Warmer weather and longer days are the prime time for lots of on-the-ground conservation work, as well as plenty of festivals and other opportunities to let people know more about the mission of The Nature Conservancy.

For some of these summer opportunities, take a look at the upcoming volunteer projects taking place around the state, below. From Moab to Davis County, we need volunteers for conservation, outreach, and administrative help. To sign up for any of these projects, contact Heidi Nedreberg at 801-531-0999 or hnedreberg@tnc.org. Thanks!

We Need Your Help This Summer!

Needed Now!
Outreach – Volunteer Naturalist Guides Needed! If you are passionate about the outdoors and want to make a difference by sharing your love of nature with 4^th grade students at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, then this is the job for you! Click here to learn more about what being a Naturalist Guide entails and to fill out an application. Training begins in August! 

Conservation – Volunteer Preserve Monitors, Matheson Preserve, Moab. The Conservancy needs help with on-the-ground monitoring of preserve activities at our Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve in Moab, Utah. Help serve as our eyes and ears at this important site along the Colorado River. For more information, contact Linda Whitham, at 435-259-4629.

June
12^th – Conservation – Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve Clean-Up Day, Layton. Help us wrap up the spring education season and prepare for summer. We will be cleaning up garbage, washing signs, and doing other maintenance work beginning at 10 AM. Bring gloves and boots that can handle the mud! Contact Heidi at 238-2339 or email at hnedreberg@tnc.org for more information or to sign up!

12^th-13^th – Administrative – Front Desk Support, Salt Lake City. Our administrative assistant will be out of town and we need help with front desk coverage and phones. Hours are from 9-5, and lunch is provided! If you can help us at least half a day, contact me by June 9^th to set up a training time with our Executive Assistant!

21^st – Outreach – Swaner Nature Festival at Swaner Eco Center, Park City. Join us for the 4^th Annual Swaner Nature Festival at the Swaner Eco Center. The Nature Conservancy will be hosting an outreach booth where festival-goers can learn more about our work in Utah. Help us disseminate this information between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm. We will need at least 4 volunteers to work 2.5-hour shifts!

21^st – Outreach – Predator Day at Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City. An important part of The Nature Conservancy’s work is protecting the lands and waters that animals need to survive. Join us for the 2008 Predator Day at Utah’s Hogle Zoo to help educate attendees about the importance of habitat to the health of predators and their prey, as well as our work in Utah. Be one of at least 4 volunteers for a 2.5-hour shift!

July
2^nd – Conservation – Tree Planting at The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Layton. Help our Preserve Manager continue a line of wind-breaking trees along the eastern edge of the Preserve beginning at 10 AM. Bring gloves, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and a hat! Contact Heidi at 238-2339 or email at hnedreberg@tnc.org for more information or to sign up!

15^th- Conservation – Wetland Weeding at The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Layton.  Help us search for Musk Thistle, invasive knapweeds, and other plants that don’t belong. Beginning at 9:00 am, join us with your boots, gloves, sunscreen and hat and help in the fight against invasive weeds. Sign up now by e-mailing Heidi at hnedreberg@tnc.org. 

August
7^th – Conservation – Kay’s Creek Clean-Up, Layton. Help clear the restored portion of Kay’s Creek of garbage and debris washed down through the summer, as well as pulling weeds and getting a chance to visit this unique restoration site. Beginning at 9 am, bring boots, gloves, hats, sunscreen and plenty of water, and contact Heidi at 801-238-2339 to sign up!

25^th- 29^th – Administrative – Front Desk Support, Salt Lake City. Our administrative assistant will be out of town and we need help with front desk coverage and phones. Hours are from 9-5, and lunch is provided! If you can help us at least half a day, contact me by August 18^th to set up a training time with our Executive Assistant!

28^th – Conservation – Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve Clean Up Day, Layton. Help us prepare for the upcoming Education season and wrap-up the busy summer visiting season. We will be cleaning up garbage, washing signs, and doing other maintenance work beginning at 10 AM. Bring gloves and boots that can handle the mud! Contact Heidi at 238-2339 or email at hnedreberg@tnc.org for more information or to sign up!

Picture credits (left to right): (Mill Creek Restoration) Photo © LInda Whitham/The Nature Conservancy, (Naturalist Guide at Great Salt Lake) Photo © Bruce Thompson.