How To Help
Volunteer

Bill Whiting helps out with many Riverbend projects including laying permeable pavers.

IRWA depends on dedicated volunteers for many of our core programs, and for research and office support. Please consider contributing your time to our cause by volunteering in the field or office, helping with community outreach, or serving as an intern.

Field volunteers are needed for:

• RiverWatch monitoring (when a vacancy arises)
• Herring count
• Macroinvertebrate (Bugs!) Monitoring
• Stream continuity surveys
• Join a Stream Team!

Project ideas for research internships at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level are available here.

Office volunteers are needed for:

• Organizing volunteers
• General office support: phone, filing
• Data entry
• Help with selected events and maillings

Bob Pulver, Annie Pulver, and Trish Aldrich at the Ipswich Garden Club plant sale.

Community outreach volunteers:

• Help us spread the word by staffing an IRWA information table at fairs, farmers' markets, and other community events
• Community membership liaison: Help IRWA build its membership base by sending us 10 names and addresses of people in your community who you think would be likely supporters of IRWA's work

High school volunteers:

• Support spring herring count and assist with data entry and analysis
• Help with other ongoing projects like our photo tour of the watershed, recreation guide, etc.

If you are interested in volunteering with IRWA, please fill out our Volunteer Application:

Name: Town of Residence: Phone #: E-mail: If you are under 18 years old, what grade are you in? Occupation Special Interests/Skills Do you have access to a car? Volunteer opportunities that interest you: Water Quality Monitoring Herring Counts Macroinvertebrate (Bugs) Monitoring Dam and Culvert Surveys Joining your town's Stream Team Writing/Editing/Graphic Design Community Outreach Administrative Research/Internship Other (Please explain below)     How often would you like to volunteer?: Once a week Once a month A few times a year Once a year Other (Please explain below)     Thank you for your interest in volunteering at IRWA!

Click here to view our current job openings!