A woman checks her notebook while monitoring for monarch butterflies in a prairie with city buildings in the background
Monarch butterfly monitoring Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab students monitoring monarch butterflies in milkweed patches along the Burnham Corridor in Chicago on Friday, August 3, 2018. Students plants counted, eggs found (including life status of egg), caterpillars in various life stages and number of adults seen in area. © Laura Stoecker

Volunteer in Illinois

Volunteer in Illinois

Volunteer Opportunities by Region 

Whether you are looking to volunteer or find colleagues who share your commitment to preserving nature, there is an opportunity near you! This page is broken up by northeast, northwest, central and southern Illinois regions.

Find a volunteer opportunity below or contact brooke.thurau@tnc.org.