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VOLUNTEER in the OFFICE or in the FIELD
VOLUNTEER EXAMPLES
Its easy to join the Friends of the Fells! Just complete our short Volunteer Form. We look forward to welcoming you!
We are constantly looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks, whether your strengths are in office work, writing grants, trail maintenance, or leading hikes.
Please consider volunteering for the Friends.
Some of the areas where your talents could help the Fells are listed below.
Please look them over and see if you think there is a fit between what is listed and what you may want to do. You can use the skills you have now or learn something different. The Friends are willing to train and/or pay for a course or seminar or two to help develop skills in areas that would be mutually beneficial.
Volunteers assist with:
- Clean up
- Communications
- Conservation
- Conservation: Students only, (pictures here)
- Fulfillment
- Fundraising
- Grants
- Leading Hikes
- Legal
- Membership
- Programs
- Site/Trail Restoration
If you would like to get involved in helping the Friends of the Fells please fill out this Form. Thank you!
See the Advocacy page for information on Fells Defense initiatives.
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Trail Adopter
A grant from the DCR
has funded the Friends
of the Fells purchase
of an excellent supply
of trail maintenance
equipment, trail signs,
and trail blaze paints.
Friends of the Fells trail
crew volunteers are in the
process of restoring all 35
miles of named single track
hiking trails... read more.
Advocacy
According to records obtained from the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Simpson Housing company spent more than $60,000 for lobbyists in 2005 and 2006. Simpson Housing is attempting to... read more.
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On January 25, 2007 the Stoneham Conservation Commission found itself deadlocked regarding permitting for the proposed Stoneham Super Home Depot and thus... read more.
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At an October, 10th, 2009 hearing Stoneham Selectmen ignored evidence of a potential traffic nightmare and approved plans for a Dunkin’ Donuts at the... read more.
Trail Maintenance
The 90 mm Site, just north of Ramshead Hill in the Lawrence Woods section of the Middlesex Fells, (known as Bird Meadow), is named after the Massachusetts 90 mm anti-aircraft gun site that occupied the location from 1951 to 1958. After the unit was relocated the site was maintained as a meadow habitat for birds and butterflies.
Due to insufficient park staffing levels the site became.. read more.
Student Conservation
A job well done! Photos here.
Photo: Mike Arnott
