Hudson River Special Management Area (AKA Buttermilk) Volunteering

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Projects: Picking up litter, painting trail gates, outside of out houses, picnic tables and plant trees.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Morgan Duke Conservation Society. We are always in need of volunteers who can help maintain and preserve the natural resources and the environment in Peekamoose Blue Hole. When you become a volunteer with Morgan Duke Conservation Society you have a positive impact on the environment, natural resources, habitats, and ecosystems in New York State and around HRSMA. You learn about the state wildlife and ecosystems. As a volunteer, you will even acquire new skills and gain new experiences.

We are looking for anyone at any age who would like to help maintain and preserve the natural resources and the environment businesses and their employees are also welcome to join.

Our Conservation Field work is mostly done on state land under an NYSDEC Volunteer Stewardship Agreement that Morgan Duke Conservation Society signed with NYSDEC. When you sign up as a volunteer you will be asked to fill out an NYSDEC individual volunteer application. All volunteers who work under the NYSDEC Volunteer Stewardship Agreement are provided with the same liability and workers’ compensation protection as salaried state employees.

From the NYSDEC website: As volunteers in this Program, participants are provided with the same liability and workers’ compensation protection as salaried state employees, as long as they are acting within the scope and terms of the Agreement and comply with the Department’s guidelines for use of volunteers.

Once you sign up to become a volunteer, you will receive notification of scheduled volunteer meet-up days. You can RSVP by email or by going to our website and letting us know if you can attend.