Volunteer with Parks and Trails Division

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Volunteers are vital to the Parks and Trails Division! Volunteers help support the Division with park and river cleanups, trail workdays, and other special projects. Join us for an upcoming volunteer opportunity or send us your volunteer project idea. 

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you to the volunteers who joined us at the Bradford Park Tree Planting event on Saturday 4/26/25!  

Check back soon for new volunteer opportunities. Sign up to receive the latest Parks News updates.  

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Examples

  • Vegetation management along El Dorado Trail.
  • Bike jump maintenance at Old Depot Bike Park.
  • Qualified river kayakers to help with boat counts and monitoring.
  • General park stewardship including trash pickup, graffiti removal, and cleanup.
  • Suggest your own project idea. Complete this interest form to submit your idea.

Other Agencies

Adopt-a-Trail

Stay tuned for the Adopt-a-Trail volunteer program launch for El Dorado Trail! Sign up here to join the notification list and learn more. 

Volunteer Forms

Volunteer Form and Waiver(PDF, 310KB)

Volunteer Interest Form

Let us know volunteer opportunities you are interested in or suggest your own project. Complete the form below:

Questions?

For questions about volunteering at Henningsen Lotus Park or for South Fork of the American River opportunities, contact Parks Program Coordinator, Tim Canavarro, at 530-621-5554 or tim.canavarro@edcgov.us.

For questions about volunteering at all other park and trail locations, contact Parks Technician, Jessica Araiza, at 530-621-5360 or jessica.araiza@edcgov.us.

For questions about Parks and Trails Division volunteer programs and partnerships contact Parks Manager, Zachary Perras, at 530-621-7538 or zachary.perras@edcgov.us. 

 

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