As a MetroParks of Butler County volunteer, you can support your local recreational areas, conservation and restoration efforts, educational programs, and more for our community now and for generations to come.
Through our program, you can join us for ongoing and one-time opportunities as an individual volunteer or as a team. Our opportunities offer experiences in projects and programs like invasive species removal, farm animal care, trail maintenance, nest box monitoring, garden management, historical interpretation, and more.
And below are a few highlights of our upcoming volunteer opportunities!
MetroParks offers a wide variety of conservation-based projects, including tasks like removing invasive species, planting native trees, helping monitor our Blue Bird population, trash cleanups, and more!
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopportunities - Invasive Species Removal | 3 | 7/15/2025 | 7/29/2025 | |
Do you like working with the public? These volunteer opportunities are some of our most public-facing! You will work directly with our Programming and Education Department, as they provide both public and private educational programs with audiences ranging from children to seniors. These can take place during the week or on the weekends, with topics ranging from pioneer history to the natural sciences and more!
Education volunteers also care for both the farm animals at Chrisholm Historic Farmstead and our programming reptiles and amphibians used for teaching, both groups require regular weekly care that volunteers can participate in.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeking in the Parks | 1 | 7/19/2025 | 7/19/2025 | |
| Family Yoga | 1 | 7/18/2025 | 7/18/2025 | |
| Farm Animal Orientation | 1 | 7/11/2025 | 7/11/2025 | |
| Fun on the Farm - Check-in Table | 1 | 8/23/2025 | 8/23/2025 | |
| Fun on the Farm - Parking | 1 | 8/23/2025 | 8/23/2025 | |
| Fun on the Farm - Program Assistant | 1 | 8/23/2025 | 8/23/2025 | |
| Ice Cream Creations | 1 | 7/14/2025 | 7/14/2025 | |
| ID 70: Amphibians | 1 | 7/25/2025 | 7/25/2025 | |
| ID 70: Insects | 0 | 7/11/2025 | 7/11/2025 | |
| Living Like Pioneers - Field Trip | 2 | 7/22/2025 | 7/24/2025 | |
| Nature Explorers - Art in Nature | 2 | 7/10/2025 | 7/12/2025 | |
| Nature Explorers - Find Your Way in Nature | 1 | 7/17/2025 | 7/19/2025 | |
| Nature Explorers - STEM in Nature | 1 | 7/24/2025 | 7/26/2025 | |
| Nature Explorers - Tracks and Traces | 1 | 7/31/2025 | 7/31/2025 | |
| Nature in a Blink: Bat Emergence | 0 | 7/12/2025 | 7/12/2025 | |
| Program Animal Orientation | 1 | 7/24/2025 | 7/24/2025 | |
Are you looking to make new connections with your coworkers, or do you want your students to participate in a service-learning opportunity? The MetroParks can offer private projects for your work, church, school group, or troop. You'll get to know each other better and develop teamwork while working on an energizing project that will positively impact the environment and your community.
These projects are meant for groups ranging in size from 5 to 40+ volunteers
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Cleanup | 1 | 4/1/2025 | 10/31/2025 | |
| Dump Site Cleanup | 1 | 3/1/2025 | 11/30/2025 | |
| Invasive Species Removal | 0 | 1/1/2025 | 12/31/2025 | |
| Litter Pickup | 1 | 1/1/2025 | 12/31/2025 | |
| Tree Cage Maintenance | 1 | 3/1/2025 | 10/31/2025 | |
| Tree Planting | 1 | 10/1/2025 | 10/31/2025 | |
These projects primarily focus on maintaining, repairing, and reporting issues with park facilities used by the general public, such as trail maintenance, shelter painting, graffiti cleanups, seasonal sports facility maintenance, and structural repairs.
This is also where volunteers can sign up to participate as Trail Ambassadors, who serve as extra eyes in our parks to help staff resolve issues in the parks and on the trails.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAPs Hiking Monitor Orientation | 1 | 7/11/2025 | 7/11/2025 | |
| Trail Work Days | 9 | 7/16/2025 | 7/30/2025 | |
