The Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club is a volunteer led group – our members are what make the work we do possible. We are one of nine regional groups across the state that help the people of Pennsylvania explore, enjoy, and protect our state's many environmental resources and fight for safe and livable communities.
Allegheny CleanWays runs Thursday-Monday cleanups along land and water across Allegheny County, plus the GrateKeepers program (storm-grate maintenance), StepKeepers (public-step cleaning), corporate Group Cleanups, and tools to host Self-Organized Cleanup events with planning checklists and waivers. 40,000+ volunteer hours logged.
## VOLUNTEER WITH US! We love our rivers, and we know many others do too. Donating your time and expertise to Three Rivers Waterkeeper helps us sustain our efforts to patrol and monitor our rivers, hold polluters accountable, and protect the water quality of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers and tributaries.
By volunteering at UpstreamPgh, you’re playing a role in solving some of our region’s toughest environmental challenges: flooding, habitat loss, polluted waterways, and responding to the climate crisis. Through natural solutions like rain gardens and native plant restoration, as well as community engagement, we’re working towards climate justice for all —…
# Get Involved# Get Involved ### There are many ways to support Riverlife and our work to create, activate, and celebrate Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Starting at $5 a month, Riverlife Crew is our convenient monthly giving program. Choose a donation amount that fits your budget and support Riverlife year-round.
The Pre-apprenticeship is a program in partnership with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture for those who have little or no growing experience but are interested in exploring a farming career. This is a two-year program, where participants will volunteer four hours per week on our farm sites doing a variety of farm tasks and receive a share of vegetables as well…
Join us at either Shiloh Farm or Braddock Farms for an early Saturday morning volunteering project May-October. Help out with the farm tasks, take a tour with our staff and finish out your productive morning by shopping at the farm stand.
#### While we are booked for Corporate Group opportunities for the 2026 season, we are still accepting Group Applications for Zoo Boo 2026 (below). Check back for more Corporate Group opportunities in early 2027! If your organization is looking for a wild way to spend a day of community service, look no further.
Volunteers play a major part at Powdermill Nature Reserve, the museum’s environmental research center in the Laurel Highlands. Volunteers help with mailings, data management, summer children’s programs, trail grooming, and cleanup days. Volunteers also assist in a variety of ways at our bird banding station.
Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse (PCCR) is a creative-reuse retail nonprofit diverting craft and art supplies from landfills (similar mission to Construction Junction's building-materials reuse). 30+ shop volunteers organize, sort, bag, and clean incoming donations; education volunteers support workshops and family events.
Tree Pittsburgh volunteer program — Tree Tenders Program. Tree Tenders is Tree Pittsburgh's flagship multi-week certification course training community members in tree biology, identification, planting, and care. Graduates are equipped to organize neighborhood plantings and lead local tree-care projects.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Grounds and trail maintenance. Help with grounds and trail maintenance at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Succop Nature Park, Buffalo Creek Nature Park, and Todd Nature Reserve. []: Required
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Beechwood Conservation Corps. Do you like getting your hands dirty? We need you to help us make Beechwood even more bird-friendly! BCC participants adopt and steward sites for at least one year, committing to visit their site at least four times during that time.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Volunteer Naturalists. With training and support from ASWP, volunteer naturalists lead field trips at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Succop Nature Park, and Buffalo Creek Nature Park. []: Required
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Conservation. Each year we work hard to protect and improve habitat on our nature reserves and beyond through activities such as tree plantings and litter clean ups. Check out our[ events calendar]() for upcoming opportunities. []: Required
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Special events. Our larger public events, such as Maple Madness or Creatures of the Night, always need extra support to operate activity stations, guide groups, help set up and take down, etc. A whole family, class, club or social group can lend a hand together.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Native Plant Nursery. We have regularly scheduled volunteer work sessions and regularly occurring, independent opportunities as well. []: Required
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Administrative assistance. Volunteers fill the roles of telephone receptionists, data entry personnel, and clerical support staff at Beechwood, ASWP’s headquarters. These roles are usually a regular schedule, such as one morning or afternoon a week. []: Required
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania volunteer role — Audubon Nature Store. Store volunteers are needed for re-occurring, weekly shifts in our nature store, located at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. For more information, contact Samantha, Retail Manager, at [sditch@aswp.org.]() []: Required
Construction Junction (CJ) is Pittsburgh's nonprofit building-materials reuse center at 214 N. Lexington St. in Point Breeze, diverting used lumber, fixtures, hardware, and architectural salvage from landfills and reselling it affordably to home-repair DIYers and contractors.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) protects waterways, forests, and natural areas across the region. Volunteer opportunities include tree planting in Pittsburgh and across the region (spring and fall events), river and stream cleanups, community flower garden planting and maintenance, nature preserve and trail restoration, volunteering at Fallingwater…
##### We will be rolling out a much more in-depth Advocacy program soon, but the actions below can get you pointed in the right direction and offer some new ideas for all those wanting to stand up for trails. ##### ADVOCATE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING: * The next transportation bill could significantly reduce or eliminate funding for trails, biking,…
## Office and Professional Support This is a great volunteer option for those who are interested in supporting us off the trail, at the Friends HQ in Etna. We regularly have opportunities for office support, which can be data entry, organizing fundraising mailings, and other related tasks.
## From debris cleanup to invasive species removal, transforming Hays Woods Park has been no easy feat—but community is making it easier. The PPC team poses for a photo in Hays Woods Park If you've hiked through Hays Woods' 626 acres of interior forest and mature woodlands, you may have noticed new networks of recently planted trees, cleaner trails, or…
PITTSBURGH – MARCH 2, 2026 – The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is excited to announce that applications open today for its popular Young Naturalists summer internship program, a paid opportunity for high school students to work, learn, and explore in Pittsburgh’s parks.