Volunteer with Friends of Shelby

Volunteers breathe life into our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance Shelby Park and Bottoms. Volunteers are at the heart of Friends of Shelby: planting trees, picking up trash, maintaining trails, assisting with special events, and helping with various larger projects.

Check out all the ways to get involved, and sign up today to receive updates on volunteer opportunities.

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Upcoming Volunteer OPPORTUNITIES

Lillian Entrance Landscaping

FRI March 27th (1-3:00 PM)

Help weed, trim, and mulch at Shelby Park’s Lillian Stret entrance and keep the park beautiful!

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Invasive Plant Removal
TUE March 31st (1-3:30 PM)

Weed Wrangle is just the beginning of another great month of restoring the forest! These events are a great way to get your hands dirty and take care of your favorite park by protecting our native tree, animal, and insect neighbors.
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Trash Pickup
SAT April 4th (11 AM - 1 PM)

Let’s kick-off Earth Month with an all-park trash pickup! By keeping the park clean, we prevent trash from entering our drinking water and from harming animals that call Shelby home. This is a family-friendly event, so bring the whole crew!
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Airpark Restoration Day
SAT April 18th (9AM-12PM)

Join Friends of Shelby, the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, and Ben & Jerry’s for a day of revitalizing the Cornelia Fort Airpark! We’ll be removing old farm equipment and trash and also pulling invasive plants alongside ecologists. It’s a beautiful way to give back to your favorite park for Earth Day!
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SHELBY PARK AMBASSADORS

Do you love Shelby Park and Bottoms? Would you like to be more involved in park events, the community, and Friends of Shelby? Join our Park Ambassador program! Park Ambassadors help achieve our mission of preserving, enhancing and protecting the park by increasing our community outreach via tabling, events, and open houses. In this long-term volunteer program, you will learn all there is to know about the park and FOS and share this valuable information with the public!

Interested in joining the team? Send an email to cd@friendsofshelby.org!

Community Group Volunteer Program

Friends of Shelby loves to work with groups. Whether it's your ten-person office or your 100-person church, please reach out and see if we have a project that would suit your goals. Friends of Shelby helps coordinate the project and provides tools, gloves, and work project assignments to match the size and capabilities of any volunteer group. Each volunteer day begins with an orientation including the goals of the park improvement effort, tool training, and general safety rules.

If you are interested in a project for your group, please click the button below and fill out our interest form!
Questions? Email our Community Outreach and Volunteer Leader at cd@friendsofshelby.org.

GROUP VOLUNTEER EVENT INTEREST FORM