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The Nature Conservancy depends heavily on the efforts of volunteers like you to make our conservation efforts successful.

Volunteering with us is a great opportunity to meet new people and learn more about your natural world.

Platte Prairies Work Days for 2013

We would love your help with seed harvesting, native plant nursery work, invasive species control, and other jobs to restore and maintain healthy grasslands at the Platte Prairies.  We'll be working on:

June 1
July 6
August 3
September 7

Email Mardell or call her at (402) 694-4191 to be added to the Platte Prairies Work Days reminder list or to ask questions.

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Looking for A Longer-Term Commitment?
Need to build experience for a career in conservation?  Looking for a summer get-away that allows you to give back to the world?  Want to increase your knowledge of prairie ecology or natural history?

If you answered 'yes!' to any of these questions, consider volunteering with The Nature Conservancy at the Platte River Prairies in Nebraska!  We are looking for a few dedicated people who are willing to give a month or more of their time between May and October, 2013.  You can assist us with seed harvesting, native plant nursery work, invasive species control, fence repair and maintenance, research data collection, and inventory/monitoring of plant and animal populations.  In most cases, we can provide housing during your stay, so your primary expenses would be limited to travel to our prairies and food. 

We can tailor your experience to fit your individual needs and preferences.  If you're a student looking for practical job experience, we will make sure you get hands-on practice with a wide variety of tools and techniques and can network with our partner organizations.  If you're more interested in some components of our work than others, we'll do what we can to accommodate that.  We can also help set up individual research or other projects if you want something more in-depth, or need something like that for college credit.

Anyone interested in volunteering with us can contact Mardell Jasnowski at (402) 694-4191 or by email for more information.  We will ask for a resume and references, and will sort through applicants to find a slate of volunteers who match up well with our needs and capacity to provide a good experience for both parties.  There is no deadline for applications - we will begin evaluating them as they come in.
 

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Our Partners

Critical to The Nature Conservancy's success in achieving conservation results is its success in securing support from foundations, corporations, and other organizational partners. More on Our Partners