The Nature Conservancy. Protecting nature. Preserving life.™

Welcome to TNC Ohio’s Volunteer Program!
Thank you for your interest in helping to protect and preserve nature on our spectacular preserves all over Ohio by participating in as many of the projects below as possible. Our volunteer projects are centered on nature preserve management and ecological restoration activities – both of which are critical components of TNC’s work and mission. We need your help and we want you to be part of our conservation community in your area. Participating in projects will give you the opportunity to make a direct positive impact on the environment and meet people who have similar environmental passions.

Projects are normally 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. but can vary depending on the weather and the nature of the project. To sign up for a project, contact Volunteer Coordinator Steve Ross at sross@tnc.org or 614-717-2770 x144 and indicate the project location(s) and date(s) you’d like to attend. Once you sign up for a project you will be connected with regional staff and/or leadership volunteers who will provide you with all necessary details the week prior to the project date.

To get involved in other ways, please visit our Events page. 

 LEGEND
 (NE OH) Northeast Ohio Preserves
 (NW OH) Northwest Ohio Preserves
 (Central OH) Central Ohio Preserves
 (Southern OH) Southern Ohio Preserves

May

(NW OH) Saturday May 4: Kitty Todd, near Swanton.
Project: Deptford Pink and Crown/Hairy Vetch pulling at Cactus Hill Prairie. Leader: Todd Pochadt

(NE OH) Saturday May 4: Morgan Swamp, near Rock Creek.
Project: Treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Amy Brennan

(NE OH) Saturday May 11: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Mark Purdy

(SO OH) Saturday May 11: Sunken Mountain Grassland, near Sinking Spring.
Project: Invasive Eastern redcedar removal to protect spectacular native prairie. Leader: Ross Lebold

(Central OH) Saturday, May 18: Big Darby Headwaters, near Middleburg, OH.
Project: board walk installation and/or fence removal and/or woody invasive control. Leader: Steve Ross.  

(NW OH) Saturday May 18: Kitty Todd, near Swanton.
Project: Orange fringed orchid planting at various Kitty Todd sites. Leader: Jim Toppin and Janet Traub

More Opportunities

(NE OH) Saturday June 1: Morgan Swamp, near Rock Creek.
Project: Treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Amy Brennan

(SO OH) Saturday June 8: Sunken Mountain Grassland, near Sinking Spring.
Project: Invasive Eastern redcedar removal to protect spectacular native prairie. Leader: Ross Lebold

(NE OH) Saturday June 15: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Mark Purdy

(NE OH) Saturday July 6: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Deadhead invasive Cattails and/or treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Mark Purdy

(NE OH) Saturday July 13: Morgan Swamp, near Rock Creek.
Project: Deadhead invasive Cattails. Leader: Amy Brennan

(NE OH) Saturday August 3: Morgan Swamp, near Rock Creek.
Project: Deadhead invasive Cattails. Leader: Amy Brennan

(NE OH) Saturday August 24: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Deadhead invasive Cattails. Leader: Mark Purdy

(NE OH) Saturday September 7: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Deadhead invasive Cattails and/or treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers. Leader: Chris Glassmeyer

(NE OH) Saturday October 5: Herrick Fen, Near Streetsboro.
Project: Treat invasive Reed canarygrass using herbicide and backpack sprayers or control invasive Buckthorn (cut and treat with herbicide). Leader: Mark Purdy