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Current volunteers neededs:

• Bringing Nature Home
• Field work
  
• Frog monitors
• Native Planters
• Education volunteer
  
• Land expert volunteer
  
• Office work
• Volunteer internships
• Volunteers for workdays (see schedule to the right)
• Volunteer Hosts
  
• Volunteer at Spring Benefit
• Volunteer Workdays

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Read the Volunteer Blog

Our Calendar of events lets you know some of the projects we currently have going on.

Jobs for students

• GLISTEN internship
  

219 Green Connect 11/27/2012 Volunteerism & Restoring Our Environment

Volunteer Blog

Read stories from the field from our very own volunteers.

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Out of the box volunteer opportunities
Contact development@heinzetrust.org

Non paid

1. Volunteer Presenters 

• We train a group of people about the Shirley Heinze Land Trust core values, mission, and events. This group then goes out into their community groups, schools, libraries, etc. to give a 15 - 30 minute Shirley Heinze Land Trust presentation.
• Requirements - volunteer presenters must attend a minimun of 3 volunteer workdays and give full presentation to Shirley Heinze Land Trust staff prior to representing the organization to the public.

2. Volunteer Recruiters

• Shirley Heinze Land Trust just moved into our Meadowbrook office in Liberty Township March 1, 2013. We want to meet the community and welcome everyone to be a part of giving life back to Northwest Indiana. You can involve your friends, family, and the person that cuts your hair to come out and give life back to Northwest Indiana!
• Requirements - Well connected and proud of your home

Internet volunteers

3. Social Media volunteer

• Do you know how to Tweet, post pictures to Facebook, or make a volunteer workday picture go viral? We need your help. Check out our Social Media Tool Kit to get started.
• Requirements - You need to have an established Twitter or Facebook profile. Previous successful experience as a Facebook page administrator is preferred.

4. Website volunteer

• Interested in learning how to manage a cloud based website platform? We need a volunteer to manage content (pictures, wording, video, etc)
• Requirements - No prior coding knowledge needed. Contact development@heinzetrust.org

5. Writer/ blogger/ photographer

We are currently looking for a volunteer who can write engaging stories about volunteer workdays/ events and take pictures to go along with the activity. Stories will be published in Press Releases, website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, and brochures. 

6. Native plant enthusiast

• Do you know your native plants in Northwest Indiana? 
• What about your invasive species?
• Friends Of Shirley Heinze (FOSH) is interested in putting in a native garden here at Meadowbrook and we would love to have you come out and earth some native plants. Contact Peg dmohar@aol.com for more information.

7. Controlled Burn volunteer

• Contact Paul stewardship@heinzetrust.org for more information or to express your interest.
  

8. Volunteer Hosts

• We host many events and would like some consistent volunteer hosts that can direct and inform guests throughout the event.