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Several people walk along a boardwalk toward the camera in a wooded area. — Rhode Island: Field work along the Dundery Book Trail in the John C. Whitehead Preserve near Little Compton, Rhode Island. © © Cate Brown

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Nature needs everyone! Join us for a volunteer work day on a nearby nature trail or check out one of the many other ways to get involved with TNC in Rhode Island.

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Volunteer Projects in Rhode Island

Preserve Monitor

Volunteering can be as easy as taking a walk in the woods! Stop by your favorite TNC preserve once a month and report back on trail conditions. Your feedback helps keep our preserves safe for all. Contact cheryl.swinconeck@tnc.org or jeanne.cooper@tnc.org.

Corporate Volunteers

We can accommodate groups of up to 8 volunteers for trail work days at our preserves. If your company is interested in a community service project or team-building day in nature, let us know! Contact cheryl.swinconeck@tnc.org or jeanne.cooper@tnc.org.

Oyster Shell Recycling

This program is suspended indefinitely due to logistical and staff capacity constraints. We hope to resume shell collection in Summer 2023.

Volunteers collect oyster shells from participating restaurants once a week and deliver them to our shell recycling center in West Kingston. Sealed buckets provided. Volunteers must provide their own transportation and be able to lift 30 pounds. Contact heather.kinney@tnc.org.

Shorebird Program (April – August)

Help our staff keep track of nesting piping plovers and least terns at Goosewing Beach Preserve. No experience necessary, training provided. Contact jeanne.cooper@tnc.org.

Volunteer Ambassadors

This program is suspended indefinitely due to logistical and staff capacity constraints. We hope to resume our public outreach efforts in Summer 2023.

Help represent TNC at oyster festivals, music festivals, local breweries and other outreach events across the state. Contact tmooney@tnc.org.

Nature Photographers

Enjoy taking photographs or short videos outside? Join a community of volunteer photographers who share their talents to help capture our nature preserves, habitat restoration projects and the people we serve. We'll share them on social media, in our newsletters and much more! Contact tmooney@tnc.org.

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