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(for corporate, school, or community groups)
Recommended Group size:
2-5 volunteers
Time Commitment:
3-6 hours (ongoing need; available year-round)
Description:
Help restore and clean disaster-response training props used for emergency preparedness simulations. Volunteers will work across campus, cleaning mock structures, vehicles, and training hides.
Typical tasks:
- Cleaning accumulated dust, debris, and animal droppings
- Helping return props to operational condition
Your Impact:
Clean, well-maintained props are essential for safe and effective disaster training. Your work directly supports first responders, emergency personnel, and trainees by ensuring realistic environments that are safe, functional, and ready for use.
Recommended Group Size:
4-12 volunteers
Time Commitment:
3-6 hours (estimate 2-4 days to complete this project)
Description:
Assist with refreshing pergola shade structures across campus to protect them from weather damage and improve shared outdoor spaces.
Typical Tasks:
- Light sanding to prep surfaces
- Painting using rollers and brushes
- Working at ground-level and on ladders
Your Impact:
These structures provide shade and comfort in work, training, and gathering areas. Maintaining them helps create comfortable, safe environments where dogs can recover between sessions—supporting their well-being, endurance, and long-term performance.
Recommended Group size:
1-10 volunteers
Time commitment:
3-6 hours (ongoing need; projects available year-round)
Description:
Help clear overgrown vegetation throughout campus walkways, training areas, and open spaces.
typical tasks:
- Pulling weeds and removing brush
- Using hoes, shovels, and rakes
- Optional use of electric weed whackers
Your Impact:
Vegetation management improves visibility, accessibility, and safety across campus. This work is especially critical for fire prevention, helping lower wildfire risk and ensuring emergency access routes remain clear.
Recommended group size:
2-6 volunteers
time commitment:
3-6 hours (estimate 4-6 days to complete this project)
Description:
Work alongside our facilities team to help restore and protect heavy equipment used in daily operations.
typical tasks:
- Sanding surfaces in preparation for painting
- Applying exterior paint with rollers and brushes
Your Impact:
Properly maintained equipment lasts longer, functions better, and stays safer to operate. Your help reduces wear and corrosion, supporting reliable operations while saving time and maintenance costs.
recommended group size:
4-20 volunteers
time commitment:
3-6 hours (ongoing need; projects available year-round)
Description:
Support upkeep of ridgeline hiking and training trails to keep them safe and usable.
typical tasks:
- Clearing trail edges and hazards
- Improving drainage to prevent erosion
- Using loppers, hoes, shovels, hammers, and other tools
Your Impact:
Well-maintained trails reduce injury risk, protect surrounding ecosystems, and ensure long-term access for training, recreation, and emergency preparedness activities. Your work helps create safer routes for canine teams, reduces injury risks, and preserves critical training spaces that prepare dogs for challenging real world deployments.
If you’re interested in volunteering with your corporate, school, or community group, please complete and submit our group inquiry form.