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Whistler Woods contains oaks up to 300 years old, but invasive brush prevents their acorns from sprouting. Come join a volunteer crew that will cut back the invasives and improve the habitat at this preserve. Learn what it takes to restore diverse wildlife, trees, wildflowers, and health in our forest preserves and our river system. Our goal is to grow a community of people who will become caretakers through on-going education and training.

For more information, please contact Ron Rodriguez at rodriguezron@comcast.net.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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You can help the Friends of Hocking Hills State Park with education, outreach, event planning, and fundraising, as well as providing volunteers for needed Park projects and special events. Volunteers are a crucial part of our organization, and your time is just as valuable as any monetary contribution! Everyone is welcome, and we can match you with a project or activity that suits your interests and meets the needs of the Park.

Listed below are some of the many volunteer opportunities for those who want to support the Hocking Hills State Park. You may also think of ways that you can support the Friends and the Park that we haven't even thought of yet!

Trail Trolls
We are looking for a few hard working-trail loving recruits to help maintain and develop our world class trail system here in Hocking Hills State Park. Join with the naturalist as we meet one day a month to tackle a new project along our 27 miles of trail in the park. If you enjoy a little hard work outdoors, learning something new, protecting our parks and making new friends then this outfit is definitely for you!

To find out more about Trail Trolls, please feel free to visit their website, www.friendsofhockinghills.org. Or you may contact the park naturalist Pat Quackenbush at (740) 385-8003 ext. 213 or pat.quackenbush@dnr.state.oh.us.

Butterfly Garden
Help maintain the butterfly habitat at the monthly butterfly garden party. Volunteers meet once a month April - October to pull weeds, fill the hummingbird feeders and prune plants.

Hocking Hills Poker Run
The Hocking Hills Poker Run is held Spring and Fall with a 100 mile ride through five State Parks and Wayne National Forest. Beforehand, we need help in soliciting sponsors, and in event planning and advertising. The day of the event, we need help with registration, manning stops along the route, selling merchandise, and cleaning up.

Shoot the Hills
Our nature photography contest is one of the largest in the region, and includes a 24-hour contest throughout four counties, as well as free programming open to the public all weekend. We need help in soliciting for vendors and sponsorships, advertising the event, and processing registrations before the event. At the event, we need help setting up, selling merchandise, manning vendor booths, helping with on-site registration, auditing, and cleaning up.

VIP Program
Thousands of Ohioans have volunteered at Ohio State Parks and have enjoyed their experience while at the same time providing an invaluable service to the park system. Why not join them in the VIP Program (Volunteers in the Park) and find out what a great sense of satisfaction you can earn while make a valuable contribution to your favorite state park - Hocking Hills!.

Each fall, a campout is held to thank all the volunteers for their service during that year. This year's volunteer campout was held at Hocking Hills State Park. Check out the photos from the weekend.

There are three categories of volunteers:

Individual Volunteers sign up to do a variety of duties, such as helping park staff with programs, special events, trail maintenance, litter control, and monitoring blue bird boxes, to name a few. Youngsters aged 5 to 12 years can sign up as Junior Volunteers to work alongside their parents or guardians, while young people aged 13 to 17 can sign up as Green Teens.
Campground Host volunteers work in state park campgrounds doing a variety of duties, such as greeting campers, helping them set up their site, assisting with special events, picking up litter to name a few. In exchange for 20 hours of work per week, the Camground Host is provided with a complimentary camp site.
Group Volunteers include school, civic and scout groups that sign-up for such duties as trail maintenance, beach clean-ups, etc.
A wide variety of duties can be assigned to meet an individual's skills; parks will work with the volunteer on a flexible schedule.

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.friendsofhockinghills.org.
Or you may contact Julieann Burroughs at president@friendsofhockinghills.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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FLMSP has no paid staff-we are all volunteers, and we hope you will join us. Everyone is welcome; every effort helps. Work on your own or with a group. We’ll provide the tools, supplies and training. The amount of time you devote is always your decision, and your work will always be sincerely appreciated.

