Become a Volunteer!
Volunteers Protect and Preserve the Catawba River
Volunteer opportunities...
Individual activities
Participate in lake cleanup days (The Big Sweep is typically held in October)
Become an Islandkeeper (responsible for helping keep islands in the Catawba lakes clean)
Become a Creekkeeper, responsible for monitoring a specific creek in the Catawba watershed, reporting issues, and helping correct problems
Participate in a new program (Muddy Water Watch) to identify and report violations of sedimentation and erosion control rules - Become a cove watcher or water watcher (moderate level of training and commitment)
Become a covekeeper (responsible for patrolling a portion of a lake or the River, reporting issues, and helping correct any problems) (Covekeeper Volunteer Program
)Conduct Water Quality Monitoring
Perform River Patrols-Air and Boat
Assist with adding new work stations to computer system, making backup system work, and setting up hardware and software
Help identify potential members and develop prospect list
Write letters to potential donors
Assist with grant writing
Assist with keeping financial records
Assist in maintaining donor records
Write articles for Newsletter
Speak about environmental issues to groups on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
Volunteer to staff a booth for the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation at events where we are invited to have a booth
Help with boat maintenance
Provide pro bono legal services
Call businesses to get names of individuals at each business who are responsible for philanthropic giving
Call state and local governments to get name and contact info for people responsible for various issues relating to the Catawba
Help maintain records/database relating to donations
Write personal letters to individuals requesting funds
Write personal letters to businesses requesting funds
Plan social and fundraising events
Host social and/or fundraising events
Update website
Write articles or letters to the editor
Conduct storm drain stenciling
Help us plan educational, advocacy and fundraising events
Research issues affecting the Catawba River
Attend meetings on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper
Investigate reports of problems affecting the Catawba River
Organize stream cleanups and lake cleanups
Participate in stream and lake cleanups
Circulate petitions
Contact elected officials about issues
Recruit people to attend clean water lobby day
Participate in Clean Water Lobby Day
Group activities
- Stream cleanups
- Boy Scout service projects
- Fundraising phone bank