Do you love the water?  Are you a nature lover?  Here's a chance to explore and help protect the islands of Boston Harbor.

All members receive discounts on Friends boat trips, FBHI merchandise and books, Merchandise in the Fan Pier store, and Boston Harbor boat companies.

The Volunteers and Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands is a non-profit environmental and educational organization that encourages public use of the islands, balanced with the need to protect their fragile ecosystem and historic environment. Our diverse membership provides services to the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area through volunteer programs, public education and advocacy efforts.

The Friends volunteers have provided thousands of hours of service assisting park visitors and managers. They greet and guide visitors, help to maintain island structures and environmental sites, work with youth through specialized programming and work on boat cruises that introduce passengers to the islands of the park. They are ardent advocates promoting the park in the political arena and the larger community. Through these efforts they help ensure that visitors to Boston Harbor can enjoy one of America's unique places, a park of natural beauty just a short boat ride from the city's edge.