Volunteers are needed to help achieve Deering Estate’s conservation and restoration goals. Our team of professional naturalists will guide volunteers through various projects.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Removing invasive plants
– Planting native species
– Mulching
– Cleaning up litter
Qualifications: Must be able to work outdoors in Florida heat/humidity.
Commitment Expected: Please arrive a few minutes early in order to check-in. Volunteers will be working in partially forested areas; closed toe shoes, long sleeve shirts, long pants, reusable water bottle are required. We will provide gloves, water cooler, and receptacles to place removed trash or plant material.
Community service hours letters will be emailed, by request, following the event.
Please register on ParkLink in advance.
Additional Details
What Should Volunteers Bring? - Closed Toed Shoes, Water in a Resuable Bottle, Gloves, Hat & Sunglasses
What Will Be Provided? - Pickers, Buckets
Organizer
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces makes it our year-round mission to make a difference, educating and engaging citizens in stewardship, preservation, conservation and resiliency efforts for these precious coastal habitats. Community volunteers are essential to the success of these cleanup efforts. Be part of the solution to coastal pollution by pitching in for a Miami-Dade Parks coastal cleanup.
To participate, volunteers must first create a volunteer account online at Miami-Dade Parks’ Park Link.