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Rock Creek, OH 44021
Preserve Stewards: The Nature Conservancy currently manages 6 preserves, scattered across Northeast Ohio, totaling more than 3,000 acres. They contain a variety of unique natural communities including kettle lakes, bogs and fens. Preserve steward volunteers are needed to insure these preserves get the care they deserve. There are many ways that you can help out at your favorite preserve such as with ecological surveys, trail maintenance, invasive removal, restoration activities, mowing and maintenance, data entry and record keeping. To sign up for a specific project or workday, contact Volunteer Coordinator Angela Burke at angela.burke@tnc.org or 614-717-2770 x1144 and indicate the project location(s) and date. Once you sign up for a project you will be connected with regional staff and/or leadership volunteers who will provide you with all necessary details to the project date.
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2021
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Swanton, OH 43558
Kitty Todd Nature Preserve/Oak Openings Region Native Garden Maintenance and Upkeep - The Kitty Todd Preserve has an excellent demonstration garden located at the Office that shows visitors what kinds of natural communities the preserve supports on the landscape. We need help to keep this looking good during the growing season. If you have a green thumb and a desire to help please contact us. Native Prairie Seed Collectors - Collecting seeds is a fun way to have a huge impact on the local natural areas that are being restored. In severely degraded natural areas it is necessary to restart the natural ecological communities that once existed there. Seed collection happens throughout the year, so call the preserve and ask how you and/or a group of your friends can help out! Biological Monitors - Knowing how the natural communities are responding to our work is important to the success of our projects. There are various monitoring projects going on throughout the growing season (May-October) around the preserve and Oak Openings Region. Come out and look for the things you love to see any ways! Current opportunities include butterfly, reptile/amphibian, vegetation monitoring but could include a wide variety of other interests as well. Land Management Volunteers - During the growing seasons TNC can use your help to fight off invasive species that are highly detrimental to the success of our natural communities. Using various methods we will prevent many of these invasive species from taking over the spectacular natural areas that make up the Oak Openings. To sign up for a specific project or workday, contact Volunteer Coordinator Angela Burke at angela.burke@tnc.org or 614-717-2770 x1144 and indicate the project location(s) and date. Once you sign up for a project you will be connected with regional staff and/or leadership volunteers who will provide you with all necessary details to the project date.
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2021
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East Liberty, OH 43319
Thank you for your interest in helping to protect and preserve nature on our spectacular preserves all over Ohio. Our volunteer projects are centered on nature preserve management and ecological restoration activities - both of which are critical components of TNC’s work and mission. We need your help and we want you to be part of our conservation community in your area. Participating in projects will give you the opportunity to make a direct positive impact on the environment and meet people who have similar environmental passions. Biological Monitors - Knowing how the natural communities are responding to our work is important to the success of our projects. There are various monitoring projects going on throughout the growing season (April-October) around the preserve. Come out and look for the things you love to see any ways! Current opportunities include butterfly and vegetation monitoring but could include a wide variety of other interests as well. Land Management Volunteers - During the growing seasons TNC can use your help to fight off invasive species that are highly detrimental to the success of our natural communities. Using various methods we will prevent many of these invasive species from taking over the Big Darby Watershed and other central Ohio preserves. To sign up for a specific project or workday, contact Volunteer Coordinator Angela Burke at angela.burke@tnc.org or 614-717-2770 x1144 and indicate the project location(s) and date. Once you sign up for a project you will be connected with regional staff and/or leadership volunteers who will provide you with all necessary details to the project date.
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2021
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West Union, OH 45693
Trail Maintenance- The Edge of Appalachia Preserve is one of the most biologically diverse collections of natural systems in the Midwestern U. S., encompassing rugged woodland, prairie openings, waterfalls, giant promontories and clear streams. We need your help in regular monitoring and upkeep on the trails throughout the year. If you have the skillset to repair water bars and re-bench worn sections of trail, or if you’re able to commit to hiking a trail and reporting back to staff on fallen trees blocking the trail, we need your help in maintaining and improving the hiking trails at EOA. Land Management Volunteers - During the growing season TNC can use your help to fight off invasive species that are highly detrimental to the success of our natural communities. Using various methods including chemical applications and mechanical removals, we will prevent many of these invasive species from taking over the spectacular natural areas that make up the Edge of Appalachia. Biological Monitors - Knowing how the natural communities are responding to our work is important to the success of our projects. There are monitoring projects going on throughout the growing season (May-October), that include vegetation monitoring within prescribed fire units and photo plots of our 131+ prairie openings. Other projects are currently in development to expand volunteer engagement in current monitoring protocols that include reptile, wood rat, bat, and other animal and insect monitoring. Data Entry: Part of the workload for the 20,000 acre EOA preserve system is recording and tracking all kinds of data. This ranges from entering research publications performed on the EOA property into our local database, scanning in photo slides from decades of naturalists’ keen eyes for the rare and unique fauna and biota of EOA, to helping track hiking visitor logs or deer hunter permission forms. If you’ve got a knack for data entry and want to get your hands on the history of EOA, we’re in need of your help. To sign up for a specific project or workday, contact Volunteer Coordinator Angela Burke at angela.burke@tnc.org or 614-717-2770 x1144 and indicate the project location(s) and date. Once you sign up for a project you will be connected with regional staff and/or leadership volunteers who will provide you with all necessary details to the project date.
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2021
