April is National Volunteer Month!
Give back on your next trip to the San Juans
April & May 2017 Volunteer Opportunities, Specials & Events
There are many ways you can enjoy a weekend away to meet like-minded locals, learn, contribute and help preserve our beautiful islands. Earth Day is Friday, April 22nd, and in the San Juan Islands you can find lots of ways to get involved with beach cleanup projects, nature walks, lectures and more throughout the month.
Check out our Spring Break Packages for lodging and dining specials.
Lopez Island Volunteer Opportunities
• Beach Hike & Cleanup, March 11
• Great Islands Cleanup, April 22
• Lopez Lamb, Wool & Goat Festival, May 13
• Procession of the Species Celebration, April 22
Orcas Island Volunteer Opportunities
• Moran State Park Annual Clean-up, April 8
• Great Islands Cleanup, April 22
• Earth Day Open House at Orcasong Farm, April 22
• YMCA Camp Orkila Volunteer Work Weekend, May 19 - 21
San Juan Island Volunteer Opportunities
• San Juan Historical Museum - Volunteer Opportunities Abound, April 1 - May 31
• San Juan Island Farmers' Market - Volunteer at the San Juan Island Farmers Market, April 1 - May 31
• San Juan Preservation Trust Work Parties, April 13, 21 & 22, 24 & 25
• The Whale Museum - The Whale Museum Volunteer Open House, April 11
• Great Islands Cleanup, April 22
Nature and Stewardship Events
• Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Annual Open House, April 1
• Bio-Char Weekend Workshop, April 8-9
• Island Grown/Islands Made - Green Drinks Birthday Party & Earth Day Celebration, April 20
• Orcas Center - Climate Monologues, April 22
• Tour de Lopez, Lopez Island April 29
• Orcas Island Bird & Wildlife Festival, Orcas Island, May 5 - 7
• Biochar 101: Making Biochar from Woody Biomass, May 6
• YMCA Camp Orkila - Volunteer Work Weekend, Orcas Island, May 19 - 20
