Opportunities From: Connect Central Oregon

NOTE: Safety for volunteers, visitors and staff is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, volunteers will be required to follow additional guidelines while volunteering to help keep everyone safe.

Gather a group to help take care of your favorite places.

Volunteers can help with projects such as raking landscaped and natural areas, spreading bark mulch and litter pick up. Other seasonal projects may be available.

This opportunity is currently limited to small groups and is available weekdays between 8 am to 3 pm.

NOTE: Safety for volunteers, visitors and staff is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, volunteers will be required to follow additional guidelines while volunteering to help keep everyone safe.

Be a host at Riley Ranch Nature Reserve.

Riley Ranch Nature Reserve is a very special place offering hiking and outdoor experiences. The park has some special rules - no bikes and no dogs -to enhance opportunities for wildlife viewing.

Volunteers age 18 and over will greet visitors at the trailhead adjacent to the parking lot, sharing experiences and opportunities and reminding people about park rules. Volunteers will not be expected to provide enforcement of the rules. 

Two hour shifts are available on weekdays and weekends. A volunteer application is required and a criminal history background check will be processed. Volunteers will connect with park stewardship staff for an orientation prior to their first shift.

Volunteer application is available at www.bendparksandrec.org, click on the volunteer tab near the top to open the application.

NOTE: Safety for volunteers, visitors and staff is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, volunteers will be required to follow additional guidelines while volunteering to help keep everyone safe.

Help with the care of your favorite outdoor places. Adopting groups or individuals make a commitment to visit their adopted area regularly to help with litter control and to keep an eye out for weather damage, graffiti, vandalism or any hazards. Adoptees can also work with Bend Park & Recreation District staff to support seasonal projects such as planting, bark spreading or noxious weed removal.

With more than 80+ parks and 80+ miles of urban trail, there are several sites available for adoption. A volunteer application is required and an on-site orientation will be scheduled prior to getting started with volunteering.

NOTE: Safety for volunteers, visitors and staff is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, volunteers will be required to follow additional guidelines while volunteering to help keep everyone safe.

Share your love for Shevlin Park!

Shevlin Park hosts walk the park and greet visitors to offer information about experiences available in the park, provide positive reinforcement to those with their dogs on leash and notify staff for any concerns. Volunteers WILL NOT be enforcers for park rules.

Volunteers cover a 2 hour shift each week and may walk the park or sometimes may be stationed at a mobile kiosk.

Volunteers need to be 18 or over and able to be outdoors in all weather. Volunteers are representatives of the district. A volunteer application is required and a criminal history background check will be processed. The volunteer application is available on the park district website at www.bendparksandrec.org.

NOTE: Safety for volunteers, visitors and staff is our top priority. Due to COVID-19, volunteers will be required to follow additional guidelines while volunteering to help keep everyone safe.

Volunteers with well trained dogs support Bend Park & Recreation District's goose management program on park district properties. 

Adult volunteers and their dogs visit parks and trails regularly to help encourage the goose population to move out of the parks. This effort helps minimize the impact of the geese on the parks.

Interested volunteers must complete a volunteer application and a criminal history background check will be processed. Dogs must be able to reliably respond to owner commands when off-leash and the volunteer/dog team must attend an evaluation with a trainer before approved to volunteer. Volunteers must attend an annual training/program update meeting in the spring, agree to the requirements of the opportunity and complete monthly volunteer service reports.

For more information, contact:

Kim Johnson BPRD Volunteer Coordinator at 541-706-6127 or kim@bendparksandrec.org

Sasha Sulia, Superintendent of Park Operations at 541-388-5435 or sasha@bendparksandrec.org