Volunteer

As we greet the coming of spring we also welcome many feathered friends back to Appleton Farms! Some of our common bird friends will make their way back from the long winter away but also rare birds will make a stop on their journey up north. To get a sense of the environmental health of Appleton Farms (and Massachusetts) we want to keep track of which birds are stopping by the property. So if you have the skills to identify birds and want to play a huge role in monitoring our bird population, join us for a morning of searching for our feathered friends.

TOHP Burnham Public Library invites tweens and teens in grades 6-12 to for a fun holiday treat! Stop by right after school and make an edible brownie Christmas Tree. Invite friends and enjoy hot cocoa and win door prizes. Sign up by emailing awanner@essexpl.org.

TOHP Burnham Public Library invites tweens and teens in grades 6-12 to the Teen Advisory Board Dinner! Register to join us for a home cooked meal and to help decide what events to hold for Tweens and Teens over the coming months! Community Service will be awarded for this event upon request. Please register by email.

Join the Cape Ann Maritime Partnership for a fall clean up of Good Harbor Beach from 9-11am on Saturday, October 14th! Bags will be provided, please bring work gloves. Afterwards, swing by Pier 23 Kitchen for generous lunch deals for all volunteers.

The Trustees of Reservations need your help to prepare and plant Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens's Pick-Your-Own Flower Fields. Help us “Push the Petals” from our plants! We need your help to prepare the growing rows, plant and maintain Long Hill's Pick-Your-Own Flower Fields. We have a range of projects available for all abilities, from seeding, planting and weeding, to deadheading. Choose to come on Mondays in the summer to help cut many blooming stems to go to the Beverly Farmer’s Market or help cover shifts for the public picking of the flowers in the summer or just show up on any Thursday. There are many opportunities for many volunteers. Dig in and have fun with a great group of fellow volunteers!

Venture by shuttle boat to Misery Island from Manchester Harbor. Enjoy panoramic Atlantic views, cultural ruins Quest, or relax on the beach in the Island atmosphere! Walks available along beaches, footpaths, and stairways of historic buildings. Boat shuttle leaves mainland at 10AM, leaves Misery Island at 2:30PM returns to mainland 2:50. 

Appleton Farms needs volunteers for their Flower Project service learning program that engages youth in the planning, growing, cutting and arranging of flowers. The program culminates as participants deliver their arrangements weekly to area nursing homes and hospice patients. The program meets weekly in July and August.  Teens are encouraged to sign up for the whole Summer season.