Join the PRPD team!

Welcome,

On behalf of our staff and everyone here at PRPD, we welcome you to our volunteer program. Below is a list of current opportunities that may be of interest. If you are an individual or group, PRPD has a wide variety of options ranging from continuous projects, one time events, and special projects.

Interested in volunteering? Next step is to register for an active volunteer opportunity that you would like to help with by filling out a volunteer agreement waiver. Once we receive your waiver you are signed up and will recieve a confirmation email.

WAIVER: Everyone must compelte a waiver before volunteering. PARENTAL / GUARDIAN CONSENT: to be completed and signed by parent/guardian if Participant is under 18 years of age. WAIVER HERE

Not ready to volunteer just yet? Thats ok fill out this Interest Form to help you narrow in on your volunteer interest and someone will reach out to follow up.

For questions contact volunteer coordinator: Sophia Oliverez (530) 809 - 7399

Email: volunteercoordinator@paradiseprpd.com

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Gold Nugget Craft Faire April 26th & 27th, 2025

Finance Standing Committee Meeting

Power Wheel Derby

Doom the Broom

Ridge Hiking Association

2025 Paradise Chocolate Festival

Join the chocolate team with PRPD!

Friend VS. Foe - Seed Bombs!

Astronomy on the Lake: Kayaking

Spring and Summer Astronomy on the Lake: Kayaking

Paradise Chocolate Fest on May 10th at Terry Ashe Park. Features chocolate, art, music, contests, and more. Admission is $5.

Join the chocolate team with PRPD!

Paradise Recreation and Park District is a 2025 beneficiary. PRPD is looking to put together a team of chocolate volunteers to help support youth on the Ridge! Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation, Inc. / Paradise Chocolate is dedicated to benefit non-profit organizations which provide educational, enrichment, recreational and leadership opportunities to youth on the Ridge. Join us to support…

Friend VS. Foe - Seed Bombs!

Once a month every 3rd Saturday learn about invasive plant species in local parks, remove them, and replace them with seed balls. There are countless invasive plant species (foes) to mitigate not only in parks but your backyard as well. Join us to mitgate them and promote native plant species (friends) and create pollinator pockets. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend or neighbor to join seed…

National Trails Day event on June 7, 2025, at Coutolenc Park, 9am-1pm. Celebrating trails and volunteering, organized by local and state groups.

National Trails Day '25

Time: 9am - 1pm

Flyer for a "Friend vs. Foe" event to remove invasive plants and create seed bombs, with dates and locations in California.

Friend VS. Foe - Seed Bombs!

Doom the Broom

Doom the Broom has started! Mutiple days and locations to join us. The event calander has options to choose from, just sign up and your good to go.

May contain: adventure, leisure activities, person, human, silhouette, outdoors, and nature

Volunteer with Neighbors

Volunteering with neighbors is an important way to spread volunteerism not only in Paradise, but the whole Ridge. Help us give back by volunteering in Concow at Crain Memorial Park or Centervilles' Annual Butte Creek clean up. PRPD is here to support our neighbors and partners.

Interest Form

Feedback Survey

We need your help again! Your feedback and ideas to help us improve our volunteer program are valuable considerations. Please give us the benefit of your frank opinion on these questions. This form attempts to get feedback mainly on the volunteers’ satisfactions and frustration with their experience, and effectiveness of their time utilization. All submissions are anonymous.

Yellow and white flowers with green foliage in the foreground and a rocky cliff with a water body behind.

Invasive Plants on the Ridge

Interest Form

Volunteer Agreement, Waiver, and Release

Composting Resources

Volunteers can help with composting by building a Johnson-Su Bioreactor and applying the finished product to help improve park vegetation. If you learn better hands on and want to join us in person…

Interested in volunteering? Next step is to register for an active volunteer opportunity that you would like to help with by filling out a volunteer agreement waiver. Once we receive your waiver you are signed up and will recieve a confirmation email.

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