Volunteer

Join our team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers!

Volunteers-In-Parks (VIPs) are an important part of Weir Farm National Historical Park. Each year we benefit from the efforts of over 100 VIPs who assist us with a variety of projects and tasks, from trail maintenance to serving as studio tour guides!

 
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Volunteers make Weir Farm NHP's mission possible!

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Volunteer Opportunities

Weir Farm National Historical Park has filled all volunteer positions for the 2025 season.
If you would like to be added to our waitlist for volunteer positions, or have further questions, please contact our volunteer coordinator by emailing caroline_kleiner@partner.nps.gov.


The park typically recruits for the following positions:
  • Tour Guide - Become a Tour Guide and introduce visitors from around world to the creative workspaces of American masters—the Weir and Young Studios! Guides staff the historic studios and engage in conversations with visitors, Wednesday through Sunday, May through October. Guides also assist with special events, group tours, and school groups. This opportunity is appropriate for volunteers ages 18 and up.
  • Take Part in Art - Great opportunity for teens! Volunteers run the wildly popular outdoor painting program on weekends, May through October. Duties include cleaning and stocking watercolor painting kits and providing basic information to visitors. This opportunity is appropriate for volunteers ages 13–18.
  • Garden Crew
  • Phenology/Trail Monitor
  • American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter - Help make programs more accessible by providing ASL interpretation for park visitors. Interpreters will be on call for accessibility requests and provide ASL interpretation for park videos and other projects.

 
Julian Alden Weir. Hollyhocks (detail), 1879. Watercolor on off-white illustration board
Julian Alden Weir. Hollyhocks (detail), 1879. Watercolor on off-white illustration board

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/

Did you know?

The gardens at Weir Farm showcase a beautiful variety of flowers and native plants. The gardens appear today as they did when first planted a century ago thanks to major garden restoration by the National Park Service in partnership with the Wilton and Ridgefield Garden Clubs, and the continued efforts of our Garden Crew of volunteers.
 

Last updated: May 18, 2025

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897

Phone:

203 834-1896 x0

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