Volunteer Opportunities at the Roeder Home
Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Department is looking for community volunteers to help support programs and activities at the Historic Roeder Home in Bellingham.
We Need to Recruit:
Docents to oversee drop-in activities at the home including greeting the public, conduct tours, and minor cleaning and gardening.
Interest Group Activity Leaders/Instructors to oversee specific programs, activities, or classes.
Tour Guides to provide historical tours for all age groups.
Evening Support Volunteers who supervise and provide security at the home when programs and activities are taking place.
Volunteer Orientation
Interested in volunteering? Come to one of the following Orientation Sessions at the Roeder Home, 2600 Broadway, Bellingham, Washington.
Thursday July 9th 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday July 16th 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday July 30th 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday August 6th 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Volunteer Requirements
Volunteers need to register with the Whatcom Volunteer Center either before hand at www.whatcomvolunteer.org or at one of the scheduled Orientation Sessions. Insurance benefits are provided by the Whatcom Volunteer Center. A criminal background check is required.
Where to go for Information
For more information about the Roeder Home Volunteer Program call Rob Bunnett at 733-4030 extension 47013.
Make Our Great Parks Even Better!
Work alongside Park Rangers building and maintaining trails close to the city or high on Chuckanut Mountain. Care for farm animals at Hovander Homestead Park. Lead a nature walk at Deming Homestead Eagle Park. Bring your scout troop or youth group to Semiahmoo Park to scour the beaches for litter.
Your enthusiasm and imagination are the only limits to your opportunities to find useful and rewarding volunteer opportunities with Whatcom County Parks & Recreation. Call today to find out how you can contribute to making these places even better.
 Adopt A Trail
Whatcom County Parks provide over 50 miles of maintained trails to county residents and visitors, ranging from wide multi-use trails to rugged backcountry mountain footpaths.
Our Adopt A Trail Program encourages local groups, businesses and non-profit organizations to volunteer their time, skill, and sweat to make this community resource even better.
To get your group engaged in this fun, healthy team-building activity, just fill out the Adopt A Trail Program Application, and return to any Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Office.
Park Rangers will work with your group to identify a trail segment of at least one mile in length for adoption. Your group will provide at least three days of work each year on the trail, doing litter pickup, storm cleanup, trail brushing, tread repair, drainage repair, construction, public education and interpretation or other activities. Park Rangers can provide training, trash bags and pickup, and some tools and materials.
Your efforts will be recognized with the placement of a sign at the start of your adopted trail section.
Adopt A Trail brochure 
Park Partners
Many local organizations are actively engaged in supporting park programs. Contact these organizations to see if they have opportunities to get involved in park activities.
Drayton Harbor Maritime Society supports and staffs the Semiahmoo Museum with docents in the summer.
Whatcom Volunteer Center provides insurance and administrative support for our volunteer program and recruits and trains docents to lead tours of the historic Hovander House.
Black Mountain Forestry Center operates an outdoor logging history museum at Silver Lake Park and staffs the Gerdrum House museum during the summer.
Master Gardeners provide landscaping, education and demonstration gardens at Hovander Park.
Friends of Tennant Lake and Hovander Park support programs at the Tennant Lake Interpretive Center and Hovander Park.
Nesset Foundation is working to preserve the Nesset Farm and make South Fork Park available to the public.
Whatcom Land Trust protects lands from development and fosters stewardship of protected lands.
Contact Us
Volunteer Coordinator
Telephone: (360) 733-2900
E-mail: parks@co.whatcom.wa.us
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