📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Come to the beautiful seacoast of southern Maine and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Your work will include improving trails and wildlife habitat at the Reserve as well as grounds and maintenance projects on our historic buildings. This entails getting dirty and working hard. The major project for the camp will be helping prepare for and staff a large weekend Nature Crafts Festival fund-raising event. Work involves set-up and take-down, assisting other volunteers and staff with food, parking, recycling, and many other jobs. For the two days of the festival, you will be working long days. As a group, we will take a field trip on Wednesday, September 14th, the day before you leave. Educational programs are available to volunteers. The Reserve has a private beach and many nature trails. Learn more about the Wells Reserve at www.wellsreserve.org.
🏠 Accommodation on site
ACCOMMODATION: In a recently built dorm with comfortable beds, modern kitchen facilities, and common area. Bicycles available. Vols will cook their own meals.
📍 About the location
LOCATION: Wells is 1/2 hour south of Portland, Maine and 1/2 hour north of
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The 2,250–acre research and education reserve
includes beach, coastal marsh, scenic uplands, historic farm buildings, and
is a sanctuary for endangered plants and wildlife.
ℹ️ Additional information
SPECIAL REMARKS: No smoking is allowed at any of the work sites or on the property of the Reserve.
CO-LEADER with clean driving record desirable, but not necessary.