HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday thru Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Volunteer of the year program
Nominations Accepted April 1 to June 1!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Learn about the exciting volunteer opportunities at our Center. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please download our interest form.
CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Click here for all the volunteer opportunities listed in the current calendar.
RECRUITING OPCA BOARD MEMBERS
Click here to find out how you can help support the Estuary Center as a Board Member
VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS
For more information on each position, click on the links to the right.
Canoe-Kayak Volunteer
Canoe/Kayak volunteers assist Naturalists on canoe/kayak trips for schools and the general public.
Front Desk Aide
Front Desk Aides are the heart of the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center.
Pontoon Boat Captain Volunteer
Volunteer Captain drives the Water Strider, a 25-foot pontoon boat, in Otter Point Creek and surrounding waters and assist the Naturalist on pontoon trips for school groups and the public.
Monitoring Volunteer
Volunteers monitor amphibians and reptiles (herps), fish, SAV (bay grasses) and water quality. These programs offer an opportunity for participants to become involved in real data collection, which is used to help land managers make informed decisions.
Marsh Mucker
Marsh Muckers are teenagers whose main duty is animal care.
Education Volunteer
Education Volunteers help students explore estuary ecology.
Calendar of EventsView all
- Fish Fillet Foray02/22/2020 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pmYou’ve landed the big one…now what? We’ll teach you how to clean and fillet a whole fish, then move on to cooking and eating our delicious catches.
- Marsh Fairy Lanterns02/22/2020 @ 2:00 pm-3:30 pmFanciful fairies are known to inhabit all sorts of places, including the marsh. Create a beautiful, decorative lantern that is reminiscent of the lush world of marsh fairies in the summer season.
- Skunk Cabbage Search02/23/2020 @ 2:00 pm-3:30 pmFind out how this very cool (or should we say hot?) plant manages to bloom and grow in the cold temperatures of late winter. Search the stream valleys of Leight Park to see if it has made an appearance yet.
- Leight Speaker Series - Conowingo Dam02/23/2020 @ 4:00 pm-6:00 pmConowingo Dam, Power on the Susquehanna Don Baldwin, a retired Civil Engineer, will be presenting the video "Conowingo Dam, Power on the Susquehanna." The one-hour video, produced by Maryland Public Television in 2016, discusses the construction and history of the Conowingo Dam. Don was the Senior Civil Engineer at Conowingo Dam for 25 years before retiring in 2016, and was responsible for the dam structure and emergency planning. Following the video, there will be a Q and A session when participants can mine the depths of Baldwin’s memory and experiences of the Conowingo Dam. Copies of the DVD will be available for purchase.
- Nature Playgroup02/24/2020 @ 9:30 am-10:30 amLittle ones and their parents play and learn in the natural world. Stories, songs, simple crafts and discovery outings will highlight each day's theme. Topics: full moon, snow, groundhogs, hibernation, owls, skunk cabbage
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