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Volunteer

A group of four smiling college students pose behind a post in the ground, holding the post hole digger they used to make the hole. They are surrounded by forest.
UMass Amherst students learn stewardship skills on the trail.

From serving on our board of directors or a committee to tackling clerical duties, blazing a trail, or supporting an event, our volunteers are essential to achieving HLT’s mission of land conservation and stewardship. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with Hilltown Land Trust, fill out the volunteer interest form below and we’ll be in touch.

Volunteer Interest Form

Volunteer Roles

Board and Committee Members
Two warmly dressed volunteers smile and laugh with each other on a late fall day.
Volunteers share a moment at the Gorge après Gorge 5k.

Representing many different interests, experiences, and perspectives, our Board of Directors and committee members care deeply about conserving the region’s open space. Serving as a Board or Committee member is a great way to become deeply involved with the work of HLT. 

The Board is responsible for the overall direction of HLT, and committee members serve in an advisory capacity to the staff and Board of Directors. 

Event Support
Three warmly dressed volunteers hand out cookie medals to 5k race finishers.
Volunteers hand out cookie medals at the Gorge après Gorge 5k.

Event support volunteers do everything from keeping a winter solstice hike together in the dark to posting event flyers around their towns, plus all the tasks in between and beyond that keep our programs running smoothly.

To learn more about HLT’s events, view all past and future public programs here.

Land Monitor
Two people wearing backpacks and looking into the distance in the forest. One is pointing while holding a digital tablet.
Getting the lay of the land on a monitoring visit.

Monitors perform annual site visits on conserved lands. A typical site visit involves speaking with the landowner, walking the property, and documenting the visit together with the Land Stewardship Coordinator.

Land Steward
A volunteer hammers a sign into a tree.
A volunteer hangs a sign on a trail work day.

Stewardship volunteers get their hands dirty assisting HLT with trail work. Trail maintenance and trail blazing are the most common activities, with occasional opportunities like bridge building or new trail construction.

Photographer
A red-winged blackbird sings atop a cattail.
Red-winged blackbird. Photo by HLT volunteer Cheryl A. Patterson.

Photographer volunteers capture scenes of our beautiful Hilltown places and the work we do there. This includes wildlife and landscape photography on conserved lands, as well as taking photographs at events and workdays hosted by the land trust.

Volunteer Interest Form

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Gorge après Gorge 5k Run/Walk 2024
Gorge après Gorge 5k Run/Walk 2024
Dec 1st, 2024    
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Gorge
  • Family Fun
  • Kids
  • Partnership Event
  • Race
It's that time of year again! Join us for this year’s Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Free Family Fun Walk on December 1st. [...]
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Mill River Flood Resilience: Community Public Forum
Mill River Flood Resilience: Community Public Forum
Dec 11th, 2024    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Anne T Dunphy School
  • Partnership Event
A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet. It consists of surface water like lakes, [...]
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Silent Solstice Sunset Hike
Silent Solstice Sunset Hike
Dec 21st, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
DAR State Forest
  • Hike
Enjoy the shortest day of the year with a meditative hike. We will take a short, silent walk along the Upper Highland Lake at the [...]
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Events on Dec 1st, 2024
Gorge après Gorge 5k Run/Walk 2024
Gorge après Gorge 5k Run/Walk 2024
1 Dec 24
Chesterfield
Events on Dec 11th, 2024
Mill River Flood Resilience: Community Public Forum
Mill River Flood Resilience: Community Public Forum
11 Dec 24
Williamsburg
Events on Dec 21st, 2024
Silent Solstice Sunset Hike
Silent Solstice Sunset Hike
21 Dec 24
Goshen
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