Why are there so few "green" activities scheduled for Sundays?

Factual Questions
1

I am about to embark on volunteering my naturalist talents for several local wild parks, with an eye to rebuilding my resume and switching my career into environmental education. But I became curious as to why none of these places ever seem to schedule any activities for Sunday (esp. Sunday morning). My main job (which pays the bills, natch) usually has me working Saturday mornings (which I will happily sacrifice for future gains). One of these places is actually closed on Sundays, when you’d think there would be tons of families willing to spring for the fee to be able to tramp through the place and picnic there and such.

Are they expecting people to be in church during such times?

2

I’d say yes. Despite the growth of athiesm , other religions, and other service times for churches, the number of people that go to church Sunday morning is not insignicant. Why cut down your audience when you can easily schedule it for another time?

I get the idea that people that don’t go to church Sunday morning are used to sleeping in.

3

About 40% of Americans self-report they ‘go to Church’. Actual evidence shows only half of them actually do.

However, only 15% of Americans say they have no religious affiliation at all. Anywhere from 4-10% self-report they are true atheists.

So, while only a minority actually go to church on Sundays, the overwhelming majority like to think they do or would like to leave that option open.

4

That’s a good point. I rarely go to church but I’d feel guilty about going out to do something else on a Sunday morning.

5

I think people tend to stay home on Sundays with their families, or go to church. And getting someone to work or volunteer on Sunday might be a challenge.

I tend to do chores on Saturday and relax on Sunday myself, however there are certainly some Sundays when I wish there was some organized activity I could be involved with…

6

I work on Sundays, but if I didn’t, I would probably consider it a day for sleeping in.

7

Plus, you’ve got some families where one parent goes to church and the other doesn’t. These sorts of activities usually target whole families, and you’re not going to be able to get even the non-churchgoers to come out if the churchgoers won’t.