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Volunteers Plant One Million Moss Cuttings to Restore Bog and Improve Water Quality in England

After deciding in 2012 that the Dovestone Reservoir needed serious restoration, volunteers have spent the last decade hand-planting cuttings of moss to improve water...

Hug Therapy Helps Premature Babies Develop as Volunteers Sit in for Moms Who Can’t Be There

In a hospital in the Argentine city of Cordoba, a wonderful and obvious initiative is giving babies a more natural environment when they are...

Family of Fallen Soldier Given Keys to New Home Built by Volunteers in N. Carolina-WATCH

14 years after the death of an Army Sgt. in Iraq, his widow and children walked into a brand new house—gifted to them in...

Youth Volunteers Form ‘Grandpals’ to Connect Lonely Senior Citizens With ‘Grandkids’ to Hang Out With

In India, a group of considerate young people calling themselves the "good fellows" are changing the lives of India's senior citizens by pairing them...

Wash. D.C’s ‘Weed Warrior’ Volunteers Tackle ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Invasives to Save the Capital’s Trees

Around the capital beltway or Washington's famous Rock Creek Park, you may see a group of people ripping up vines along the treeline beside...

Eagle Scout Leads Volunteers to Build Accessible Path Up to Beautiful Popular Overlook

From the deck of Sun Top Lookout in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washinton, a hiker can see miles of surrounding forest country with...

Volunteers ‘De-seaweeding’ Results in Dramatic 600% Improvement of Coral Regrowth

Any good gardener knows what a good de-weeding can do for a vegetable garden. As it turns out, it's much the same for coral...

Largest Search for Loch Ness Monster is Using Volunteers for Scientific Study of Britain’s Largest Lake This Week

This weekend, the Loch Ness Center is holding the largest-ever search for the mythical monster, and will feature a horde of volunteers wielding hi-tech...

Volunteers Etch Huge Poppies in Poignant Beach Tribute to War Heroes Ahead of Remembrance Day (11/11)

Volunteers carved a 100-foot mural of poppies onto a beach in a poignant tribute to the fallen ahead of Remembrance Day, November 11, which...

Watch the Moment a Dog is Rescued by Volunteers After 26 Hours Down an Old Mine Shaft

A dog has been rescued by volunteers after spending over 26 hours down an old mining shaft. Suka the terrier, went missing on Sunday while...

Sea Turtle Boom Astonished Volunteers in Florida With Best Nesting Season on Record

Turtle counting teams have recorded the biggest nesting season on the Southwest Florida beaches of Bonita, Vanderbilt, and Naples, as well as Marco and...

Monumental Animal Sculptures Made From 35 Tons of Plastic Collected on Oregon Coast by Volunteers–LOOK

Gorgeous sculptures of colorful marine animals are traveling across America—and every bit of the body of the artwork was once trash along the Oregon...

Volunteers Are Soothing Senior Loneliness, Giving Free Rides on ‘Couch Bikes’ Worldwide – Find One Near You

In cities across the world, volunteers are taking the elderly and people with disabilities out for spins on special tricycles to enjoy the great outdoors. It's...

Lifeboat Volunteers Rushed From Crew Member’s Wedding to Rescue Six People in 7 Minutes

Lifeboat volunteers in the UK rushed from their crew member's wedding to rescue six people—and took just seven minutes to get from venue to...

Volunteers in India Do it Again–Planting 250 Million Saplings in Single Day and Seeing 80% Survival Rate

In just a single day, Indians have planted an impressive quarter-billion tree saplings in their quest to clean the air. Whereas mass tree planting operations...

First Human Trial of HIV Vaccine Produced Immune Response in 97% of Volunteers

A phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine primed the immune system using a unique approach in order to prevent HIV. The promising results,...

Watch 2,200 Cold-Stunned Turtles Being Released by Volunteers Back Into the Gulf

Hundreds of turtles are now returning to their home in the Gulf of Mexico after suffering a terrible ordeal during the recent winter storm...

Volunteers in Texas Saved Thousands Of Sea Turtles From The Shocking Cold Weather

In the midst of a mind-bogglingly severe cold snap, heroic efforts are being made in Texas by warm-blooded animals to save thousands of their...

Volunteers Remove 9,200-lbs. of Trash From One of the Dirtiest Rivers in the US

In an epic cleanup weekend, volunteers dug out more than 9,000 pounds of trash from along the banks of the Tennessee River. Organized by nonprofits...

The Fashion Industry Has a Waste Problem: This Non-Profit With 2,000 Volunteers Is Helping Solve It

Fabric cuttings and textile leftovers are a difficult class of waste to recycle, but in a fashion industry first—a door-to-door New York City recycling...