Volunteer Opportunities

We have a variety of volunteer opportunities for young adults and adults:

  • Trail Work Parties

    • Quarterly ACFL Trail and Stewardship Work for ages 12-up

  • Trail Ambassadors

  • Adult Community Hike Volunteer Assistant 

    • Provides support to our Community Programs Coordinator. If you have a special skill and would like to serve as a guest co-leader of a hike, please add more information about your skill set in the comments at the end of the sign up form below.

  • Community Science Volunteer 

    • Our wetland monitoring project is currently transitioning to a team-based model to allow for better coverage of the ACFLs water resources. Please fill out the volunteer interest form below, and we will contact you when the program reopens to new volunteers!

Interested in volunteering with Friends of the ACFL? Click the button below to fill out a short application and tell us how you’d like to be involved.

Trail Ambassadors

We will begin collecting applications for our 2025 Trail Ambassador season on April 1st! To learn more, please click the link below.

Ongoing Ways to Get Involved

Meet

Attend our monthly Board meetings at 6:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Please email us at info@friendsoftheacfl.org for details.

Lead

Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors? Our seven- to nine-member board are elected at large by the membership for two-year terms. Contact board@friendsoftheacfl.org to learn more about open positions.

Join Together

On March 4th, 2025 at 7pm at The Depot Arts Center, join us at our annual meeting for an informative presentation, board elections, an update on Friends of the ACFL business, and socializing. Watch our events page and social media for more details.

Show Up

Attend monthly Forest Advisory Board meetings (cityofanacortes.org). Share your opinions and observations with this appointed body that helps to set ACFL policy for the City. Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00.

Speak Up

Write or call your City Councilor (cityofanacortes.org) about ACFL issues. Make sure your elected representatives know that you support the preservation and protection of the ACFL.

Your ideas are always welcome. If you’d like to get involved or have an idea for a Friends of the ACFL, contact us at info@friendsoftheacfl.org