Volunteers help restore Riverside County's natural areas and parklands.
Interested individuals, club and organization members, and high school and college students donate a little of their time and labor each weekend to plant trees, build fences, remove exotic vegetation, monitor sensitive sites, and control erosion. The program relies on the efforts of two dedicated Volunteer Coordinators who help plan activities, maintain a Volunteer Hotline, recruit new volunteers, and supervise the workdays. The Youth Open Space Internship Program offers high school students an opportunity to get involved in conservation activities that affect their own communities. Interns receive training in field research and conservation methods and develop leadership and job skills that will benefit them the rest of their lives. Land Stewards are volunteers who adopt specific projects and assist the Conservancy with regular monitoring of the status of parks, preserves, and wildlife habitat recovery sites throughout Riverside County.