VOLUNTEER WITH IRVINE: Opportunities for Individuals, Groups and Student Interns
Volunteers are an essential part of Irvine’s operations; your efforts support our mission to provide the community with valuable experiences in nature. Share your enthusiasm for the environment with children, expand your own knowledge of the natural world, spend time outside, meet people with similar interests, and work with your team to make great things happen.
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds and abilities who want to share their love of the environment and education with their local community. For individual volunteering opportunities, internships, group projects, or corporate volunteering click on the blocks below.
JOIN US FOR PROJECT CLEAN STREAM 2026! Project Clean Stream is a community-led clean-up initiative spearheaded by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay aimed at collecting trash and protecting the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. We are recruiting volunteers from around the community (individuals or small groups) to join us for Project Clean Stream at Irvine Nature Center on Friday, April 24th from 9:30am – 12:00pm. Volunteers must be 18 or older. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis and will be capped at 100 participants. Will you join us for this impactful day of trash clean up? THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST; WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Join us for our SPRING COMMUNITY DAYS OF SERVICE on Saturday, April 11th, and Sunday, May 10th, from 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM. Volunteers will assist with trail maintenance, including mulching and invasive plant removal. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend; children ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. These events are FREE and open to the public; registration is required. SIGN UP HERE.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Irvine Nature Center is a non-profit educational organization that offers hundreds of programs of environmental studies and natural science to children and adults of the greater Baltimore area. As the largest independent non-profit nature center in the region and a leader in environmental education our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations to explore, respect and protect nature. Located on 211-acres in Owings Mills, Maryland, Irvine is the home to over 50 animal ambassadors and serves families in The Nature Preschool, Earth Friends Homeschool, and hundreds of school groups with fieldtrips and in-school events. In addition to its educational programming, Irvine has an interactive exhibit hall and hiking trails and is available for special event rentals.
Irvine is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
