Volunteering

Its easy to join the Friends of the Fells, just click here for more information on Friends organization membership categories; we look forward to welcoming you as a new member!

We are constantly looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks, whether your strengths are in office work, writing grants, trail maintenance, or leading hikes.

Please consider volunteering for the Friends.

Some of the areas where your talents could help the Fells are listed below.

Please look them over and see if you think there is a fit between what is listed and what you may want to do.  You can use the skills you have now or do something different.  The Friends are willing to train and/or pay for a course or seminar or two to help develop skills in areas that would be mutually beneficial.

Current Opportunities

We need volunteers to help out at our Trail Restoration Days!

Please contact friends@fells.org if you are interested.  Don't worry about experience, we will be able to assist you throughout the day!  These are great opportunities to get to know other Friends.

Bird Meadow Restoration at 90 mm Site

Over the next few months Friends of the Fells volunteers working with the Department of Conser- vation and Recreation will begin restoring a meadow in the western Fells.
Read about it here.


                                 Photo: Mike Arnott
Current condition of bird meadow near 90mm site

Fells Involvement

Hiking in the Fells, have you ever wondered who made the effort to construct culverts and rock steps which makes our way much easier?  One answer to this question may be found in the work that the Student Conservation Association has carried out in the Fells for many years.  In  summers a crew of students from all over the US come to the Fells, committed to making our trails better.  The work of their 50 year old organization is testament to the spirit and dedication of youth.

The photographs here were taken in the summer of 2005 when the SCA worked in the Winchester section of the Fells.  This past summer another SCA crew worked to create rock steps near the Cascade in the eastern Fells.  In doing so they were able to link new steps with steps which were uncovered having been there for many generations.  [One way the Cascade may be found is by parking at gate 58 (end of Goodyear Avenue in Melrose) and after entering the forest taking a right turn on the white blazed trail.]  For additional photos click here.