WEST LEBANON — Spare time is hard to find.
Responsibilities such as working and caring for family members can make it difficult to carve out hours of the week — or the month or even the year — for community service.
With that in mind, here are a few upcoming volunteer opportunities that require just a handful of hours of service.
Hemlock pest monitoring in Cornish, Woodstock
The National Park Service is looking for volunteers to help check trees for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid — an insect that feasts on and kills hemlock trees — at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.
There are three opportunities to help: Thursday, April 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saint-Gaudens, located at 139 St Gaudens Road in Cornish; and Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller, located at 69 Old River Road in Woodstock.
Volunteers must be 16 or older and “be prepared to hike on and off trail over over rough, steep, and uneven terrain in the snow,” according a description on the National Park Service’s volunteer sign-up form.
“Any early detection will allow natural resource staff to protect these invaluable trees and we need your help,” according to the National Park Service.
Those interested can apply online via nps.gov/mabi/planyourvisit/calendar.htm. Email mabi_visitorservices@nps.gov or call 802-457-3368 with questions.
Styrofoam recycling in Lebanon
Sustainable Lebanon, the Rotary Club of Lebanon and Casella are co-sponsoring a Styrofoam recycling event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11, at Lebanon High School, located at 195 Hanover St.
Volunteers are needed to help collect Styrofoam from those who drop it off, and then help stack it in a truck for transport to the Gilford (N.H.) Recycling Center. The collection takes place rain or shine, so volunteers should be prepared for all types of weather.
Those interested in volunteering can contact Cindy Heath at cheath58@gmail.com or
603-543-1307.
Windsor Repair Fair
The Windsor Public Library is looking for people willing to share their skill sets during its first-ever Repair Fair, which is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to noon (or 1 p.m., depending on interest) Saturday, April 25, at the Windsor Recreation Center, located at 29 Union St.
“It’s a big community building (event),” library director Barbara Ball said in a phone interview. The gathering will also includes live music and food. “Volunteers will repair some things sitting with the person whose item they’re working on.”
As of Wednesday, there were five volunteers signed up: One who can repair computers and iPhones, three who have offered up their sewing skills and one who can repair small appliances and furniture.
“If we’re really lucky, we’ll find someone who can do jewelry or bicycle repair,” Ball said. “That would be good too.”
Volunteers do not have to live in Windsor. The only requirement is “just have a bit of a skill set,” Ball said, adding that volunteers need to bring their own tools.
Not every item they’re presented with may be fixable, she acknowledged, but volunteers should be open to trying.
Those interested in volunteering can contact Ball at librarian@windsorlibrary.org or 802-674-2556.
Visit vnews.com/2025/01/30/upper-valley-volunteer-jobs-listing-1162415/ to view more Upper Valley volunteer opportunities.