Member Agency Volunteer Opportunities
Huron River Watershed Council Volunteer Opportunities
(Ann Arbor, MI)
Summer Volunteer Opportunities
Are
you looking for a way to connect with your inner-environmentalist? Like to spend
time outside doing things that help the Huron River? Have we got options for
you! Go to the "Volunteer" page of our website at www.hrwc.org/text/volunteer
or read on to learn more.
HRWC has scheduled a busy spring and summer of stream monitoring, native
plantings, natural area assessments, public outreach, and just plain old fun!
Help with a variety of activities throughout the watershed including:
• Collecting
water samples and taking flow measurements
• Learning
to measure and map the river
• Collecting
river bugs
• Taking
the river’s temperature
• Planting
native plant “Grow Zones”
• Performing
field assessments on natural areas
• Helping
out at a local event where we talk to the public about the river like the
Huron River Canoe Challenge, our Community River Swim, Huron River Day, or the
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
Dates start as early as May 2 for a training on how to field assess natural
areas and run through September. Time commitments vary by type of activity
but can be as few as 1-2 hours on a single day.
Our "Volunteer" page, www.hrwc.org/text/volunteer,
has all the details, including who to contact to sign up. Bookmark the page as
we’ll be updating it when new opportunities arise!
Michigan Energy Options (formerly Urban Options) Volunteer
Opportunities (East Lansing, MI)
Office Assistance
Urban Options could use volunteers that have experience with
Peachtree & Crystal Reports- inventory, report building and setup.
Also someone who has website, newsletter & marketing background.
Please call 517-337-0422 to volunteer.
Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
The Michigan Wildlife Conservancy is in need of volunteers to
work on the grounds of it's headquarters, the Bengel Wildlife Center, in
Bath. Volunteer work includes trail maintenance, exotic species removal,
gardening, etc. For more information visit our website: www.miwildlife.org
or call 517-61-7677.
The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
Workdays
Register for workdays online at http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/michigan/volunteer
Registrants will
receive a confirmation letter with directions and a list of things to bring and
wear. Someone will contact you if the workday is cancelled.
Zetterberg
Preserve at Pt Betsie
Don't miss your opportunity to remove invasive baby's breath from the dunes at
Pt. Betsie. Workday start at 9 am on Wednesday July 28 and ends at noon.
Volunteers will use shovels to "pop" the tap root out of the sand.
Ives
Road Fen Preserve
Help cut buckthorn in the prairie fen and enjoy the summer wildflowers and
butterflies. To join us at one of the workdays, all led by Volunteer Crew
Chiefs, e-mail Chris at michiganvolunteer@tnc.org.
Workdays include ice cold drinks and chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven.
The following dates start promptly at 9 am and end at 1 pm.
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Saturday, July 10
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Saturday, July 17
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Saturday, July 24
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Saturday, July 31
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