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Ready to get your hands dirty? As a volunteer, there are many ways you can restore Long Island Sound’s shores and water quality and protect the land, air, and waters of your region. Let us know what volunteer opportunities interest you below!
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Cleanups | Restoration | Water Quality Sampling | Event Support | Policy/Advocacy | Photography | Videography | Translating English to Spanish | Mailings | Data entry | Research
Event Support
Do you enjoy greeting people, listening to and engaging in conversations, and making connections? Event Support volunteers attend events to educate the community about Save the Sound and encourage people to get involved. Volunteers work in small groups to set up, attend, and/or break down an event. You will be paired with a Save the Sound staff member and provided with talking points prior to the event. This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who share our passion for the Long Island Sound region.
Milford Earth Day – Milford Public Library
Date & Time: Saturday, April 20, 10am-3pm
Sign up: Please email Amanda James with your availability.
Huntington Family Earth Day Celebration – Manor Farm Park, NY
Date & Time: Sunday, April 21, 10am-2pm
Sign up: Please email Amanda James with your availability.
CT Spring Boat Show – Safe Harbor Essex Island Marina, Essex, CT
Day 1: Friday, April 26, 1pm-6pm
Day 2: Saturday, April 27, 10am-1:30pm OR 1:30pm-5pm
Day 3: Sunday, April 28, 10am-1:30pm OR 1:30pm-5pm
Sign up: Please email Amanda James with your availability.
Hamden Earth Day – Hamden Town Center Park
Date & Time: Saturday, April 27, 10am-3pm
Sign up: Please email Amanda James with your availability.
For more information, contact Amanda James at ajames@savethesound.org.
Water Quality Monitoring
Join Save the Sound’s annual summer water quality monitoring program and we will train you to be a member of our water monitoring team, collecting water samples and learning about which pollutants pose a threat to safe swimming or wildlife. Become empowered as a citizen scientist to get out into your local waterways to see if your water is safe for swimming and aquatic life.
Cleanups
Save the Sound coordinates cleanup events in communities across Connecticut. You can sign up to join an established shore, inland, or watercraft cleanup, or register as a Cleanup Captain to organize your own beach cleanup team!
Sunday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – New Haven, CT (EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY)
Sunday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Rye, NY
Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Fairfield, CT
For more information, visit the Connecticut Cleanup page or contact Annalisa Paltauf at apaltauf@savethesound.org.
Restore habitat in your backyard
As a restoration volunteer, you’ll help remove invasive plant species and plant native grasses and shrubs to restore bird and wildlife habitat, stop erosion, and return riverbanks, dunes, and marshes to health.
Volunteer Tree Planting (or shrub) at Dana Dam Removal Site
Where: Merwin Meadows Park in Wilton, CT
Date & Time: Saturday, April 27 & Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
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Rock to Rock is on Saturday, April 27. We could use some volunteers to help early that day (6-9am), or for clean up (1-3pm). Sign up form is here.
Help stop pollution—plant a rain garden!
Rain gardens and bioswales harness the power of native plants to filter pollutants from stormwater runoff and ease flooding. To learn more about these techniques and how you can get involved, visit the Green Infrastructure page or contact Annalisa Paltauf at apaltauf@savethesound.org.
Volunteer your time from home
When thousands speak with one voice, leaders listen. Please contact us directly at info@savethesound.org. Let us know your name, email address, zip code, and we’ll get you all set up to receive action alerts about key environmental issues in Connecticut and New York. You’ll join a network of more than 20,000 people making a difference for your environment.