Stewardship: guides, shops and venues
Guide services, gear shops and venues in every region, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.
All regions · just Western Carolinas · all of the Southeast
- Carbon County Environmental Education Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · Jim Thorpe, PA
Nature center at Mauch Chunk Lake Park with raptor trail, wetlands and public nature programs.
- Conejo Open Space Conservation Agencyvenue · Trail work · Thousand Oaks, CA
Agency managing Conejo Valley open space with volunteer trail work and guided activities.
- Danville Science Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · Danville, VA
Science museum with an outdoor River Lab for water-quality learning and a seasonal butterfly garden.
- Douthat State Parkvenue · Trail work · Clifton Forge, VA
State park near Clifton Forge with 40-plus miles of trails, ranger programs and monthly volunteer workdays.
- FIND Outdoors (Cradle of Forestry)venue · Conservation volunteering · Pisgah Forest
Pisgah Forest nonprofit for forest education and stewardship that runs the Cradle of Forestry and public lands sites in North Georgia, with evening programs, stargazing and family events.
- Florida Museum of Natural Historyvenue · Conservation volunteering · Gainesville, FL
UF natural history museum in Gainesville with public nature programs and a butterfly rainforest.
- Florida Springs Institutevenue · Conservation volunteering · Gainesville, FL
Gainesville-based springs science nonprofit with public education programs about Florida's springs.
- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancyvenue · Conservation volunteering · San Francisco, CA
Park partner running volunteer days, guided walks and programs across the Presidio, Marin Headlands and Muir Woods.
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwatervenue · Conservation volunteering · Beacon, NY · not in an area yet
Hudson River environmental group offering public sails, river education and volunteer events.
- International Wolf Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · Ely, MN
Wolf education center in Ely with public programs and guided learning adventures in the northwoods.
- Morgantown Board of Parks and Recreation (BOPARC)venue · Clean-ups · Morgantown, WV
City parks board that runs recreation programs and posts trail clean-ups and outdoor events.
- NorthWoods Stewardship Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · East Burke VT
Northeast Kingdom center with outdoor programs, trail crews and retreats.
- Ozark Natural Science Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · Fayetteville, AR · not in an area yet
Nonprofit field science center with nature programs at its Huntsville campus and at Lake Fayetteville and Mt Kessler.
- Port Royal Sound Foundationvenue · Conservation volunteering · Hilton Head, SC
Maritime Center near Hilton Head with guided kayak tours, maritime forest hikes and nature programs.
- Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountainsvenue · Conservation volunteering · Topanga, CA
Conservation district holding habitat restoration volunteer events in the Santa Monica Mountains.
- Seattle Parks and Recreationvenue · Conservation volunteering · Seattle, WA
City of Seattle parks: forest restoration work parties, litter patrols, nature walks and outdoor programs.
- Willow Bend Environmental Education Centervenue · Conservation volunteering · Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff nature education center with public programs such as Science Saturdays and family events.