You can help rare protect our environment, foster our natural spaces, build local food security, and build an understanding in the surrounding community of the important role that these spaces have on our health and wellbeing. Giving comes in many forms of generosity, and rare is grateful for the dedication, expertise, and efforts that volunteers contribute towards our mission to make the world a more sustainable place.
We have ongoing volunteer opportunities at the Springbank Food Bank Garden, with Volunteer Days on Sundays and Wednesdays, and Land Management activities on Thursdays.
Opportunities are posted here as they become available.
The rare Charitable Research Reserve is always looking for volunteers to support special events by engaging community members in various programs and activities!
Sign up to help with annual events like the Spring Plant Sale & EcoMarket, Trail Party: Walk, Hike & Run Fundraiser, Conversations for Conservation, tabling at community events and other activities that come up throughout the year.
Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age or older. Click to learn more about these special events.
Questions? Reach out to Sara Clark, Events & Development Coordinator at Sara.Clark@raresites.org or (519) 650-9336 x122 for more information or other upcoming event opportunities.
rare is happy to provide groups with meaningful tasks that present opportunities for team building and personal development while helping to protect our environment and contributing to the resiliency of our community.
Help with gardening tasks at Springbank Farm’s Foodbank Gardens where together we grow and harvest fruits and vegetables for the recipients of the Cambridge Foodbank.
Help protect the natural ecosystems at rare by removing invasive plants that out-compete native vegetation.
Help protect the natural ecosystems at rare by planting native trees, shrubs, and perennials to improve and rehabilitate natural habitats.
See below to learn about upcoming volunteer days.