Gardening Help at Fairview Farm
Our Bird and Butterfly garden at Fairview Farm in Bedminster is in need of weekly watering and weeding. Our rain garden is in need of invasive mugwort removal. If you are interested in helping in our Bird and Butterfly garden or Rain garden, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Newcomb.
Our Sensory garden is in need of some care as well. If you are interested in helping manage our Sensory garden, please contact Director of Education Lauren Theis.
Stewardship Saturday at Fairview Farm
Join RHA’s Land Stewardship Manager, Edward Whitehead, for a few hours of stewardship work on Saturday morning, July 20th. Tasks to include maintenance of our trails and meadows on the property (cutting and removal of invasive species). Please dress for the weather and for working in an area with briars, tall grass and shrubs. Click here to sign up or contact Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Newcomb if you have any questions.
Watershed Wellness Wednesdays
Join RHA Land Stewardship Manager, Edward Whitehead for the Watershed Wellness Wednesday program this summer. Watershed Wellness Days will take place every Wednesday morning throughout the summer and will be held rain or shine (barring any thunderstorms). Tasks will include helping Ed maintain RHA’s trails and meadows and to help remove invasive species where needed. Join us for one of more of these events throughout the summer – no commitment or prior experience is required. Ages 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult chaperone. All events will take place at Fairview Farm unless otherwise denoted. Click on the date below you wish to sign up for or contact Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Newcomb if you have any questions.
June 26th
July 10th
July 17th
July 24th
July 31st
Junior Camp Counselors Needed
We are excited for our 29th year of Nature Day Camp! Our camps take place at Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve in Bedminster. Our preserve is a 170-acre property with 5 miles of trails, a small pond, three classrooms, and lots of room to explore! At Nature Day Camp we use nature as a classroom: we explore trails, go on adventures, do nature crafts, and even look for fairies and sasquatch! Being a volunteer at our camp is a fun learning experience; we hope you will join our team of enthusiastic, supportive educators, teens, and campers!
A great Nature Day Camp volunteer:
- Loves working with children.
- Loves the outdoors.
- Is responsible, on-time, and enthusiastic.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
- You must be available to volunteer for the entire week-long session that you sign up for. Sessions are Monday to Friday, June through August, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm each day. Volunteers may sign up to help at multiple sessions of camp throughout the summer!
- You will be contacted to attend a volunteer orientation and training in June. You’ll get a tour of the property, see what classroom(s) you’ll be working in, meet other volunteers, and get an overview of what is expected of you!
- Volunteers assist Educators at camp by helping keep campers organized, and help with simple tasks like tying shoes, washing hands, holding hands on the trail, etc.
- Depending on the age, different campers need help in different ways. Younger children may need to hold hands with someone on a hike, while older children may need help understanding a project.
- Volunteers are an essential part of our Nature Day Camp team. Campers love interacting with volunteers, look up to them, and look to them for guidance and support.
Click here to learn more about camp and sign up to volunteer. If you have any questions about our camp, about what age group is right for you, or anything else we can help you with, please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Newcomb or Director of Education Lauren Theis.
Volunteers over the age of 18 will be asked to complete a background check before their camp session begins.
Scout Projects
Eagle Scouts (and other local troops) are needed to help with the following projects. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Newcomb if interested.
- Construct kestrel boxes
- Put chicken wire down on slippery trail surfaces
- Construct boardwalks along trails
- Propose your own project idea