Opportunities From: Bergen Volunteers

We will reach out with additional information.

Our Faerie Trail Caretakers are special helpers that make our faerie trail kept looking nice and whimsical, and provide our visitors with a fun passive exhibit to enjoy.

We are seeking volunteers who are interested in helping care for our Faerie trail. Volunteers will be asked to use their artistic and craft skills to maintain this creative exhibit while making sure the fae folk are happy with their forest community. This can be a fun opportunity for families, teens, or adults young or old!

Training will be provided.

This annual boundary walk is important to help us maintain our preserve.

Help Tenafly Nature Center conduct a Boundary Walk to ensure that the borders of the preserve are being properly maintained, that no encroachments of the preserved space have occurred, and that any litter accumulated along the boundary (near homes and streets) is removed. This walk is done prior to spring growth, when trees are free of leaves and the terrain is clear.

Meet in the TNC education pavilion, for location assignments and supplies. The event will be held entirely outdoors, so please dress appropriately. Please wear sturdy walking shoes and bring work gloves for the off-trail litter pick up components. Smartphones will be needed to document findings. 

Register today and please let us know how many volunteers to expect so that we can plan appropriately for gear.

All hours are eligible for school volunteer requirements. 

Training will be provided.

Helping our education staff at our annual Egg Hunt is a fun way to help TNC staff with one of our education based programs. 

We are seeking volunteers who are interested in helping our education staff at our annual egg hunt. Tenafly Nature Center Environmental Educators need assistance hiding our hundreds of naturally dyed eggs in safe areas of our preserve. Volunteers will then help each program session run smoothly by assisting families with young children search for these items all while learning about camouflage.

Make an Impact for Nature and Community:
Join TNC’s Event Planning Team!

Are you passionate about nature and supporting a cause that promotes conservation, education, recreation, and community engagement? 

Tenafly Nature Center needs dedicated volunteers to join our Event Planning Committee for fundraising events! This is a unique opportunity to help design and organize events that celebrate our community’s love for nature while helping to raise essential funds to support TNC’s mission.

As a committee member, you’ll work with TNC staff and Board members to plan and coordinate TNC’s Spring and Fall fundraising events. Your creativity and commitment will help make these events a success, inspiring appreciation for the environment while securing resources to continue our work.

We welcome volunteers of all experience levels who are creative, collaborative, proactive, and passionate about lending their talents and time to support TNC’s mission. Whether you have a background in marketing, event logistics, fundraising, or simply enjoy lending a hand, there’s a place for you on our team!

By joining the TNC Event Planning Committee, you’ll gain hands-on experience in nonprofit event planning, connect with other nature enthusiasts, and develop valuable skills in a supportive, mission-driven environment. Most importantly, you’ll be making a direct impact by helping TNC raise the necessary funds to protect our local ecosystems and expand educational and recreational programs.

Counselors-In-Training (CITs) gain valuable experience working with Tenafly Nature Center’s Professional Environmental Educators and children. By assisting the staff, CITs develop the skills to communicate effectively with different age groups while keeping young campers safe and entertained. CITs help to prepare, lead and clean up camp activities for our school break and summer Nature Day Camp sessions throughout the year.

Program Highlights:

Mandatory Training: June 18–19, from 1:00–4:00 pm

Camp Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm

Summer Commitment: Minimum of two weeks

Role Responsibilities: Helping prepare, lead, and clean up daily camp activities

Program Benefits: Valuable leadership and resume-building experience Community service credit Opportunities to mentor and inspire younger campers Skill development in teamwork, communication, and outdoor education

Space is limited.

After you have signed up through Bergen Volunteers, please fill out our CIT Application. You will not be considered for this position without signing up through Bergen Volunteers, AND sending in a completed application. 

CIT Application

The Trash-a-thon is important to help the community maintain a litter free natural world.

In partnership with the Tenafly Environmental Commission, Green Team, and Tenafly High School Green Team; the Tenafly Nature Center is holding a community trash-a-thon. Help clean up the garbage and litter around local streets, parks, and the nature center.

 HELP CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY!

Meet at Huyler Park for assignments and supplies
(walk-up registration accepted)

Anyone can volunteer to pick up trash, either as an individual or as a family team.

Register today and please let us know how many volunteers to expect so that we can plan appropriately for gear. All hours are eligible for school volunteer requirements. 

Our Forest Defenders are important volunteers who help us maintain our preserve. Training will be provided.

The TNC Preserve is under invasion and we need your help! Non-native plants have been encroaching into our forest, causing harm to native plants and reducing our biodiversity. Unchecked, these” invasive species” can toxify the soil and shade out native plants. Help remove these pesky plants twice a month with the Forest Defenders!

Learn to identify different invasive species and work with our Land Manager to implement various removal techniques. Forest Defenders is open to adults, teenagers and families. Kids 15 and under must be accompanied by a guardian.

We will reach out with additional information.

Professional and amateur photographers are needed to photograph TNC's events, grounds, flora, and fauna. Maintain the nature center photo collections and files so that we can highlight all that we do.

Program photographer volunteers are responsible for attending TNC programs and events and taking digital pictures of the staff, volunteers, and animal ambassadors providing programs and assisting customers. These images are needed so that TNC may highlight all we do to accomplish our mission. The images provided may be utilized by TNC soley in either digital and or print. Individuals are needed who can provide their own digital camera, have a cheerful, friendly attitude, professional and efficient, and great communication skills.

We will reach out with additional information.

The Board of Trustees steadfastly serve as our community leaders.
Together, they lead and oversee many aspects of TNC. 

We are currently looking for people who wish to volunteer as Committee Members and/or Board Trustees with expertise in Event Planning, Public Relations, Marketing, Fundraising, Forestry & Wildlife Management, and Nonprofit HR. Your active participation is welcomed!

Schedule: Be prepared to spend approximately 5 hours per month on TNC business. Monthly board meetings and committee meetings (approximately 1-2 hours each), and/or volunteer work.Age: Ages 21+Minimum Requirement: 1 year commitment for Committee Members and 3 year commitment for Board Members

TNC Committee Volunteers and the Board of Trustees Are Expected To:

Tenafly Nature Center is seeking an experienced metal detector enthusiast to assist us with 2 tasks. 

1. The tracking and mapping of a mystery discharge pipe.

2. Scouting for artifacts relating to the agricultural and land use history of the TNC preserve. 

TNC staff have no metal detecting experience so training would not be provided, but staff would be able to show you the locations for each task. 

This opportunity is currently full! You may submit an application and we will contact you in the future.

We will reach out with additional information.

Our Birds of Prey Assistant Caretakers are crucial to the health of our animal ambassadors.

Birds of Prey Assistant Caretakers are responsible for feeding, cleaning & changing water dishes, and cleaning & maintaining the aviary habitats for our non-releasable birds of prey (ex. owls, hawks). Birds of Prey Assistant Caretakers must be comfortable around the animals they are caring for and with the diets they will be offering to the animals. Our birds of prey typically eat deceased rodents. It is a messy job and you must love birds! 

Training will be provided.

We will contact  you with additional information. 

Our Assistant Land Steward are important volunteers who help us maintain our preserve.

Assistant Land Stewards are responsible for helping our Land & Facilities Manager maintain a healthy and accessible preserve. They help keep our trails wood chipped, remove invasive plant species, assist with seasonal trail clearance (ex. removing leaves from paths), and other habitat restoration and trail improvement needs. Volunteers may also assist  staff with various routine day-to-day maintenance projects and special one-time projects.

Training will be provided.