Volunteer

We need help with an advisory board, bylaws, park rules, and guidelines. If you are a lawyer or think strategically, we could use your help here. There are a million parks to learn from, so research skills are needed.

There is a lot of wildlife on the property. There are foxes, deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and more than 75 documented bird species. A lot of people are walking their dogs in the park. If you love animals and want to help come up with strategies for nurturing wildlife, transitioning an unused space into a loved space, and ensuring people and wildlife can coexist peacefully, this is the group for you. Research skills are important.

Hillside Park is a park for Baltimore. Guiding the physical appearance of the park as well as determining appropriate programming is a big part of the effort. If you want to be on the team that makes a difference, this is the group for you.

The Great Lawn at Hillside Park is a gorgeous, expansive space that is perfect for bringing people together in a wide variety of ways, from outdoor concerts and theatrical performances to fundraising parties. Are you creative and organized, or know how to find great music? This might be the group for you.

We need help with fundraising and grant writing. There are funds available for stream restoration, playgrounds, trails, etc. Whether you have written dozens of grants or never written a grant but would like to learn, this is the group for you.

There are more than 500 trees in Hillside Park and lots of invasives. We need help with landscaping, tree care, and invasives eradication. We need to plant new trees, trim trees, and remove dead ones. We have a landscape firm that manages the grounds, but they need guidance and their work needs to be supplemented by volunteers. If you enjoy getting your hands dirty or talking about and working with plants, this might be the group for you.