Build your college resume, complete your volunteer hours, and make new friends while helping the Parks Foundation bring outdoor fun & learning in the community! Teen WILD (Wilderness Inspired Leadership & Development), a year-long volunteer team, enables teens to complete 20+ community service hours at monthly scheduled events, develop leadership and mentoring skills, and have fun outside. Participants help the Parks Foundation engage the community in conservation, environmental education & making healthy choices for the mind and body.

Applications open in the spring of each year and open to youth entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall. Participants are expected to complete at least three volunteer shifts during their year-long term. Choose the dates that are most convenient for your schedule!

More than 100 teens have donated over 1,300 hours of volunteer service through this exciting youth volunteer program. Join the team and apply now for the 2025-26 Teen WILD season!

“This program is made possible with special grant funding from Redwood Credit Union.”