| "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." -Helen Keller |
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
How You Can Help
Photo Documentation of Properties: Do you like to get
outside and photograph? We could use someone to
document our properties and events for our website,
newsletters, etc. Photos must be in digital form and submitted
via email attachment.
Trail Guides: Would you be interested in training as a trail
guide and lead groups at our properties?
Water Testing: All levels of expertise welcome to join
quarterly chemical testing and biological assessments.
Plant and Animal Experts: Help inventory flora and fauna
on our properties.
Handy Persons: Are you handy with tools? Can you fix
things? How about tractors? We could use your expertise.
Computer Tech: Are you good with computer hardware? Or
proficient with multiple computer programs?
Office Help: Would you like to help in our office with filing,
organization, word processing, and/or database?
Monthly Brochure Placement: Keep a stock of LRWP’s
brochures at local stores and organizations
Property Stewardship: We have many ways you can help us
with the maintenance and restoration of our properties
Removal of Invasive Species: Rid our properties of
unwanted invasives to make way for newly planted species
Planting: Join us for seed scattering and tree plantings.
Mowing Crew: Get trained to drive the mower and be part of
a team that will assist with a regular mowing schedule
Nest Boxes: Monitor, tag, move, and maintain bluebird and
wood duck boxes
Trail Maintenance: Help develop new trails and keep
existing trails in tip-top shape
Trash Clean Up at Preserves: Trash clean-up is always
appreciated.
Photo Documentation of Properties: Do you like to get
outside and photograph? We could use someone to
document our properties and events for our website,
newsletters, etc. Photos must be in digital form and submitted
via email attachment.
Trail Guides: Would you be interested in training as a trail
guide and lead groups at our properties?
Water Testing: All levels of expertise welcome to join
quarterly chemical testing and biological assessments.
Plant and Animal Experts: Help inventory flora and fauna
on our properties.
Handy Persons: Are you handy with tools? Can you fix
things? How about tractors? We could use your expertise.
Computer Tech: Are you good with computer hardware? Or
proficient with multiple computer programs?
Office Help: Would you like to help in our office with filing,
organization, word processing, and/or database?
Monthly Brochure Placement: Keep a stock of LRWP’s
brochures at local stores and organizations
Property Stewardship: We have many ways you can help us
with the maintenance and restoration of our properties
Removal of Invasive Species: Rid our properties of
unwanted invasives to make way for newly planted species
Planting: Join us for seed scattering and tree plantings.
Mowing Crew: Get trained to drive the mower and be part of
a team that will assist with a regular mowing schedule
Nest Boxes: Monitor, tag, move, and maintain bluebird and
wood duck boxes
Trail Maintenance: Help develop new trails and keep
existing trails in tip-top shape
Trash Clean Up at Preserves: Trash clean-up is always
appreciated.
Benefits of Volunteering
* Fellowship with like-minded people
* Exercise for the mind, body, and soul
* Special training and skills
* Invitation to special events not open to the general public
* An insiders' perspective on Little River Wetlands Project
* Annual appreciation event
* Knowing that you are helping restore much needed
habitat
* Fellowship with like-minded people
* Exercise for the mind, body, and soul
* Special training and skills
* Invitation to special events not open to the general public
* An insiders' perspective on Little River Wetlands Project
* Annual appreciation event
* Knowing that you are helping restore much needed
habitat
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| If you would like more information please contact Community Relations Coordinator at 260-478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org |
| Volunteer applications can be conveniently filled out and submitted online to our Community Relations Coordinator. |
| Volunteers from Regal Beloit remove invasive species from Eagle Marsh. (B. Yankowiak) |
These events need a lot of willing hands – bring gloves, boots or waders, and dress for the
weather.
weather.
| Little River Wetlands Project restores and protects natural areas for the benefit of people and wildlife, and offers free nature programs for the community--but we cannot do all this alone. We need your help! |
| (K. Johnson) |
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Education Materials Day.
