Through the Charles River Watershed Association’s Canoeing for Clean Water program, volunteers set out on the river in canoes and pull invasive water chestnuts for an extremely rewarding experience. Volunteers have a great time exploring the Charles while helping restore the river’s natural ecosystems.
Help prepare and serve hot meals Monday through Thursday 12:00 – 1pm, and bag lunches Saturday mornings 12:00 – 1:30.
Students 14 years old or older are welcome to volunteer or intern with the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire. Roles include working with visitors and helping with community events. We can also work with you to create a project that meets the requirements of a work study or community service program at your school.
Adult volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and successfully pass a background check. You can spend a morning or afternoon in the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire with visitors, help out in our offices, or assist with special events.
General indoor and outdoor maintenance work. Either as an individual or with a group organization, we’d love your help.
Samplers needed: This work involves being outside on the beach, collecting and sieving sand samples. Fair warning: the work is conducted outside, in sometimes cold (or hot) weather, and can be a bit tedious, but it is very important! This is the first study of its kind in New Hampshire. The time commitment will vary…
Volunteers help with education and children’s activities aboard whale watch boats from mid-May through October. Trips are 4-5 hours long, and a commitment of at least 1 day/week is preferred. Marine science background/knowledge of local marine life is helpful, but not required. Must love interacting with people!
Our Blue Ocean Discovery Center in Hampton Beach is open from late June to early September. Volunteers will help with marine education at our touch tanks and on the beach, interpreting displays about maritime, natural and local history, answering questions about the local area, and doing children’s activities.
We are looking for help in maintaining and expanding our monofilament fishing line recycling program. We can use help with this project in contacting marinas, installing bins, promoting their usage and monitoring them (removing fishing line and filling out a short data sheet) throughout the summer and fall.
You will be matched in a one-to-one relationship with a Little Sister between the age of 7-15. Community-Based Mentoring Sisters typically meet on weekends or in the evenings and enjoy low- to no-cost activities that can range from baking to basketball, drawing to dancing, or science to sandcastle building.