Volunteer
The Accokeek Foundation offers unique opportunities for volunteers who want to be a part of preserving the cultural history, natural resources, and agriculture of Southern Maryland.
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With the support of almost 300 volunteers each year, the Foundation offers engaging and educational programs to the community. Volunteers work alongside staff members to help steward and maintain Piscataway Park, provide event and program support, and engage the community.
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Whether you just want to volunteer for the day, or are looking for a regular volunteer position, we have opportunities to fit all interests and skill levels.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways to support the Accokeek Foundation's work in Piscataway Park. Scroll down to check out our current volunteer positions or click the button below to apply!
Volunteers under the age of 18 must be supervised by a parent/guardian for the duration of their shift onsite.
Farmhands
Livestock Care
Help care for the Accokeek Foundation's heritage breed livestock. Farmhands support through feeding animals, managing pastures, educating visitors, and maintaining the barnyard. Regular volunteer shifts are expected.
This position is
family-friendly
Youth volunteers 10+ accepted at discretion of supervisor
Green Thumbs
Gardening & Horticulture
Tend the gardens and field crops of the National Colonial Farm! Assist agriculture staff in agricultural work including: planting, weeding, watering, pest-management, harvesting, and seed-saving. Regular volunteer shifts are expected.
This position is
family-friendly
Piscataway Park Stewards
Stewardship
Looking for a way to help care for Piscataway Park and willing to help out wherever is needed? Projects completed by Piscataway Park Stewards include: maintain trails, care for visitor spaces, clean up trash, and more. Help keep Piscataway Park visitor-friendly and clean.
This position is
family-friendly
This position is group friendly
Special Events Team
Event Support
Make our public events possible through volunteering. Event support includes: parking, surveying guests, managing ticket check-in, orienting event participants, manning event stations, marketing events, and more!
This position is
family-friendly
This position is group friendly
Stitch 'n Time Club
Textile Arts
Seeking novice and experienced fiber artists! Help process the wool from the Foundation's flock of Hog Island sheep, assist in the creating of colonial clothing for historical interpreters, and share your knowledge of heritage skills with the public.
This position is
family-friendly
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Specialized Interpretive Support Team
Historical Interpretation
Do you have special skills or talents in 1st person interpretation, historical trades, musical performance, museum theatre, exhibit development, or historical research? Volunteers in this role serve to interpret the stories of European, Indigenous, and African American people who called Piscataway Park home.
This position is
family-friendly
Park Ambassador
Visitor Services
Are you gifted in visitor engagement and do you enjoy answering questions? Park Ambassadors help engage visitors respectfully and responsibly as they engage with Piscataway Park, answering questions and encouraging adherence to park expectations.
This position is
best suited for adult volunteers
Invasive Management Team
Stewardship
Seeking volunteers to help remove and manage invasive plants growing in Piscataway Park. Team members will help identify, monitor, remove, and prevent invasives in pre-identified areas as part of our Native Plant Restoration project.
This position is
family-friendly
Shoreline Cleanup
Citizen Science
Calling all Trash Avengers, Plastic Picker-uppers, and Shoreline Stewards. Twice a day, the tides of the Potomac deliver new trash piles to the Piscataway Park Shoreline. Come and be apart of the the team responsible for returning our shoreline to a pre-plastic state.
This position is
family-friendly
This position is group friendly