Monday, January 11, from 9:00am to 2:00pm
With all the Nature Educator training and more educational programs going on, we need
more visual aids to help them run smoothly. Come to the office to lend a hand in creating
some of these materials. We'll be working from 9 to 2, so feel free to stop in! Our office
is located in Waynedale, near the intersection of Bluffton and Lower Huntington Roads
at 2403 Fairoak Drive. Call 478-2515 for directions.
Office Spiff-a-Roo Day
Wednesday, January 13, from 9:00am to 11:00am
Thursday, February 18, from 9:00am to 11:00a
We'll clean up the office and do some inventory, filing and other office jobs. Our office is
located in Waynedale, near the intersection of Bluffton and Lower Huntington Roads at
2403 Fairoak Drive. Call 478-2515 for directions.
Fauna of the Forest and Marsh
(part of Nature Educator Training)
Saturday, January 23, from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Exactly who calls our preserves home? This session will explore who lives where, who
used to live where and what is absolute rumor! We'll also talk about how to relate this
information to visitors of different ages. Register at 260-478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org by
January 18. Meet at the Boy Scout office at the end of Olde Canal Place Road (8315 W.
Jefferson Blvd.)—Verizon exit on West Jefferson.
Education Materials Day
Tuesday, February 9, from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Come to the Little River Wetlands Project office to make visual aids for children's
groups! This is arts and crafts with a cause! We could be making informational posters
or fake animal scat, a wetland model or build-a-beaver kits. Stop in for a little while or
pack a lunch and stay the whole day. Topics will vary; call 260-478-2515 or email
crc@lrwp.org for more info.
Nature Educator Training:
Wetlands - What They Are, What They Do
Saturday, February 20, from 9:00am to 12:00pm
We need volunteers to guide the experiences of our preserve visitors, so our Nature
Educator Training series focuses on the background info on specific topics and how to
relate it to groups of children or adults. In this session, we will learn the definitions,
functions and importance of wetlands, as well as how to reveal their hidden splendors to
visitors. Program will be held at the Boy Scouts of America office. Please register at 260-
478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org.
Monday, January 11, from 9:00am to 2:00pm
With all the Nature Educator training and more educational programs going on, we need
more visual aids to help them run smoothly. Come to the office to lend a hand in creating
some of these materials. We'll be working from 9 to 2, so feel free to stop in! Our office
is located in Waynedale, near the intersection of Bluffton and Lower Huntington Roads
at 2403 Fairoak Drive. Call 478-2515 for directions.
Office Spiff-a-Roo Day
Wednesday, January 13, from 9:00am to 11:00am
Thursday, February 18, from 9:00am to 11:00a
We'll clean up the office and do some inventory, filing and other office jobs. Our office is
located in Waynedale, near the intersection of Bluffton and Lower Huntington Roads at
2403 Fairoak Drive. Call 478-2515 for directions.
Fauna of the Forest and Marsh
(part of Nature Educator Training)
Saturday, January 23, from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Exactly who calls our preserves home? This session will explore who lives where, who
used to live where and what is absolute rumor! We'll also talk about how to relate this
information to visitors of different ages. Register at 260-478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org by
January 18. Meet at the Boy Scout office at the end of Olde Canal Place Road (8315 W.
Jefferson Blvd.)—Verizon exit on West Jefferson.
Education Materials Day
Tuesday, February 9, from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Come to the Little River Wetlands Project office to make visual aids for children's
groups! This is arts and crafts with a cause! We could be making informational posters
or fake animal scat, a wetland model or build-a-beaver kits. Stop in for a little while or
pack a lunch and stay the whole day. Topics will vary; call 260-478-2515 or email
crc@lrwp.org for more info.
Nature Educator Training:
Wetlands - What They Are, What They Do
Saturday, February 20, from 9:00am to 12:00pm
We need volunteers to guide the experiences of our preserve visitors, so our Nature
Educator Training series focuses on the background info on specific topics and how to
relate it to groups of children or adults. In this session, we will learn the definitions,
functions and importance of wetlands, as well as how to reveal their hidden splendors to
visitors. Program will be held at the Boy Scouts of America office. Please register at 260-
478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org.