discover rewarding VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Join us in making a difference to protect local nature and to create a cleaner, greener more environmentally responsible Burlington. Explore volunteer opportunities below for youth, individuals, families, teams, businesses, schools and other community groups.
CURRENT & UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Core Volunteers assist with program administration, advocacy, research, video/graphic design, data, special projects, event support, outreach to the community and more. Apply here or contact us with questions.
- Student Placements provide opportunities to share your skills and learn within an impactful and proven local environmental charity. Contact us for more information.
- Sign Up for Volunteer Alerts: There will be lots of events where volunteers are needed to ensure success and impact. Sign up to receive alerts of volunteer opportunities.
- Engage Your Team in meaningful facilitated eco-action led by BG team members. Learn more and book your team experience today!
MORE OPPORTUNITIES:
Check out the following impactful eco-action volunteer opportunities and subscribe to our volunteer news or follow us on social media for sign up links when available. Let’s make a difference!
- March 10 to October 31 – Organize your own litter clean up on your own or with friends as part of our huge Community Clean Up
- May 30 – Get Em’ By The Roots workshop – habitat stewardship removing invasive plant species. Sign up here.
- June 11 – Mark the date for BG’s annual Volunteer Appreciation event! ALL community members welcome. Complimentary refreshments and seed packets! Learn more and RSVP here.
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June 20/21 – Event Greening Volunteers Needed! Be a part of helping the planet locally at this epic event at Spencer Smith Park. We have LOTS of volunteer shifts to fill for the Lakeshore Music & Arts Festival –sign up TODAY for this fun and rewarding opportunity.
- July 1 – Come celebrate Canada Day with us by volunteering to serve as an event greening ambassador! Lots of shifts available at this popular event at Spencer Smith Park – sign up early here.
The following opportunities are also eligible for high school volunteer hours (restrictions may apply).
LITTER CLEAN UPS
Join with 12,000+ community members cleaning up litter across Burlington March through October. Great free activity for schools, workplace teams, neighbourhoods, faith and other community groups. Optional guided team offering (financial contributions may apply). Eligible for high school volunteer hours. Find all the information to organize your activity on our Clean Up Green Up program page.
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The Burlington Butt Blitz for participants over the age of 19 is an opportunity to help achieve a goal of collecting 1 million cigarette butts nationally with our friends at A Greener Future
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Double your impact! Participate in the Litter League Challenge, raising funds to help power BurlingtonGreen’s work all year long, while having fun cleaning up litter in the community! We would love for you to take part. Details here.
ZERO WASTE EVENTS
Help the planet and protect people and nature from toxic substances while contributing to the circular economy, when you participate in our popular Zero Waste Drop-Off events each Spring and Fall.
Organize a mini-collection with your friends, co-workers, neighbourhood, school, club or other community group. You can help generate funds to power our work throughout the year! Contact us for tips and more information about this opportunity.
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As part of the event day support crew you’ll help with set up, take down, welcoming community members ensuring a pleasant visit, providing directions, unloading, carrying and sorting electronic and other items, and other tasks as needed. Eligible for high school volunteer hours. For notice of upcoming volunteer opportunities, sign up for our Volunteer news email list.
YOUTH NETWORK
Our Youth Network (ages 14-24) is an open and inclusive space connecting you to volunteer opportunities and eco-actions with BG and other community groups, including hikes, clean ups, invasive plant removals, event greening, outreach opportunities, guest speakers, and more! Eligible for volunteer hours (restrictions may apply).
EVENT GREENING AMBASSADORS
Help attendees at local festivals and events get their waste into the correct containers. Most opportunities are outdoors in the Summer and Fall.
Individual and team volunteers are welcome!
Join our Volunteer email list to receive alerts of this and other volunteer opportunities. Contact us about team volunteering at Burlington’s huge Canada Day event.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
If you enjoy speaking with the community, working outdoors, and helping out with a variety of tasks, consider volunteering to provide information, resources and educational, hands-on activities to community members at our Burlington Beach Eco Hub and at community events across Burlington.
This opportunity is suitable for adults of all ages, and for post-secondary and older high school students with communication skills, lots of energy, reliability, passion for the environment, responsibility and a willingness to learn. Formal related experience or education is not required.
If you are selected for this opportunity, training will be provided.
Apply here for this and other volunteer roles or Contact us with questions.
TREE PLANTING & HABITAT RESTORATION
Community members of all ages join us in the Spring for our popular hands-on community tree planting where we plant 500 trees in a local park, and also in our Fall Tree Loving Care workshop to care for formerly planted trees.
We also have opportunities for community members, Youth Network participants and teams from community groups and businesses to help with invasive plant removals and beach grass plantings.
Be sure to subscribe to our monthly Eco News and follow us on social media for event announcements and sign up links.
We also have special opportunities for community members subscribing to volunteer opportunity and Youth Network updates.
Also please see more information on engagements geared to businesses and community groups.
Please note that many BurlingtonGreen volunteer opportunities are available to those 14+ years of age. And a signed BurlingtonGreen waiver is required before most volunteer opportunities.
Questions? Please contact us.
Join our volunteer news mailing list to be alerted to various year-round opportunities to volunteer with us.
Stay informed on all BurlingtonGreen news, events, activities and resources: sign up for our monthly Eco-News.
Discover a variety of rewarding Team Engagement and Sustainability Resources and grow local impact by sponsoring our programs, raising funds to power our work, and contributing through other ways to give.
- Organize an e-waste collection with your team, and drop the items off at our handy May and October Zero Waste events.
- Borrow our interactive display to engage your workplace in helping to achieve our goal of 200,000 Eco-Actions by Burlingtonians by 2030.
- Make your business events more sustainable by hiring our Event Greening Service at reasonable rates. We can even train your volunteers to lead waste sorting at your events.
- Check out some fun and educational resources for schools and educators, and discover more handy tips and resources here.
- Help grow local impact while empowering your students to support the community by raising funds to power our work all year long.
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Borrow our interactive display to engage your school community in helping to achieve our goal of 200,000 Eco-Actions by Burlingtonians by 2030.
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Organize a litter clean up at your school, joining with over 12,000 community members annually tidying up schoolyards, parks, creeks, neighborhoods and the waterfront. Free supplies, while available.
Advocacy in action: add your voice to activate stronger environmental leadership and decision-making by all levels of government. Get some handy tips here to speak on important
environmental issues.- Help achieve our goal of 200,000 Eco-Actions by Burlingtonians by 2030. You can share our online form with your network and even borrow our interactive display to engage your school, business or community group.
Please follow Halton COVID-19 safety guidelines to ensure your personal safety and those around you prior to joining us for volunteer activities. BurlingtonGreen is a mask-friendly space and welcomes masks at our activities.
BurlingtonGreen’s work with volunteers and the community is possible with financial support from the community. Thank you to everyone who has donated to protect local nature, amplify local voices and empower local youth – for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future together!
BurlingtonGreen graciously thanks the following for their support of this program:
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