Renovation Updates
Please note some exhibit spaces in the Aquarium are temporarily closed while we conduct maintenance and renovation work. Learn more on our Renovation Progress page .

Volunteers Picking Up Trash

Want to volunteer without a major time commitment? Check out these great opportunities for single-day volunteering - great for families and groups!

E-Cycling Events

We host an E-Cycling Event to recycle personally-owned electronic waste as well as other waste for responsible disposal. It's a great time to clean out items and materials that have been stacked up around the house or in storage over the years! Check back later for our next E-Cycling event date.

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Creek Cleanup

Creek Cleanup registrations have concluded for 2024. Registrations will reopen on December 3 for our next cleanup in January!

A monthly volunteer opportunity! Trash that finds its way into the ocean can travel long distances with the currents and winds. Plastic bags and plastic wrap can suffocate marine animals and fish. Birds can easily entangle themselves in plastic six-pack rings and strings. Animals can also get sick or die from swallowing trash, such as cigarette butts. Humans, animals, and plants all need unpolluted water to survive. We welcome volunteers to join us as we clean up the natural area around Owls Creek!

Dune Planting

Check back later for upcoming events! Sand dunes act as natural barriers, protecting land by preventing erosion and absorbing wave energy. Without this protection, soft coastline would rapidly disappear. We need your help to plant native dune grasses and restore habitat for local wildlife and protect the shoreline.Join the National Aquarium's Conservation team, in partnership with the Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic and the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, to restore valuable sand dune habitat in Virginia Beach.

Have Questions?

Contact our Volunteer Engagement Office at (757) 385-0274 or via email.

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