Metroparks Toledo offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. Visit metroparks toledo.com/get-involved/vol unteer/ to learn more.
Conservation Club
The club is offered September through June, with one to two Saturday sessions a month.
Conservation Club is an opportunity for high school aged students who are interested in careers in natural resources, park services and outdoor recreation to learn skills and career development from Metroparks staff.
They can learn current land management practices, how to build and maintain public areas, participate in stewardship and restoration projects and experience outdoor recreational programs such as kayaking and tree climbing.
Active participants will be invited to attend a multiday excursion to Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania at the end of June 2026.
For more information, visit metroparkstoledo.com/ get-involved/volunteer/con servation-club/. Those interested in joining may contact Meredith Busic at Meredith. busic@metroparkstoledo. com.
Upcoming Volunteer Programs and Trainings
Wildwood Weeding Parties, Wildwood Preserve Metropark
Wildwood weeding parties at Wildwood Preserve Metropark, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Dates and meeting locations are: Tuesday, July 8, Manor House administration entrance; Saturday, July 12, Manor House pergola/pool screen; Wednesday, July 16, Metz Stables and Thursday, July 24, Ward Pavilion.
Help the horticulture staff weed Wildwood’s many gardens. Tools are provided but volunteers should bring their own gloves, wear closed-toe shoes and wear long pants. There is potentially poison ivy in or near the weeding areas. For those 12 and older. Must have an adult if under 16. Sign up in VicNet or by contacting Emily Foshag at Emily.Foshag@metroparks toledo.com.
Trash Pickup, Glass City Upriver (International Park)/Ravine Area Offered every second Wednesday and fourth Sunday. Next volunteer days are July 9 and 27, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Help keep greenspaces and waterways clean by picking up trash in and around Glass City Upriver. Must have an adult if under 16. Meet in the large lot across from the waterfront restaurants. Sign up on VicNet or contact Meredith at Meredith. Busic@metroparkstoledo. com.
Singletrack Bike Trail Days, Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Offered every second and fourth Saturdays, next volunteer days are July 12 and 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Participants will assist with repairing the singletrack mountain bike trail. Activities include digging drainage, moving dirt and gravel, trimming brush and potentially constructing a boardwalk or stone path. Meet at the Wheelhouse, 3520 Waterville- Swanton Road, Swanton. For those 12 and older. Must be accompanied by an adult if under 16. Sign up in Volgistics or contact Meredith Busic at meredith.busic@ metroparks toledo.com.
Weed and ID, Glass City– Pavilion Donor Beds Offered on Saturday, July 12 and August 2, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Help keep the landscape beds growing and learn plant identification from skilled horticultural staff! For those 12 and older. Must be accompanied by an adult if under 16. Sign up in VicNet or contact Meredith Busic at meredith.busic@metroparks toledo.com.
Glass City Weeding Party, Middlegrounds Metropark Offered Wednesday July 16 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Help the horticultural staff by weeding and sprucing up the landscape beds around Middlegrounds. For those 8 and older. Must have an adult if under 16. Sign up on Vic-Net or contact Meredith at Meredith.Busic@metroparks toledo.com.
Get the Lead Out Paddling and Shoreline Water Way Cleanup, Glass City Metropark Offered Wednesday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Metroparks is joining teams with Partners for Clean Streams (PFCS) for the continuation of their annual Get the Lead Out program. Metroparks will have two groups–one on the water and one on shore.
To clean up from the canoes, volunteers must be 12 or older, and 8 and older from the shore. Must have an adult if under 16. Sign up on VicNet or through PFCS’s website. The options are posted separately so read the sign-up notes to make sure you are scheduled for the correct one.
For more information about Partners for Clean Streams and the Get the Lead Out program, visit partnersforcleanstreams. org/. Contact Meredith Busic at meredith. busic@metroparkstoledo.com for more information.
Wildwood’s 50th Jubilee On Saturday, July 19, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. or 3 to 6:30 p.m., join the parks in celebrating 50 years of citizen support.
Volunteers are needed to assist with lawn games and crafts. For 16 and older or younger with an adult. Sign-Up on VicNet or contact Hannah Gillen at Hannah.Gillen @metroparkstoledo.com.
Weed and ID, Fallen Timbers Battlefield Metropark– Visitors Center
Offered Wednesday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Help keep the landscape beds growing and learn plant identification from skilled horticultural staff! For those 12 and older. Must be accompanied by an adult if under 16. Sign up in VicNet or contact Meredith Busic at mered ith.busic@metroparkstoledo. com.
Garden Keepers Needed at Toledo Botanic Garden The Toledo Botanical Gardens is looking for experienced gardeners to help in their heirloom, English border and color gardens. Garden Keepers are volunteers who are assigned a landscaping bed at the Metropark of their choosing and are tasked with its care and maintenance over the course of the year. If interested, contact Emily Foshag at Emily.Foshag@metropark stoledo.com.
Mascots Needed
A mascot may appear at special events within the park district, events accompanied by staff away from the park, or maybe community events like parades in the Toledo area. They are a direct representation of Metroparks. If interested, contact Emily at Emily.Foshag@metroparks toledo.com.
Nature Walk Leaders
Metroparks is now recruiting Nature Walk Leaders. With guidance and training from Metroparks staff, these volunteers walk the trails while leading interpretive nature walks for area schools and the general public.
Contact Hannah.Gillen @metroparkstoledo.com for more information. For those 18 and older. Background check and additional training required.
Landscape Rock Cleanup, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Offered Friday, August 1, from 8 to 11 a.m.
Assist with cleaning the landscape rock beds around the Sycamore Shelter next to the Ward Pavilion at Wildwood.
For ages 12 and older. Must be accompanied by an adult if under 16. Sign up in Volgistics or contact Meredith Busic at meredith.busic@metroparkstoledo.com.
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