Conservation

Our conservation volunteers are such a crucial backbone to who we are as a foundation. From mulching to weeding, and from painting to prairie burns, we could not do what we do as a foundation without these wonderful volunteers. Listed below are a few of the ways that you can get involved with our conservation team! These are very broad options so click the one that sounds interesting to you to find out more!

Douglas-Hart Nature Center

Working Together, Separately
- Schedule times to come in and work independently or in small socially distanced groups
Special Projects
- Come in once a week to work on a project that you've signed up to take care of (such as painting, birdhouse keeping, trail maintenance, or gardening)
Homeschool Conservation
- Work with your child while doing volunteer work, we provide the teaching materials and the tools to do the work

Friendship Gardens

Special Project
- Come in once a week to work independently on a project that you've signed up to take care of (projects vary by season and need).

The Whiteside Gardens

Whiteside Wednesdays
- Come in on Wednesdays 9-11 or 1-3 and help take care of the garden in socially distanced groups. Projects vary depending on the season and need.
Adopt-a-bed
- Come in on your own time to take care of one of the flowerbeds