Vince Lucero – Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Volunteers help bridge the gap between staff capacity, and organization goals. Volunteers with a variety of skills, abilities, experience and expertise are welcome. Below are some of our volunteer opportunities. To be plugged into our program, please email Avery@taoslandtrust.org stating which opportunities you are interested in, and how often you are wanting to volunteer (weekly, monthly, or a couple of times a year).
Become a Volunteer Land Monitor
As part of our long-term commitment to land conservation, Taos Land Trust conducts annual stewardship monitoring trips to all of our conservation easements around northern New Mexico. This is an excellent opportunity for volunteers to get out into the field on some of the most beautiful landscapes in the area and learn more about the work we do. We will train you in basic monitoring protocols and send you out on your first couple of trips with a staff member, board member, or experienced volunteer monitor.
Groups
Are you part of a school, church or philanthropy group that wants to spend a day with us? We offer personalized stewardship workdays for groups. Projects include acequia cleaning, garden tasks, managing noxious weeds, compost assembly, construction, and trail maintenance. Workdays can be tailored to your group’s size, age, and field of interest. Scheduling is dependent on staff availability.
Friends of the Rio Fernando Monthly Workdays
Are you interested in volunteering monthly at Rio Fernando Park? Do you want to meet others with similar interests and join a community of volunteers? Our monthly Friends get-togethers may be the right fit for you! Volunteers will gather with a staff member to work on projects such as gardening, harvesting, construction, compost assembly, trail maintenance, park cleanup and more. Each day will consist of an educational workshop at the beginning, and a project workday afterwards. We have found that this method is very rewarding for participants as there is both an educational component, and a hands on experience.
Solo Flyer
Do you prefer to work independently? Do you want more flexibility on when you can volunteer? Do you want to focus on one special interest? You’ve also come to the right place! Some of our most productive and consistent volunteers are those who have been trained on one specific project by staff and work on it in their own time and on their own schedule. The current solo projects include weekly compost scrap processing, seasonal garden tasks, construction projects and greenhouse work.
Workshop Facilitator
Do you have expertise in a specific topic? Did you retire from a natural resource / science career? Do you want to put on a workshop for the public or youth? If yes, we’d love to talk more! We are always looking for locals with scientific, cultural, environmental or historical knowledge to share. In the past we have offered workshops on woodworking, traditional cooking methods, canning, preserving foods, agriculture, Wilderness First Aid, forestry, Orno construction, indigenous pueblo culture, soil science, noxious weeds and more. If you are interested in possibly facilitating a workshop, contact nora@taoslandtrust.org.