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Join us in the Garden and get your nature boost! This is sweet potato and peanut harvest season and a great time of year to be outside in the garden. We need your help reaching our weeding and path maintenance goals, so the flower and vegetable beds ...

Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community.  Park and meet at Marion Diehl Park, at the address listed...

Help to maintain the Quest garden - Lots of weeding, pruning, and mulching to make the landscape look great and to prepare for the Winter season! Please wear weather appropriate clothing (long pants, garden boots) and bring a pair of gardening gloves...

Programs for Seniors at the Northern Regional Recreation & Senior Center are always a big hit, and we LOVE having Volunteer help! Volunteers should be at least 16 years old - please dress in comfortable clothing (no tank tops, please) and wear close...

"Project Captain" Brian McCready gathers energetic Volunteers on one Saturday each month - to trim trees and weeds; pick up trash; and clear branches and debris from the Four Mile Creek Greenway path.*NOTE THAT THE MEETING LOCATION THIS MONTH HAS BE...

Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community.  Park and meet at Tryon Hills Park, at the address listed ...

A thankful gathering amongst friends! It's the time of year to be thankful, so what better way to show our appreciation than to gather together for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, along with some fun and games! VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with se...

A thankful gathering amongst friends! It's the time of year to be thankful, so what better way to show our appreciation than to gather together for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, along with some fun and games! VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with se...

Programs for Seniors at the Northern Regional Recreation & Senior Center are always a big hit, and we LOVE having Volunteer help! Volunteers should be at least 16 years old - please dress in comfortable clothing (no tank tops, please) and wear close...

"Project Captain" Bruce Chapman leads Volunteers in caring for James Boyce Park and restoring natural habitat by removing invasive plants. We will cut and/or pull up invasive English ivy, privet and autumn olive, giving native plants a better home...

Join us on MONDAYS this Fall! Explore a different location each month while you connect with people and nature, while making a positive difference in Mecklenburg County's green spaces by removing litter! Volunteers will be equipped with litter pick-u...

Enjoy a weekly opportunity to play games and socialize with your friends! Participants will play games such as UNO, Bingo, Jeopardy, Pictionary and more! VOLUNTEERS will assist participants in playing the games - for example, answering questions, mo...

Sign up today to help keep your favorite park or greenway clean and healthy by picking up litter! A great way to spend an hour AT LUNCHTIME by getting outdoors and helping in your community.  Park and meet at Toby Creek Greenway, at the address list...

Programs for Seniors at the Northern Regional Recreation & Senior Center are always a big hit, and we LOVE having Volunteer help! Volunteers should be at least 16 years old - please dress in comfortable clothing (no tank tops, please) and wear close...

Calling all DIY'ers! Come out and celebrate Fall with us and create your own wreath to take home with you. No skills necessary - all supplies are provided! VOLUNTEERS will help with set-up/clean-up and assist participants with craft activities. You ...

Don't have a garden of your own? Want to get your hands dirty? Come see what it takes to maintain a native plant garden! Be prepared to weed, mulch or prune the Quest landscape while enjoying the company of like-minded plant people. No experience nec...

WANTED: Invasive plant Elaeagnus sp. - AKA Silverberry!  REWARD: Protection of McDowell Nature Preserve's native species and natural communities!  Meet the staff at McDowell Nature Center to connect with people and nature, all while making a positi...

Enjoy a weekly opportunity to play games and socialize with your friends! Participants will play games such as UNO, Bingo, Jeopardy, Pictionary and more! VOLUNTEERS will assist participants in playing the games - for example, answering questions, mo...