Help in the office preparing mailings, doing computer work, research, and with special events.
The Conservancy holds nature walks on the second Saturday of every month and two Saturdays a month at George F Canyon, and additional leaders are needed for these walks. Walk Program Leader training hikes take place about a week before each scheduled public walk to help train and orient docents to the site.
Become a member of this trail-blazing volunteer crew dedicated to improving the trail systems around the peninsula’s preserves. An introductory class is followed by hands-on field training taught by a nationally recognized trail expert. This free 50-hour program teaches such skills as trail assessment, outsloping and grading techniques, building retaining structures, switchbacks, and more. At…
Provide assistance on the Preserve educating users about the importance of Preserve rules and unique features. It is similar to a Neighborhood Watch program: volunteers provide assistance to the Rangers as additional eyes and ears on the Preserve and educate users about the Preserve’s rules and unique features. (Volunteers commit at least 4 hours per…
Work alongside Conservancy staff protecting important wildlife by closing unauthorized trails! Task include trail maintenance, building a fence, installing signage and more!
Help monitor the charismatic cactus wrens in our preserves. This will be an annual program to track the birds, their nests, and their success in rearing babies. Training typically takes place in February, with monitoring beginning in March and lasting through August. (minimum 4 hrs/month)
PADNET provides media training classes, professional video equipment, a high-definition television studio, and affordable production services. In short, it’s everything you need to produce your own non-commercial video content for the public access channel, online and beyond.
The program aims to inspire and empower participants as they create personal and career growth plans to enable self-sustainability, overcome personal barriers and contribute positively to their families and communities. LAMP builds leadership skills in combination with four creative disciplines: Film/TV production, Graphic design/silk screening, Music production, and Photography.
We partner with Long Beach Unified School District to offer free after-school programs at three local schools: Alvarado Elementary, Bixby Elementary, and Marshall Middle School. Called WRAP (for Winners Reaching Amazing Potential), the program balances homework help, academic enrichment, and physically and emotionally healthy activities that help kids learn and grow in a positive environment.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.