St. Cloud has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for both individuals and groups to participate in that will help improve water quality.

If you're looking for a one-time volunteer opportunity: community clean ups, storm drain stenciling, and Adopt-a-Rain Garden may be the best fit. These options are also easy to accomplish individually. 

Adopt-a-Drain

Adopt-a-Drain is the newest volunteer program provided by the City. This volunteer option is extremely easy to get get involved in. Simply visit adopt-a-drain.org to select stormdrains near your home or business to adopt and commit to keeping those drains clean from trash and other debris. 

Adopt-a-Pond and Roadway

Adopt-a-Pond and Adopt-a-Roadway are similar programs where residents, groups, or businesses commit to cleaning up trash around local stormwater ponds or roads. After completing a simple application, volunteer groups can become involved to keep the community clean. The City will install a sign near your designated pond or roadway in recognition of your group’s commitment! Sign up for this volunteer opportunity.

Adopt-a-Rain Garden

Adopt-a-Rain Garden program involves trash pickup and light weeding in a local rain garden to enhance its stormwater treatment effectiveness and beauty. Sign up for this volunteer opportunity. 

Stormdrain Stenciling

Stormdrain stenciling is a fun way to spread the message that storm water runoff drains to our waterways and dumping materials into a storm drain is illegal. Storm drain marking is fun and easy! You get to spray paint messages like "No Dumping, Drains to River" by storm drains and clean-up sediment, trash, yard waste and debris from the area around them. The City provides a kit and map for you to do as much as you want. Volunteer as a group or individually. Sign up for this volunteer opportunity.

Community Clean Ups

Community clean ups are valuable water quality improvement volunteer opportunities that help enhance St. Cloud's neighborhoods and natural areas. This opportunity is open to individuals and larger groups, and the clean ups can take place in any area of the City. Past volunteers have cleaned up neighborhoods, parks, natural areas, and more. Sign up for this volunteer opportunity.

Please call 320-255-7226 or email the stormwater department with questions. We hope to work with you soon!