Interested in being a volunteer at The Woodlands? We’d love to have you join our volunteer team. The Woodlands is a 54-acre private nonprofit historic site that relies on the help of volunteers like you!
We’re hosting a Volunteer Orientation on Tuesday, April 5th from 5:30PM - 7:00PM. Come learn more about what it means to be a volunteer at The Woodlands, and get ready for a busy season of events, tree plantings, and more at your favorite neighborhood green space.
There are lots of ways to volunteer at The Woodlands! At the training session we’ll go over some of the following volunteer needs:
Site workdays
- Hands-on projects across the grounds. Workdays may include, but are not limited to gardening/weeding projects, picking up trash, managing spotted lanterflies, and running path maintenance projects.
Site clean-up days
- Hands-on projects across the grounds. Clean-up days may include but are not limited to clearing cemetery sections of debris, picking up trash, removing ivy from trees, light cleaning at the Mansion or Stable
Tree planting and tree care
- Assist The Woodlands Facilities and Landscape Manager with new tree planting, watering young trees, light pruning, and clearing cemetery sections of fallen tree limbs. New trees are planted in the Spring and Fall, but keeping young trees healthy and thriving is a year-round commitment!
Public programming and community events
- At public programs and community events you’ll help with set-up and breakdown, welcome visitors, assist with parking and wayfinding, and be available to answer questions from visitors about The Woodlands.
Private events
- Private events at The Woodlands range from meetings and conferences, to celebrations of life and weddings. Volunteers will help oversee the historic Hamilton Mansion and landscape during events, and represent The Woodlands during someone’s special event.
Office support
- Did you know that a staff of 4 people manage the whole Woodlands Trust and Cemetery? As office support you’ll help our small team with data entry, organization projects, historical research and more.
Fundraising support
- As fundraising support you’ll assist The Woodlands Staff with researching grant opportunities, fundraising campaigns, and more.