Volunteer Opportunities
Andover Trails is run and staffed by volunteers. We encourage everyone who enjoys the town’s outdoor recreational resources to take responsibility to care for them. You can do this by picking up litter as you walk, removing downed branches or other light obstacles from the path, and reporting vandalism, large downed trees or other significant problems.
AVIS properties are maintained by a system of volunteer wardens and a Land Management Committee. To volunteer on an AVIS property, please see http://avisandover.org/wardens.html
Town Conservation properties are managed by the Conservation Department. See https://andoverma.gov/159/Conservation-Commission for more information. Volunteers are needed in 2024 to work on trail maintenance and restoration teams at the Carmel Woods, Foster's Island, and Doyle Link reservations. Email [email protected] for more information.
Learn to identify and remove invasive plants on the work days below:
Wednesday April 3, 9:00 am-11:00 am- Doyle Link-Lowell Street Entrance
Sunday April 14, 9:00 am-11:00 am - location TBD
Wednesday April 24, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm - location TBD
Sunday May 12, 9:00 am-11:00 am - location TBD
Wednesday May 22, 9:00 am-11:00 - location TBD
Other maintenance issues on Conservation properties may be reported to Conservation Land Manager Mike Murray at [email protected]
To apply to become a Conservation Steward of a particular reservation: click here for a mail-in application.
Problems with the Bay Circuit Trail, including missing or damaged trail signs may be reported to [email protected]
To help with Shawsheen Greenway clearing projects, the “Paddle Your Shawsheen” canoe and kayak rental program, or other events focusing on the Shawsheen River, email [email protected]
To help organize the 2024 Andover Scramble, the Bay Circuit Traverse, or maintenance of the marked 10 mile or 25 mile bike routes, please email
[email protected]
AVIS properties are maintained by a system of volunteer wardens and a Land Management Committee. To volunteer on an AVIS property, please see http://avisandover.org/wardens.html
Town Conservation properties are managed by the Conservation Department. See https://andoverma.gov/159/Conservation-Commission for more information. Volunteers are needed in 2024 to work on trail maintenance and restoration teams at the Carmel Woods, Foster's Island, and Doyle Link reservations. Email [email protected] for more information.
Learn to identify and remove invasive plants on the work days below:
Wednesday April 3, 9:00 am-11:00 am- Doyle Link-Lowell Street Entrance
Sunday April 14, 9:00 am-11:00 am - location TBD
Wednesday April 24, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm - location TBD
Sunday May 12, 9:00 am-11:00 am - location TBD
Wednesday May 22, 9:00 am-11:00 - location TBD
Other maintenance issues on Conservation properties may be reported to Conservation Land Manager Mike Murray at [email protected]
To apply to become a Conservation Steward of a particular reservation: click here for a mail-in application.
Problems with the Bay Circuit Trail, including missing or damaged trail signs may be reported to [email protected]
To help with Shawsheen Greenway clearing projects, the “Paddle Your Shawsheen” canoe and kayak rental program, or other events focusing on the Shawsheen River, email [email protected]
To help organize the 2024 Andover Scramble, the Bay Circuit Traverse, or maintenance of the marked 10 mile or 25 mile bike routes, please email
[email protected]
