Volunteer Opportunities
TRASHY THURSDAY
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Eagle Marsh Gateway Parking lot, 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN
Join us for the first Trashy Thursday of the year and volunteer with us to keep our wildlife safe and our preserves clean. We'll be picking up trash along Engle road from 10 am - Noon. Wear close-toed shoes and long pants. We'll provide safety vests, gloves, trash bags, trash grabbers and snacks! Meet us at the Gateway (gravel) Parking Lot at 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 and help make a difference in your community!
RSVP: https://www.lrwp.org/event-details-registration/trashy-thursday-2025-05-01-10-00
VOLUNBEERING
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 6 pm - 8 pm
Hop River Brewing Co. 1515 N Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Join us, and other volunteers in the community, at Hop River Brewing Company (1515 N Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808) for an evening of stewardship and volunteering! This is a great way to support us at Little River Wetlands Project and a local brewery. This is an all ages venue, so children are welcome. If you don't enjoy beer, that's okay, they have plenty of good food and non-alcoholic beverages too.
RSVP: https://www.lrwp.org/event-details-registration/volunbeering-2025-05-07-18-00
Stewardship Wednesdays: Invasive Species Removal
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Eagle Marsh Gateway Parking Lot - 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
Meet at Eagle Marsh Gateway Parking Lot - 6801 Engle Rd
Join us to learn why and how to identify Garlic Mustard, Dame's Rocket, and other invasive weeds, then hike with us to pull out as many of these as we can! Removing invasive species is crucial to preserving biodiversity, and we can't do it without you.
Please dress for the weather, bring a water bottle, and be prepared to get dirty! We will provide instruction, gloves, and bags.
RSVP: https://www.lrwp.org/event-details-registration/stewardship-wednesdays-invasive-species-removal
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Eagle Marsh Gateway Parking Lot - 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
RSVP: https://www.lrwp.org/event-details-registration/stewardship-wednesdays-invasive-species-removal-2
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Eagle Marsh Gateway Parking Lot - 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
RSVP: https://www.lrwp.org/event-details-registration/stewardship-wednesdays-invasive-species-removal-3
Batbox Monitoring Training
Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 4 - 5 pm
Virtual Event
Join us for a brief training focused on bat conservation and how you can support our monitoring efforts. We’ll cover the importance of protecting bat habitats, walk through the simple online process for reviewing and verifying bat box photos, and, if possible, assign monitoring roles for the season. Join us on Zoom at 4 pm on Thursday, May 15th for this fang-tastic opportunity!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72865301866?pwd=azQaoxS3R8RBaGbluhZcwhai7N42sa.1
Turtle Trapping Survey
May 19-23 & 26-30, 2025, from 8-11 am, 12-2 pm
Eagle Marsh Barn - 6801 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Assist students from Purdue Fort Wayne with hands-on turtle research! Help set up nets, catch turtles, and collect various data to monitor turtle populations at Eagle Marsh. Whether you're a biology student looking to gain field experience or someone who simply loves nature and wants to make a difference, your help is crucial. No prior experience is required—just a willingness to learn, get a little wet, and support wildlife conservation. Sign up for a shift using the link below:
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
May 8, 2025, 6 - 7 pm
LRWP Office, 8315 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Come learn about what volunteer opportunities LRWP has to offer! Led by our Preserve and Volunteer Steward, Charles Sifferlen, who will share his experience and introduce you to the various volunteer roles at LRWP. We'll be hosting at our office at 8315 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Please complete an online volunteer application at https://www.lrwp.org/volunteerapplication prior to attending.