Volunteer

Volunteers work along the Potomac River

Photo Credit: NPS

 

Explore the Potomac Heritage Trail while giving back and volunteering

NPS Photo / Guell

Volunteers are vital to the development and conservation of PHT segments. The following list of organizations who maintain sections of the Potomac Heritage Trail are always looking for people to become involved in planning, advocacy, maintenance, interpretation and special events.

You may also click on "contact us" to recommend additions or edits to this list.

Volunteer with a Private Organization:

• The Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park
• Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Conservency
• American Hiking Society Volunteer Vacations
• Cascades Community Association
• C & O Canal Association
• Canal Towns Partnership
• Capital Trails Coalition
• Conservancy for Charles County (MD)
• Cultural Tourism DC
• Fairfax Trails & Streams
• Friends of Alexandria Archeology
• Friends of Anacostia Park
• Friends of Rock Creek
• Friends of Caledon State Park
• Friends of Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail
• Friends of Leesylvania State Park
• Friends of Mason Neck State Park
• Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail
• Friends of Westmoreland State Park
• Friends of Prince William Forest Park
• Friends of Riverbend Park
• Friends of the Laurel Hill State Park Complex
• Friends of Ohiopyle State Park
• Friends of Smallwood State Park
• Friends of Chapman State Park
• Friends of Chapel Point State Park
• Friends of Point Lookout
• Friends of the St. Clement's Island and Piney Point Museums
• Garrett Trails
• Great Falls Trailblazers
• Greater Prince William Trails Coalition
• Keystone Trails Association
• Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Ridge Runners
• Northern Neck Land Conservancy
• Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
• Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club
• Pennsylvania Cross Country Skier's Association
• Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
• Potomac Conservancy
• Prince William Conservation Alliance
• Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition
• Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
• Potomac Heritage Trail Association
• Potomac Riverkeeper Network
• Recreational Equipment, Inc., Local Volunteer Opportunities
• Rock Creek Conservency
• Sierra Club Potomac Regional Outings Program
• Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board
• Southern Prince George's Trails Coalition
• Trust for Public Land (Chesapeake/Central Appalachians)
• Washington Area Bicyclist Association
• Washington (D.C.) Parks and People

Volunteer with a Government Agency:

• City of Alexandria Archeology

• District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation
• Fairfax County Park Authority
• Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• National Park Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities