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Explore volunteer opportunities dedicated to lakes, waterways, and environmental projects across Nova Scotia. From water monitoring to cleanups and restoration efforts, you’ll find meaningful ways to get involved.
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Some of Nova Scotia's small environmental non-profits need your help! The NSEN Volunteer Hub provides these groups with a platform to post roles and projects that volunteers can contribute to.
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LakeWatchers gathers water quality data that helps us understand the health of our lakes and how they are changing. Data collected will inform planning policies for future growth and development
Halifax
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Get involved with the program and learn about ways to help your shoreline. Complete the Action Checklist to learn how to make a plan. Apply for the Microgrant program. Nominate your lake to be surveyed! Access resources!
Watersheds Canada
Canadian Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC's) work in Nova Scotia dates back to 1971. They have worked with individuals and communities to protect some of the most ecologically significant land across the province.
Discover featured projects across Nova Scotia. Explore volunteer opportunities & featured projects across Nova Scotia!
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Adopt-a-Stream is a program designed to help Nova Scotians who are interested in improving the quality of their surroundings for themselves and for wildlife. Under the guidance of experienced and professional government biologists, ecologists and wildlife managers, interested community groups can assess, rebuild, enrich and maintain local water environments.
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There are so many ways to get involved, including caring for our conservation lands, fundraising, writing, and serving on our committees—all of which are important to preserving Nova Scotia’s wild places.
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The National Lake Blitz is an annual self-led citizen science program that empowered volunteers across Canada to monitor lakes. By providing accessible tools and support, the program inspired communities to actively steward lakes and deepen their understanding of these freshwater ecosystems.
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Volunteers are vital to our work at the Ecology Action Centre. Whether you’re a good writer, a strategic thinker, an amateur photographer, a passionate organizer, a talented artist, a people person, a numbers person, a student, a professional, a retiree, or just a fellow human on planet Earth, they want to hear from you. Creating a just and vibrant future will take all of us!