Volunteer

Welcome, volunteers!


Whether you are a new or returning Lancaster Conservancy volunteer, please complete the brief application below to create an account in our volunteer portal. As a registered volunteer, you can view and sign up for upcoming training and volunteering opportunities. 

New volunteers: 

After submitting the application, check your email for information on accessing Google Classroom to complete a brief online volunteer training. Once you have completed online training, you may begin signing up for volunteer shifts. 

Please note the following:

  • Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult to all volunteer activities.
  • Education volunteers will be asked to complete background checks, including: criminal history and PA Child Abuse History Certification. FBI fingerprinting may also be requested.
  • An annual commitment of 30 hours of Conservancy volunteer work is recommended. (Those who would like a lower level of commitment are welcome to attend Give Back to Nature volunteer workdays as their schedule allows.)
  • Volunteer Community members are encouraged to join the Conservancy as an annual supporter with a donation of any amount that is meaningful to them. (This helps cover the costs of training, volunteer t-shirts, and program management.)

Returning volunteers: 

Within one week of submitting your application, you should receive an email confirming you may begin signing up for shifts. 

Questions?

Contact Becky Chalupa, Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator: bchalupa@lancasterconservancy.org

Your information


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SMS (text) messaging:
You may opt-in to receive SMS (text) for Lancaster Conservancy volunteer activities, including shift reminders and cancellations.

To opt-out, reply STOP to any SMS message OR update the SMS opt-in setting in your profile.
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Waiver for Lancaster Conservancy Volunteer Application


Who is this registration for?

Lancaster Conservancy
117 S. West End Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
www.lancasterconservancy.org

WARNING, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISKS, ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

In consideration of being allowed to participate in the Lancaster County Conservancy ("LCC") activity or event for which I am registering (the "Activity"), and intending to be legally bound hereby, I, on behalf of myself and any minor child(ren) for which I am parent, legal guardian or otherwise responsible, understand, acknowledge and agree as follows:
I acknowledge and fully understand that participation in the Activity and/or the use of equipment provided by LCC for use in the Activity involve risks of damage, serious injury, including permanent disability and death, and severe losses which might result not only from the actions, inaction, or negligence of participants, but also the actions, inaction or negligence of others, or the conditions of the location of the Activity or of any equipment used, or other causes known or unknown, foreseeable or unforeseeable. I also understand that participation in the Activity is entirely voluntary and requires participants to abide by applicable rules and standards of conduct. I have carefully considered the risks involved. I knowingly and freely assume all of such risks, known and unknown, and accept personal responsibility for the losses and damages following any such damage, injury, permanent disability or death. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I individually, jointly and severally, for myself and for any minor children for which I am parent, legal guardian or otherwise responsible, and for my successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns, release, waive, discharge, indemnify and covenant not to sue each and every of LCC, its principals, directors, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, coordinators, sponsors, partners, all other participants, and all their successors and assigns, all of whom are referred to as "Releasees", from any and all claims, rights, demands, causes of action, losses, attorney’s fees, costs, damages, actions, suits, agreements, obligations, and liabilities of any and every kind and description, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, real or imaginary, actual or potential, whether or not well founded in fact or in law, and whether arising at law or equity, and whether arising from the negligence of Releasees or otherwise. I agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute that may arise between me and LCC arising out if this Agreement or otherwise shall be the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

In case of an emergency involving me or my child permission is hereby given to the medical provider selected by the adult leader in charge to secure proper treatment, including hospitalization, anesthesia, surgery, or injections of medication for me or my child. Medical providers are authorized to disclose Protected Health Information/Confidential Health Information (PHI/CHI) to the adult in charge and/or any physician or health care provider involved in providing medical care to the participant. PHI/CHI under the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 45 C.F.R. §§160.103, 164.501, etc. seq., as amended from time to time, includes examination findings, test results, and treatment provided for purposes of medical evaluation of the participant, follow-up and communication with the participant's parents or guardian, and/or determination of the participant's ability to continue in the Activity.

MEDIA RELEASE
I hereby assign and grant to LCC the right and permission to use and publish the photographs, films, videotapes, electronic representations and/or sound recordings made of me or my child at all LCC activities, and I hereby release LCC, the activity coordinators, and all employees, volunteers, related parties or other organizations associated with the activity from any and all liability from such use and publication. I hereby authorize the reproduction, sale, copyright, exhibition, broadcast, electronic storage, and/or distribution of said photographs, films, videotapes, electronic representations and/or sound recordings without limitation, at the discretion of LCC, and I specifically waive any right to any compensation I may have for any of the foregoing.

UPDATED & APPROVED: October 17, 2025
If any portion of this agreement is determined to be unenforceable all other parts shall remain in full force and effect.