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Current Opportunities

Volunteer Preserve Steward

Ongoing | Eastern New York

Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

Sat., April 27 | 9 am - 1 pm
Young Professionals Group Tree Planting Day with MillionTreesNYC

Everton Falls, St. Regis

Sat., April 27 | 10:30 am – 2 pm
Maintenance of falls area, canoe access, parking area, and trail; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Clintonville Pine Barrens, Clintonville

Tuesday, May 7, 10 am – 3 pm
Road-side trash pick-up, maintenance of trail and parking area; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Coon Mountain, Westport

Thursday, May 9, 10 am – 3 pm
Maintenance of trails and parking area; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Silver Lake Bog, Hawkeye

Tuesday, May 14, 10 am – 3 pm
Maintenance of boardwalk, trail, and parking area; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Spring Pond Bog, Tupper Lake

Thursday, May 16, 10 am – 2 pm
Maintenance of boardwalk, esker trail, and parking area; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens, Mooers

Tuesday, May 21, 10 am – 2 pm
Maintenance of trail and parking area; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Big Woods on the Boquet River, Willsboro

Thursday, May 23, 10 am – 3 pm
Maintenance of trail, parking area, and boat access; Contact Doug at (518) 576-2082 x.130 or dmunro@tnc.org.

Additional Opportunities

For more information about these or additional opportunities, please contact chapter offices directly.

Central & Western New York
Email cwnyevents@tnc.org or call (585) 546-8030 x32 for all opportunities.

Eastern New York
Email mlevy@tnc.org for preserve stewardship or rpowell@tnc.org for indoor activities.

Long Island
Call (631) 367-3225 for more information.

New York City
Email VolunteerNYC@tnc.org for indoor activities.

Adirondacks
Email ewalkow@tnc.org for indoor activities, dmunro@tnc.org for preserve stewardship, or bquirion@tnc.org for invasive species removal.

David Van Wie Award

David Furman

Congratulations to David Furman, who has been chosen as the 2012 David Van Wie Stewardship Award recipient. Since the early 1990s, Dave Furman, a retired Niskayuna elementary school teacher, served as the volunteer preserve steward for the Lisha Kill Preserve, one of the Conservancy’s most visited preserves in the Capital Region. Dave’s varied responsibilities included taking care of the trails, interacting with visitors, and advocating for the Conservancy and the Lisha Kill. Earlier this year, Dave retired from his post as the Lisha Kill Preserve but will continue recruiting and training a steward successor for the Lisha Kill preserve. The Nature Conservancy will always remember and be thankful to Dave for his service and dedication to our mission and in particular, his stewardship of the Lisha Kill Preserve.

The David Van Wie Stewardship Award was established in 1994 in memory of David Van Wie who, while facing a terminal illness, generously donated his time and energy to the Eastern New York Chapter’s stewardship program.