Adopt-a-Trail

Join a group that helps maintain a section of trail near you. Work with the team or on your own to clear debris from the trail and berm, pick up litter, trim vegetation, or work a chainsaw. We provide tools and training. Our teams work to improve safety on the trail while enhancing its beauty and contributing to everyone’s enjoyment of the trail.

Special Ops

Volunteer for one of our 5 teams dedicated to specific work all along our trail. Help repair fences, pull our blower behind your vehicle to clear leaves and debris from the trail, maintain drainage ditches and culverts to direct water from the trail, paint mile marks and stop signs on the trail surface, or help repair cracks and bumps in the asphalt.

Group opportunities

We offer flexible community service opportunities for students, businesses, churches and civic organizations. Choose the time and place best for you, and we’ll match you up with one of our experienced volunteers to plan and direct your efforts. You’ll have fun with your group while contributing to your community.

Off the trail

If physical labor isn’t for you, you can be a Friend in many other ways! We need volunteers to coordinate and answer our Trail Hotline, manage our tool inventory, write informational and publicity articles, and manage our social networking-and that’s just a sample. Let us know of your special skill or interest, and we’ll put you to work!

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.flmsp.org.
Or you may contact FLMSP at membership@flmsp.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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The "Stream Team" is a dedicated group of volunteers that gather water quality data throughout the Lower Muskingum River Watershed. Stream Team members are trained by FLMR staff to collect habitat, biological and chemical data. The data collected by these amazing volunteers helps protect the streams in our communities so we may continue to enjoy using our local streams and rivers safely.

Through this invaluable data collection effort FLMR is able to:

Establish baseline conditions for waters that would otherwise go unmonitored
Track water quality trends over time
Screen water for potential problems, for further study or for restoration efforts
Help direct pollution control efforts to where they are most needed
Evaluate the success of best management practices (BMPs) designed to mitigate problems

Volunteer water monitors build community awareness of pollution problems, help identify and restore problem sites, become advocates for their watersheds and increase the amount of needed water quality information available on our local bodies of water.

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.muskingumriver.org.
Or you may contact FLMR at 740-374-4170 or flmr@muskingumriver.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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Please consider volunteering some of your time this Spring / Summer / Fall.

The Friends of Magee Marsh is in need of volunteers to help staff the Book Store at the Sportsmens' Migratory Bird Center.

Can you spare a few hours during the months of March through November?
It's a lot of fun, you learn about Ohio's wildlife and meet the most interesting people!

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.friendsofmageemarsh.org.
Or you may contact Suzan or Rosie at store@friendsofmageemarsh.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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FLOW depends on volunteers. Rapid improvements to the quality of the watershed in the past decade are a testament to the commitment of individuals who wanted to make a difference. Working together allows us to achieve great things.Do you have a special interest, talent, or skill you would like to share or explore with us?

Here’s a description of some of the available volunteer opportunities:

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Provide leadership to FLOW for strategic planning, fundraising, outreach and communications, and watershed action plan implementation.

COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS
Play a key role in written and visual communications, social networking, public speaking, and event planning to promote FLOW’s vision for the Olentangy.

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Help with database management, volunteer coordination, and research on key issues affecting the watershed.

RIVER STEWARDS AND STREAM MONITORING
Conduct cleanups and tree plantings, participate in stream monitoring, lead recreational activities, help maintain the Olentangy Water Trail.

Volunteers who complete 15 or more hours of service in a year will be recognized in our newsletter and on our website!

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.olentangywatershed.org.
Or you may contact FLOW at info@olentangywatershed.org or 614-267-3386.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the help of our dedicated volunteers!
Special Events Volunteer

These volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of ways during one of our many special events throughout the year. Volunteers will perform various support duties from mailings, set-up and registration, to hosting, serving food and conducting games and activities among a host of other special assignments for these events. Some of our special events currently include Flight of Fancy, Trick or Tweet, International Migratory Bird Day and Bands, Birds and Beer, etc.

