Volunteering Outdoors
Single-Day Volunteer Stewardship Opportunities
Volunteers conduct vital work on the ground to heal, protect, discover, experience, and connect with the outdoors. Together we can keep our public lands and wilderness areas maintained and sustainable for all to enjoy for years to come!
Our partners offer volunteer opportunities for every skill level. Projects can include picking up trash, pulling fence, naturalizing old roads, planting seedlings, monitoring wilderness, removing invasive plants, restoring damaged wild lands, digging post holes, and improving infrastructure like trails, designated routes, wilderness boundary barriers and signage.
Single-day volunteer events require no overnight camping or previous experience to participate. Tools will be provided. There is no age limit for single-day volunteer events, but a guardian signature is required for participants under 18 years old.
Upcoming Events
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Additional single-day volunteer stewardship opportunities can be found on our partner's events calendar at Friends of Nevada Wilderness.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Cleanup
Join us for a morning outside at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and help us beautify our public lands on Saturday, March 25th from 9am-11am. Exact location is still TBD. Park fees will be waived for all registered participants.
All are welcome. Participant waivers are required and will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.
We will provide all the tools and supplies required for the event including gloves and trash grabbers. Please monitor your own health, if you are experiencing any symptoms of an illness or don’t feel well, we ask that you reschedule your volunteer shift with us. If you are feeling well and symptom free, wear closed toed shoes, bring plenty of drinking water for yourself, and plan ahead for warm seasonal temperatures.
We continue to make the safety of all our volunteers and staff members the number one priority. Get Outdoors Nevada staff is up to date on all recommended Covid-19 vaccinations. We will continue to follow local health data and support the recommendations of the state and city municipalities for safety protocols and guidelines.
We look forward to you joining us for a great morning beautifying our public lands!
Past Projects
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Community Partners
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Get Outdoors Nevada was originally formed in 2000 by a group of passionate Nevada outdoor enthusiasts and community leaders. Today, it is Get Outdoors Nevada’s mission and vision to connect Nevadans and visitors from all backgrounds and ages to the state’s diverse outdoor places through education, service, and community engagement. Many of their efforts and programs focus on the needs and lives of families and schoolchildren, especially those who are at-risk and often have limited opportunity to experience the great outdoors. Get Outdoors Nevada is committed to preserving Nevada’s public lands, urban trails, and community parks.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness have been connecting people with public lands in Nevada since 1984. In 2019 the Southern Nevada team worked with 274 volunteers, on 37 projects, contributing 3006 hours of volunteer work.
The Friends of Nevada Wilderness statewide totals for 2019 were 576 volunteers, at 58 events, contributing 6042 hours of volunteering. Friends of Nevada Wilderness Staff are dedicated to making the Wilderness accessible to everyone and are passionate about empowering individuals with the skills and knowledge to enjoy and care for their wild public lands sustainably and safely.
