Committed to the Beaver Hills

Several organizations actively engage volunteers in stewardship and conservation in the Beaver Hills Biosphere.

If you are looking for an opportunity to learn about, contribute to and connect with the Beaver Hills, these organizations, with the support of volunteers, steward land, promote conservation, research, education and recreation in the region.

The work they do makes a difference and epitomizes what it means to live and work in harmony with nature to inspire a positive future. Connect with them and see where opportunity takes you.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) is recruiting volunteers for the 2025 LakeWatch Program, a water quality monitoring initiative that has gathered data on lake water trends in Alberta since 1996. If you have access to reliable watercraft, are available for approximately five hours, one day a month and have an interest in lake water quality, email programs@alms.ca.

Friends of Elk Island Society (FEIS) is conducting a fence permeability survey and are asking for current FEIS members to volunteer to help collect data from the trail cameras. For more details, contact Norm at norm.cameron@elkisland.ca or click here to learn more about FEIS and becoming a member.

Alberta Conservation Association

Alberta Trail Riding Association

Antler Lake Stewardship Committee

Canadian Birkebeiner Society

Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area

Edmonton & Area Land Trust

Friends of Elk Island Society

Global Foundation

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Sherwood Park Fish and Game Association

Waskahegan Trail Association