Natural Areas Volunteers for Restoration Workdays
Contact
Rebecca Grill, Natural Areas Manager
Phone: 847.579.4087
rgrill@pdhp.org
Rebecca Grill, Natural Areas Manager
Phone: 847.579.4087
rgrill@pdhp.org
Closing Date:
Type of Position: Part Time Volunteer
Salary: Volunteer
Qualifications:
Ages 12 and up welcome. Ages 8 and up welcome with a parent/guardian. Work is mostly outdoors and may require lifting and ability to work with hand garden-type tools. Groups are welcome.
Springtime activities include planting trees and shrubs; pulling garlic mustard; monitoring for birds
All Volunteer Workdays are at Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Road, unless otherwise noted (Location subject to change, please call 847.681.2189 to confirm):
Saturday, May 30, 9:00 a.m.- Noon/ Garlic Mustard pull @ Sunset Woods
Friday, June 12, 9 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m. -Noon
Friday, June 27, 9 a.m. - Noon
Friday, July 10 9 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. - Noon
Friday, July 24, 9 a.m. - Noon
No Workdays in August
Friday, September 11 9 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, September 19 (Beach Clean Up) 10 a.m. - Noon
Friday, September 25 9 a.m. - Noon
Duties: Natural Areas restoration including cutting invasive brush such as buckthorn, collecting seeds of native plants, participating in prescribed burns in prairie and woodland areas (weather dependent). Dress for the weather and the terrain-hats, boots and gloves. Avoid wearing outerwear made of polyester or polyester fleece-heavy cotton, wool and denim are best. Please bring a water bottle, if you can. Safety equipment and refreshments provided.
Location: Heller Nature Center Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve