Volunteers are at the heart of what we aim to do — protect and restore the Colorado Plateau. Each year, hundreds of volunteers help us survey springs, plant native grasses, and document grazing impacts. Sometimes we pull weeds, other times we collect data, but thanks to our volunteers, we always bring passion and laughter to the task at hand.
Whether you’re an artist, academic, entrepreneur, or unemployed, we want you! The Grand Canyon Trust offers a variety of trips and volunteer opportunities to fit your lifestyle, interests, and skills. Trips usually run from April – October and are between one and five days long. Browse current volunteer opportunities ›
Join Trust staff for a day, weekend, or week – whatever works best for you – and give back to the places you love. Learn about our projects ›
Can't join us on a volunteer trip? Contribute to one of our independent science projects when it fits into your schedule. Browse current opportunities ›
Questions? Email volunteernow@grandcanyontrust.org.
Our top priority is the safety and comfort of our trip participants. Safety measures that will be taken on trips will be communicated in pre-trip emails. If we feel that a trip cannot be safely conducted due to public health conditions, we will cancel the trip with as much notice as possible. For the safety of all trip participants, we require everyone to be fully vaccinated prior to attending, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Volunteers or participants in need of an exemption from the vaccine requirement due to a medical reason, or because of a sincerely held religious belief, must submit a request for accommodation to volunteernow@grandcanyontrust.org. Reasonable accommodations will be granted where they do not cause the Grand Canyon Trust an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.
We know you volunteer out of love for the Colorado Plateau, but here's what's in it for you:
Curious about the menu on volunteer trips, or the gear you'll need?
Read through our FAQs or get in touch ›
We're growing our community of volunteers and putting boots and shovels to the ground for conservation. In 2022, over 300 people collectively contributed almost 2,000 hours to restoration and research projects across the Colorado Plateau. Explore the map to see what we accomplished in the field.
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