Education Program Support

Our education program support volunteers will work closely with our education staff to help assist with education programming needs. Volunteers may be asked to help set-up and clean-up after programs, join in activities as a second adult with a group of students, or lead small activities/games during a programs. Opportunities are available year-round and during the week and on weekends.

Citizen Science Volunteers

Volunteers will be responsible for gathering point count information, updating data bases, etc. These opportunities are avaible throughout the year during the week and on weekends.

Greeter

Volunteers will greet visitors to the Center, answer questions, answer the phone, give directions, distribute printed information and work with the Manager on Duty to create a safe and secure environment for guests. This opportunity is for those who love to meet knew people and have an outgoing personality. Opportunities are available throughout the week and on weekends.

Conservation Work Days

Conservation Work Day volunteers help lead small groups during a variety of workdays hosted at the center from early spring to late fall. These volunteers help gather tools and give instructions, monitor small groups of volunteers and join in with the conservation work at hand.

As always, we thank you in advance for any time you can give that will help move our mission forward --- whether a few times a year during special events, on a regular basis or as gaps need filled! The staff of the Grange Insurance Audubon Center thanks you!
 
To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.grange.audubon.org.
Or you may contact Allison Clark at aclark@audubon.org or 614-545-5482.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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Volunteers are absolutely vital in maximizing the resources of Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. It is with your help, in a wide variety of ways, that we are able to continue to fulfill our mission.

Current Opportunities Wildlife Internship (ages 18 & up)
Interns take part in an unique educational opportunity by assisting with animal care, wildlife rehabilitation and public education. More information can be found here.

Wildlife Internships are available and applications will be accepted at the following times:

Academic year (September - May): Applications accepted during the month of August
Summer (May - August): Applications accepted during the month of March
Facilities Volunteer - Ground Maintenance (ages 18 & up)
This position is responsible for assisting in performing general grounds maintenance in the Center’s backyard gardens, including pulling weeds, plant care, leaf raking and removal, sweeping paths to clear stones and mulch, snow removal. We are requiring a candidate who can commit to a regular schedule which could include weekly, bi‐weekly or monthly.

Wild Summer Reading Camp Volunteer (ages 13 & up)
We are looking for Summer Volunteers to read to, and with, children and to assist Summer Campers with Accelerated Reader computer quizzes and journaling activities. Campers will be children entering grades 1-4 at local area schools.

Volunteers must commit to at least four shifts over the four week period.

Thank you for your interest and support of Lake Erie Nature & Science Center as we educate and inspire each of us to understand, appreciate and take responsibility for our natural universe.

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.lensc.org.
Or you may contact LENSC at 440-871-2900, Ext. 211 or carolelynns@lensc.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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We rely heavily on the dedication of our many volunteers. Volunteers founded Lake Erie WATERKEEPER in 2004, and have been increasingly crucial to our advocacy and education campaigns ever since. Please see the list below and let us know which project(s) you would like to lend a hand. We can also look into customizing a project that best fits your interests and skills.

WATERKEEPER "ACTION ALERT" RESPONSE TEAM
Volunteers will pledge to follow up quickly on all "Action Alert" emails sent by Lake Erie WATERKEEPER to the email list. Examples include signing petitions or calling public officials about an upcoming decision that affects water quality.

RIVER CLEAN-UPS
Volunteers will attend pre-scheduled cleanups advertised by Lake Erie WATERRKEEPER and/or set up their own cleanup(s). If setting up your own cleanup, size can vary as much as needed, from a 1-person litter-pickup to a large cleanup involving an entire group. Lake Erie WATERKEEPER can help provide guidelines for location selection, recycling/disposal of collected litter, and safety precautions.

EVENT PUBLICITY TEAM
Volunteers will help us advertise fundraisers and educational events, and also get our name, logo, and contact information more visible in the community. Event publicity may also be done via internet.

