Get Involved: Volunteer

Become an NRWA Volunteer:
Have a Positive Impact on Our Watershed

The NRWA began as a grassroots effort by a group of committed volunteers. Their conviction that individuals working in partnership with others can forge positive environmental change shaped the Association. Today, volunteers continue to be essential to the work of the NRWA.

We have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available, from pulling water chestnuts by canoe on a Saturday morning, to helping a few hours a week in the office, to participating in our water monitoring program for a season. Here are a few of the activities volunteers assist us with:

• Adopt-a-River Program 2026: Monitor a River Segment for Water Chestnuts
• Adopt-a-River Program 2026: Volunteer for Group Pull Events
• Stream Crossing Assessments
• Water Monitoring and Water Quality Lab Testing
• Restoration: Native Plantings and Invasives Removal
• Office Assistance
• Photography
• Event Planning and Logistics
• Education and Outreach
• Building and Grounds Maintenance

Internships and Special Projects: The NRWA also works with interns and students or scouts on special projects. View our internship opportunities. If you have a senior project, Eagle Scout project, or a community service project to complete, please consider the NRWA and reach out to Joanne Ward.