Volunteer Stewardship Workdays
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Join us to get outdoors, get some exercise, learn new skills, meet new people and do some volunteer stewardship!
Workdays may be planned for any day of the week. This will enable us to accommodate the availability of more volunteers, and allow for activities that may pop up. (e.g., a mild winter and early spring cause invasive plants to start growing sooner). Workdays will be posted on our website approximately one month in advance. This information will also be posted on social media and sent to those who are on our volunteer e-mail list. To ensure that you receive information on upcoming workdays and events, or for questions, contact Volunteer Coordinator Katy Crass at volunteer@heinzetrust.org or 219-242-8558. |
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Day of Caring
Date: Friday, August 4th
Shirley Heinze Land Trust is participating in Porter County United Way's 2017 Day of Caring. If you would like to volunteer with us, please sign up via United Way's volunteer website by clicking HERE.
On-Going Volunteer Opportunities
Preserve Steward
Preserve Stewards assume oversight responsibility for a specific Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserve. Stewards may engage in the following activities:
Visit and monitor sites
Help maintain trails and parking lots
Assist with ecological management (requires training)
Remove invasive species
Monitor and report native species, interesting plants, bird counts, frog monitoring, etc.
Collect and distribute native seeds, plant trees, etc.
Participate in workdays, events, and training opportunities associated with the preserve
We need Preserve Stewards at all of our preserves, but these currently have the biggest need: Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve in Gary, Bur Oak Woods, Gordon and Faith Greiner, and Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserves in Hobart, John Merle Coulter Nature Preserve in Portage, and the Little Calumet River Project Area in Chesterton.
Adopt-a-Trail Program
This program is designed for volunteers to help maintain the 17 miles of hiking trails on Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserves. Individuals, families, or groups agree to maintain a section of a hiking trail at one of the preserves. Scouts, fraternities, sororities, and school groups are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are asked to make a 6 month commitment and may engage in the following activities:
Walk trail at least once a month
Provide staff with routine updates on the current conditions and needs of the trail
Pick up litter, debris
Maintain boardwalks, bridges, and benches
Trim back grasses, brush and low hanging limbs
If you are interested in either of these opportunities or have questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Katy, at volunteer@heinzetrust.org or 219-242-8558.
Preserve Steward
Preserve Stewards assume oversight responsibility for a specific Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserve. Stewards may engage in the following activities:
Visit and monitor sites
Help maintain trails and parking lots
Assist with ecological management (requires training)
Remove invasive species
Monitor and report native species, interesting plants, bird counts, frog monitoring, etc.
Collect and distribute native seeds, plant trees, etc.
Participate in workdays, events, and training opportunities associated with the preserve
We need Preserve Stewards at all of our preserves, but these currently have the biggest need: Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve in Gary, Bur Oak Woods, Gordon and Faith Greiner, and Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserves in Hobart, John Merle Coulter Nature Preserve in Portage, and the Little Calumet River Project Area in Chesterton.
Adopt-a-Trail Program
This program is designed for volunteers to help maintain the 17 miles of hiking trails on Shirley Heinze Land Trust preserves. Individuals, families, or groups agree to maintain a section of a hiking trail at one of the preserves. Scouts, fraternities, sororities, and school groups are encouraged to participate. Volunteers are asked to make a 6 month commitment and may engage in the following activities:
Walk trail at least once a month
Provide staff with routine updates on the current conditions and needs of the trail
Pick up litter, debris
Maintain boardwalks, bridges, and benches
Trim back grasses, brush and low hanging limbs
If you are interested in either of these opportunities or have questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Katy, at volunteer@heinzetrust.org or 219-242-8558.