INTERNET OUTREACH: FACEBOOK
Lake Erie WATERKEEPER is new to Facebook and can use help with MySpace for education & outreach, and has won several MySpace outreach and fundraising awards. We would like to establish education and outreach opportunities through " Facebook fans" and " Facebook causes" pages. Contact us to helps.

LAKE AND RIVER TRIBUTARIES RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
Volunteers will help identify and catalogue Lake Erie and Lake Erie tributary rivers amenities such as marinas, restaurants, camp grounds, boat ramps, etc. so that Lake Erie WATERKEEPER will be able to post information on its website as a service to its stakeholders and use the information for outreach. Research will include computer and phone book research as well as research in the field to identify the amenities and to distribute outreach materials at these locations.

POLLUTION PERMIT RESEARCH
Volunteers will identify zip codes within the Lake Erie and its river tributary watersheds and use them to run searches for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits - permitted discharges of pollution allowed by the Clean Water Act. Searches will be run on several easy-to-use Environmental Protection Agency websites. This research helps us identify current/potential polluters. This project may also include data entry to help us organize information about current/potential polluters.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS
Volunteers will choose one or more newspaper(s), whether scholastic, small town, or big city, and scan them daily for articles relevant to Lake Erie and its river tributaries. (For example, articles about pollution, wildlife habitat, recreation, etc). After finding a relevant article, volunteers will write a personal letter about that article, in support of a cleaner, healthier Lake Erie and Lake Erie rivers watershed. For some talking points and background information about a variety of Lake Erie and its river watershed issues, we suggest you review relevant sections of our website, www.lakeeriewaterkeeper.org. Volunteers will send their letter to the newspaper’s editor for possible publication, following the length and submission directions relayed in each newspaper (or newspaper website). Please address the letter on behalf of yourself as a concerned citizen, not on behalf of Lake Erie WATERKEEPER.

RESEARCHING RELEVANT EVENTS & TABLING AT THEM
Volunteers will peruse the " Calendar" section of Lake Erie WATERKEEPER’s website to see if there are events listed at which they could help represent us. Volunteers will also research similar events not listed on our website. After asking us if a given event would be good for representing us, volunteers will get materials to display/distribute there at the Lake Erie WATERKEEPER’s table/booth.

NEW MEMBER RECRUITING
Via facebook outreach (see above) and by circulating our brochures at strategic locations.

To sign up for a project, create one, or to simply donate much-needed funds to the organization, please email or call Sandy, Laura, or Jessica at 800-551-1592 or email sandy@lakeriewaterkeeper.org, laurar@lakeeriewaterkeeper.org or Jessica@lakeeriewaterkeeper.org

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.lakeeriewaterkeeper.org.
Or you may contact Sandy, Laura, or Jessica at 800-551-1592 or sandy@lakeeriewaterkeeper.org, laurar@lakeeriewaterkeeper.org or Jessica@lakeeriewaterkeeper.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!

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Volunteers assist the Nature Center in achieving the goals of conserving the land, connecting people to nature and inspiring environmental stewardship. Volunteers are welcome at all levels of participation to support programming and other activities.

Our volunteers are involved in pulling invasive species, garden area maintenance, outdoor adventure camps, education classes, welcome desk assistance, special events assistance, and office work. The Volunteer Program works with individuals, youth (13 years of age or older), senior project candidates, college interns and groups to provide meaningful experiences at the Nature Center. To receive more information about specific opportunities, please fill out our Request for More Information form or our Volunteer Application.

All individual volunteers must fill-out an application and be interviewed to be accepted into the volunteer program. We strive to help you find the right volunteer placement to fit your interests and availability. The application and interview help us get to know you and highlight possibilities that are present at a given time.

To find out more, please feel free to visit their website, www.shakerlakes.org.
Or you may contact NCSL at 216-321-5935 or naturecenter@shakerlakes.org.
Thank you for your interest in supporting a great organization!