Volunteer Opportunities
Learn about gardening, and CA native plants, and participate in building community connections. Be part of MEarth’s mission to educate + inspire through environmental stewardship!
Check out our opportunities below.
Volunteer opportunities are open to residents of Monterey County and surrounding areas who are age 15+. Volunteers will be oriented to our safety procedures and asked to sign a participant liability waiver at the beginning of their first shift. For those under 18, parents must complete a liability waiver. We kindly ask volunteers not to attend shifts if they are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 (and any variants) or have been in close contact with anyone with Covid-19.
MEarth Day:
Every year, MEarth Day honors Earth and community — serving as a catalyst to reinforce the value of scientific inquiry, as well as a celebration of social, cultural, and environmental resilience and a joyful sharing of solutions to create a more sustainable future. We love celebrating with our amazing community every year and we are deeply grateful to the many vendors, exhibitors, chefs, donors, and dedicated volunteers who make this event possible!
Volunteer Opportunities Available May 8-May 10, 2025
Edible Garden/Habitat Workdays:
We are thrilled to be partnering with local food relief organizations to donate fresh produce from our edible gardens to community members in need! We’re looking for volunteer support with harvesting, along with other garden tasks, including getting beds ready for planting, planting out seedlings, weeding, mulching, and other habitat and garden maintenance work. Volunteers are essential to keeping the gardens running efficiently!
First Saturday of the Month
Wednesdays | 9:00 am – 4 pm
Thursday | 9:00 am – 4 pm
Native Plant Nursery & Workdays:
Fridays | 2:00 – 4:30 pm. Stay tuned for more opportunities!
We’re looking for volunteer help in our native plant nursery, which collaborates with the California Native Plant Society. By volunteering in our native plant nursery, you will help us supply our community with native plant species vital for our local ecosystems. Tasks include watering, pruning, weeding, propagating, and more!
Community Outreach & Workshops
We seek energetic individuals to help us at our community workshops and tabling events. These events will occur across Monterey County and at the Hilton Bialek Habitat.
Youth Classroom Support
MEarth delivers environmental education programs to Monterey County youth, including Carmel Middle Schoolers. If you volunteer, you will be supporting our educational programs by assisting in gardening classes, and cooking programs, and helping set up/clean up in between lessons.
August 2025 to May 2026
Summer Camp Volunteer Work
Join us this Summer for an immersive experience of culinary and natural science activities! If you volunteer, you will be supporting our summer camp programs by assisting in cooking programs, exploration of the habitat and helping set up/clean up in between lessons.
June 2025-August 2025