Volunteering
Events
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Riverside Cleanup in Partnership with SOLVE
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin Nearby Nature for this year's Alton Baker Park Cleanup in partnership with SOLVE on Saturday September 16th from 10 am-1pm and help enhance Alton Baker Park and the Whilamut […]
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Alton Baker Park Day of Caring
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesAs part of United Way of Lane County Days of Caring, Nearby Nature is hosting a cleanup of Alton Baker Park and the Whilamut Natural Area. This beautiful area sits […]
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Haunted Hike Pumpkin Carving
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesHelp us carve 80+ pumpkin for the Haunted Hike! Bring your own tools or use ours — and plan to get creative! Meet in the Learnscape at Nearby Nature. All […]
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Spring Volunteer Information Session
Eugene Public Library 100 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, United StatesLove nature? Enjoy kids? Care about parks? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this spring as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities — including […]
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Earth Day Park Clean Up with SOLVE
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesIn honor of Earth Day, Nearby Nature is partnering with SOLVE for an annual cleanup of Alton Baker Park. Join neighbors, community organizations, and local businesses as we pick up […]
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Bioblitz 2024 — Cancelled due to Eugene Marathon
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesSo sorry! We need to cancel this event due to the fact that Eugene Marathon is running right through Alton Baker Park. Watch our calendar later this year for more […]
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Summer Daycamps Training
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesNew summer volunteers, interns, and staff will come together on this day to learn all about how they can help with our summer daycamps program! For more information and to […]
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Fall Volunteer Information Session
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesLove nature? Enjoy kids? Care about parks? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this fall as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities — including […]
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Alton Baker Park Fall Cleanup with SOLVE
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin Nearby Nature for an Alton Baker Park Cleanup in partnership with SOLVE on Tuesday, September 24th, from 10 am-1pm! At this park stewardship event, we'll be doing a litter […]
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United Way Day of Caring 2024
Help Nearby Nature clean and repaint faded sections of our beautiful Frohnmayer Footbridge stencil mural! Note: In case of rain, we will instead do an Alton Baker Park litter patrol. […]
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Community Science Investigators: Feeder Watch
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin us for a Community Science Investigation! This month we will learn about backyard birds as we document feeder activity in the Learnscape for Project Feederwatch. Learn about this national […]
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Spring Volunteer Information Session
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesLove nature? Enjoy kids? Care about parks? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this spring as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities — including […]
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Community Science Investigators: Green UP!
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin us for a Community Science Investigation! This month we will learn about phenology (the study of how plants and animals react to the change in seasons) in the Learnscape. […]
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Spring 2025 Nature Guides Training Begins
Learn to lead school nature walks in Alton Baker Park and help run our school field trips for K-5th graders this spring! Check out a description of the program here […]
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Earth Day Park Clean Up with SOLVE
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesIn honor of Earth Day, Nearby Nature is partnering with SOLVE for an annual cleanup of Alton Baker Park. Join neighbors, community organizations, and local businesses as we pick up […]
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Bioblitz 2025: Whilamut Natural Area
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin us for a Community Science Investigation! This month we will use iNaturalist to collect observations of the web of life in the Whilamut Natural Area and our Learnscape at […]
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Bioblitz 2025: Tugman Park
Tugman Park 3666 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR, United StatesJoin us for a Community Science Investigation! This month we will use iNaturalist to collect observations of the web of life in Tugman Park at our Bioblitz (part of the […]
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Summer Daycamps Training 2025
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesNew summer volunteers, interns, and staff will come together on this day to learn all about how they can help with our summer daycamps program! For more information and to […]
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Community Science Investigators: Odolympics — cancelled due to expected rain!
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesCancelled due to expected rain! Join us for a Community Science Investigation with the Order Odonata! This month we will learn about dragonfly and damselfly species and life cycles as […]
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Fall Volunteer Information Session
Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United StatesLove nature? Enjoy kids? Care about parks? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this fall as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities — including […]