Volunteer Opportunities
Public Works Department Environmental Services has a variety of volunteer opportunities each year to help make Ventura's Environment even better. No experience is necessary; City staff will provide training. Some of the volunteer opportunities available are:- Environmental Ambassadors:
Staffing environmental exhibits at local events
throughout the year (usually during weekends).
- Video Production Assistants:
Assisting in taping and production of "Ventura's
Environment" (a weekly half-hour cable TV program produced by Ventura
Public Works that examines environmental conservation issues in Ventura)
- Composters: Assist
in building compost bins and other exhibits at the Ventura College compost
demonstration site; assist in Saturday compost workshops; help maintain
compost piles and worm bins at Ventura College.
- Household Hazardous Waste Helpers:
Checking-in participants and directing traffic
at quarterly Household Hazardous Waste events (four Saturdays per year).
- Business Recycling Ambassadors:
Assisting Ventura businesses to implement and
maintain recycling programs.
- Recycling Research Assistants: Collecting data through field studies of recycling habits of Ventura residents and businesses. Data collected will guide City staff in making program decisions and revisions.
For more information on how you can join our volunteer
programs,
call Environmental Services, at (805) 652-4525.
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Boy Scout Troop 135 - building
exhibits at the City's compost demonstration Site at Ventura College. |
