HRWC volunteers are vital to moving our mission forward. As a volunteer, you will work with fun, like-minded locals to help us collect samples and data that we will use to advocate for the health of Huron River Watershed.

Below are all the ways you can jump in. Not sure where to start? Click here to fill out our New Volunteer Sign-up Form and we will let you know when we need volunteers.

Critters

Find the secret hiding places of aquatic insects and learn about many creatures that often go unseen.

River Roundup

Join us in the field to collect bugs and other creatures to help us determine the health of our home waters. Two days each year, one in the spring and the other in the autumn.

Insect ID Day

Sort and identify bugs collected during our River Roundup volunteer event. You get to be a scientist for a day! Experts will be there to help and you'll learn a lot about bugs. Two days each year, one in the spring and the other in the autumn.

River Roundup Leaders

If you've already participated in our River Roundup activity, you've got what it takes to become a lead collector. Take this training session and you'll get to wear the waders while collecting samples for River Roundup volunteers to sort through.

Stonefly Search

During the cold of winter, stoneflies grow while fish are slow. These stoneflies are great indicators of stream health so each year, we collect them to gauge the health of their populations. Event occurs once a year in the winter.

Water and Land

Check out waterways and secret places in our watershed that you never knew existed.

Chemistry and Flow Monitoring

Collect water samples, measure stream flow, and record water chemistry measurments. No prior experience needed, but participants must attend a classroom kick-off training. If you want to get outside and explore hidden and not-so-hidden creeks and streams, this is a great place to start.

Natural Area Field Assessments

Go hiking in beautiful natural areas during the spring and summer and tell us what you see. Join volunteer teams to perform field assessments on natural area sites. If you have experience with plant identification, we especially need your help with the field assessments!

Clean-ups

Get instant gratification with quick results from clearing debris and trash.

Adopt-a-Stormdrain

Set your own schedule for giving-back. Sign up to adopt your neighborhood's stormdrains. You can go it alone or gather family and neighbors for an easy community activity that protects water.

DIY Cleanups, Group Cleanups, and Woody Debris

There are many ways to pitch in to keep our river system beautiful.

Events and In-Office

We have volunteer needs that match all kinds of skills and abilities.

Education Program (4th-12th Grade)

If you want to inspire the next generation of scientists, sign up for our stream-side program for 4-12th grade level students.

Events and fairs

We need friendly folks to hang out with in our shady booth at fairs to chat about HRWC with visitors. You can also join a great group of volunteers to help out at our annual fundraiser event. Please fill out our new volunteer sign up form and you'll get notified about upcoming opportunities.

Clerical Gurus

Interested in getting to know the internal workings of HRWC? We routinely need help for a few hours a week. Knowledge of Microsoft products and office equipment a plus. Ideal candidates stay with us for one or more months.

Volunteer Resources

Volunteer Waiver Form

HRWC asks all volunteers to fill out the this waiver form before participating.

New Volunteer Sign up Form

Click here to fill out our New Volunteer sign-up form

Decontamination Kit for Field Staff and Volunteers

To prevent spreading aquatic invasive species through field work, we've created this decontamination kit

Field Safety

If you are new to volunteering with HRWC, please review our safety page before your first day.

What to Exect

If you have questions about volunteering with HRWC, start here.