Help us care for protected land!
PLC relies on volunteers to help steward its many conservation easements and preserves. As opposed to one-time stewardship workdays, our Volunteer Land Stewards (VoLS) “adopt” a property and help care for it over a period of years.
Volunteer Land Stewards commit to:
- Adopting a specific restoration area for a minimum of 2 years
- Receiving training on stewardship methods from PLC staff
- Visiting and caring for their restoration area at least once every 3 months but are welcome to visit it weekly!
- This can look like trail maintenance, invasive species management, trash pick up, or species data collection
- Filling out a one-page report every quarter about work accomplished
Volunteer Land Stewards also have the unique opportunity to:
Use their skills to coordinate volunteer-led stewardship work days on PLC lands! Interested VoLS can receive volunteer leadership training from PLC staff and then coordinate work days for the local community. The volunteer-led conservation efforts on our Elwood Wildlife Preserve demonstrate how impactful volunteers are to our mission with their bi-monthly work parties!
Use their skills to coordinate volunteer-led stewardship work days on PLC lands! Interested VoLS can receive volunteer leadership training from PLC staff and then coordinate work days for the local community. The volunteer-led conservation efforts on our Elwood Wildlife Preserve demonstrate how impactful volunteers are to our mission with their bi-monthly work parties!
Locations to Volunteer:
If interested in becoming a VoLS, contact Stewardship Coordinator Kirsten Boesen at stewardship@prairiehillsrcd.org or call 309-833-4747
- Banner
- Macomb
- Monmouth
- Niota/Dallas City
If interested in becoming a VoLS, contact Stewardship Coordinator Kirsten Boesen at stewardship@prairiehillsrcd.org or call 309-833-4747
