Volunteer
Volunteer help is key to many of Save The River's programs and projects.
Volunteers are needed to help:
- Monitor beach swimming water quality through our BeachWatch program,
- Identify and report pollution problems,
- Monitor Common Tern populations,
- Help with events and office projects, and
- Much more.
Read below for current volunteer opportunities. Or, to be notified of future opportunities, call Save The River or e-mail striver@savetheriver.org.
Latest News
Press Release: Save The River Honors Two with Volunteer of the Year Awards
Save The River today will honor two volunteers with the Volunteer of the Year Award at the organization’s annual volunteer picnic. The award is given to volunteers who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty in their volunteer efforts and whose volunteer assistance has moved Save The River’s efforts to protect the St. Lawrence River forward in a significant way. read more
Tern Grids to Come Down as Season Draws to a Close; Volunteer Help Needed
Save The River’s Common Tern Monitoring Program draws to a close for another season. It was a successful year of habitat restoration on our sites and our volunteers did an excellent job conducting their annual monitoring on all seven of our nesting sites.
In preparation for the closing of the season Save The River and the ... read more
Attention Volunteers! Hold the Date – Volunteer Appreciation Event August 12th
Mark your calendars!
Save The River will be hosting our annual Volunteer Appreciation event on Thursday, August 12th from 5-7 p.m. at the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority Rift Camp.
All Save The River volunteers are invited to join us for dinner and drinks as we thank and celebrate over 200 volunteers that make all of our programming happen, ... read more
Riverkeeper Program will come to you!
Want your community to learn how to save the river?
This summer Save The River will be offering free training sessions for groups with 10 or more attendees. Save The River will send someone to your location to train your group and outfit them with all they need to assess River health. Groups can include Island Associations, Rotary Clubs or Yacht Clubs.
By becoming a ... read more
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