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Ongoing Special Events

• Guided Nature Walk at Fortune’s Cove Preserve

  Fortune’s Cove Preserve (40 min. from Charlottesville near Lovingston, VA). Meet at the gravel parking area.
  May 12, 2012 - October 20, 2012

  2012 05 12

  Naturalist and Conservancy volunteer Susan McSwain will be leading nature walks at Fortune’s Cove Preserve throughout the spring and fall. Come ramble along the trail through the forest and discover the plants, birds and unique features that make this place bea... Learn more

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

• Volunteer Field Trip Naturalist

  Berger, Fraser, Fernbrook, Falls Ridge, Fortune’s Cove, Cumberland Marsh, Bottom Creek Gorge, Wildcat Mountain
  March 29, 2012

  2012 03 29

  We are looking to expand our outreach and education by having trained volunteers lead naturalist hikes at our public access preserves around the state. Volunteers must have prior experience leading hikes and be generally familiar with a variety of subjects such as pl... Learn more

• Volunteer Preserve Visitation Committee Members

  Berger Preserve, Fortune’s Cove Preserve, Bottom Creek Gorge Preserve, Falls Ridge Preserve, Voorhees Preserve, Wildcat Mountain Preserve, Fraser Preserve, Cumberland Marsh Preserve, Milldam Creek Boardwalk, Warm Springs Mountain Preserve
  
  To view the location of these preserves click on the interactive map found here: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/virginia/preserves/
  
  February 24, 2012 - December 31, 2012

  2012 02 24

  We need your eyes, ears and muscles! With many preserves to manage around the Commonwealth, it’s not always possible to monitor them as often as we’d like. Our goal is to form volunteer visitation committees at our public access preserves to conduct rout... Learn more

• American Chestnut Orchard Maintenance Crew

  Fortune's Cove Preserve (Nelson County)
  Ongoing

  We are in need of at least 5 volunteers to join a team to help regularly maintain the recently planted American Chestnut Orchard at Fortune's Cove Preserve. Maintenance primarily includes mowing between rows and around the perimeter (20' wide) of the orchard along wi... Learn more

Volunteer Opportunities

• Clean the Bay Day

  Many Locations - To clean up litter or coordinate volunteers at a cleanup site in your area, visit cbf.org/clean, call 800/SAVEBAY, or send an e-mail to ctbd@cbf.org.
  June 02, 2012

  2012 06 02

  The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and its 20+ partners throughout the Commonwealth invite you to help save the Bay by picking up shoreline, waterway, and watershed litter during Clean the Bay Day on June 2, 2012. Join thousands of fellow Virginians in removing unhealthy ... Learn more

• Tree Survivability Assessment

  Various Locations: Northern Neck, near Richmond, and Bath County
  May 19, 2012 - May 31, 2012

  2012 05 19

  Carpooling from Charlottesville/Richmond Possible The Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund is a stream and wetland mitigation program administered by the Virginia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Volunteers are needed to help w... Learn more

• Largest SEAGRASS RESTORATION in the World!

  Oyster, VA
  May 21, 2012 - June 17, 2012

  2012 05 21

  The Nature Conservancy, along with several partners in the Seaside Seagrass Community Restoration Program, is once again gearing up for the largest seagrass restoration project in the world! We are looking for 100 local volunteer snorkelers and water lovers to collec... Learn more