling out what they see and hear and the other person writes down the information.
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In this program, volunteers will commit to regularly walking a 1/4 mile section of trail at Rogers Grove Nature Area (220 Hover St.) collecting species phenology data on either a paper form or on an mobile app. This trail will be one of many observation points tracking hundreds of species at locations nationwide. Additionally, the species we will be tracking will help our local City of Longmont Open Space team manage our local ecosystems more effectively. By monitoring a variety of important plant and animal species, we can learn more about how our Rogers Grove ecosystem functions as a whole.
Clean-Up Green-Up events occur throughout the month of April and begin with a kickoff event typically held on the first or second Saturday of April. These events help keep our community beautiful and trash free.
Community groups, businesses, schools, neighborhoods, families, and individuals can participate. Volunteers choose a neighborhood, a park, a trail, an open space or a street to clean up (or we can assign an area).
After the kickoff and throughout the rest of the month, volunteers are welcome to contact the City to organize individual or group Clean Up Green Up events.
(Volunteers are also welcome to organize trash clean up events throughout the rest of the year through the Keep Longmont Beautiful volunteer program that covers the months of January through March and May through December. See the Keep Longmont Beautiful description below).
Keep Longmont Beautiful (KLB) events are trash clean up events occurring throughout Longmont. A KLB event can happen anytime during the year, except the month of April. April events are part of the Clean Up Green Up Program (described above). Businesses, schools, individuals/families, or other organizations are invited to plan and carry out KLB volunteer trash clean up events. Please contact the City to organize your KLB event!
Photograph Longmonts parks, open spaces, trails, wildlife, and our volunteers working hard to improve these spaces. Words arent necessary when photos can capture the stories of Longmont's wild places. Your images may be used in a variety of ways including on our website, to publicize volunteer events, and in our educational materials.
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Help us keep our pollinator gardens happy and healthy! We need help at our Rogers Grove Pollinator Garden, and our future Sandstone Ranch Pollinator Garden (coming Fall 2023). Tasks include weeding, deadheading, mulching, and pruning.
Do you have an affinity for birds of prey? Are you an avid birder or looking to learn more? The City of Longmont wants you in our Raptor Monitoring Program!
You can set your own nest monitoring schedule, but we ask for a minimum of one 30 minute monitoring session per week during nesting season. You must supply your own binoculars or spotting scope.
City of Longmont's Memorial Rose Garden located at the west end of Roosevelt Park. The Memorial Rose Garden Volunteer Program is an effort to enlist community support through assistance with garden upkeep. Volunteers can enhance plant and overall garden bed appearance and improve plant health. Community pride, a sense of ownership, and a better maintained Rose Garden are the results of this program.
Any individual, group or organization can adopt a designated portion of the Memorial Rose Garden and can volunteer during a portion of or all of the season between April and September.
Examples of volunteer activities include some or all of the following:
Enjoy our City’s parks and greenways while collecting important visitation data and connecting with visitors! This is a new volunteer opportunity, and we are seeking volunteers to help join in our pilot stage of the program. April training required for participation. Please call or email post.volunteer@longmontcolorado.gov to get involved.
Become part of an enthusiastic community that shares your passion. Volunteers are critical in all parts of Sustainability. Volunteer today!
The Equitable Climate Action Team (ECAT) is a City staff led group of community members who volunteer to assist in implementing equitable climate action through community education, outreach, and the evaluation of City programs to ensure equitable outcomes. The group hosts a English/Spanish bilingual meeting every third Wednesday of the month from 6-8pm. Dinner and a small stipend is provided for participation. To learn more and apply to join the team, please visit the program webpage or call (303) 774-4820.
The Longmont Sustainability Coalition meets virtually four times per year to learn about the Office of Sustainability's current projects and priorities. Each meeting includes a brief guest presentation from a local environmental expert and an opportunity to share upcoming sustainability-related events and announcements. There is no commitment; simply register for the group and attend as many meetings as you'd like. To join, please call (303) 774-3553 or share your contact information here.
Become part of an enthusiastic community that shares your passion. Volunteers are critical in all parts of SOLL. Volunteer today!
SOLL Sustainability Ambassadors are trained to provide free home and lifestyle sustainability assessments and upgrades for Longmont residents. Volunteer schedules are flexible with weekend and evening opportunities. To learn more and volunteer, visit the SOLL webpage or call (303) 651 - 8416.
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