Interested in volunteering with Maryland Environmental Trust?

If you enjoy visiting beautiful, protected areas, then you will enjoy the work of a Land Steward Volunteer. The Maryland Environmental Trust has protected more than 140,000 acres with more than 1,100 conservation easements. Each conservation easement is protected forever and requires annual monitoring to ensure protection of the natural, scenic, cultural, and/or historical attributes.

Land Steward Volunteers visit protected properties to document changes using a short monitoring form and photographs. Conservation easements are throughout the state of Maryland, allowing Volunteers to choose their geographical preference. Volunteers should be physically able to walk rugged terrain, have their own transportation and smartphone or tablet. Training is required. Visits are made to natural areas, working farms, forest land, waterfronts, historic countryside, and scenic landscapes.

To join our team and help us to protect Maryland’s scenic open space, farms, and forests for generations to come please contact us.