Platte River Prairies Volunteers Make a Difference!
Spend a Saturday morning with like-minded prairie enthusiasts, and keep these grasslands healthy and full of life. Platte River Prairies offers a variety of ways you can help protect and maintain this important habitat, including trail maintenance, invasive species management, seed collection and more. See below for volunteer opportunities and dates.
RSVP to Steve Schafer at steven.schafer@tnc.org. An email confirmation will be sent 7-10 days prior to each event. Last-minute cancellations because of weather or circumstances will be sent by email and phone calls to everyone who registered for that particular day. All workdays are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
If you arrive late and no one is there, please call 402-310-1503. Bring sturdy shoes, a hat, a water bottle and work clothes. Sunscreen would be a good idea!
Volunteer Opportunities
February 24, 2024 |
Crane blind preparations / invasive tree control |
March 2024—No Volunteer Workdays |
Staff preparations for crane-watching events |
April 6, 2024 |
Invasive tree control |
April 20, 2024 (April 22 is Earth Day) |
Invasive tree control |
May 4, 2024 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
May 18, 2024 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
June 1, 2024 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
June 15, 2024 |
Seed collection |
June 29, 2024 |
Seed collection |
July 13, 2024 |
Platte River Prairies Field Day / Seed collection |
July 27, 2024 |
Seed collection |
August 10, 2024 |
Seed collection |
August 24, 2024 |
Seed collection |
September 7, 2024 |
Seed collection |
September 21, 2024 |
Seed collection |
October 5, 2024 |
TBD |
October 19, 2024 |
TBD |
November 2, 2024 |
TBD |
November 16, 2024 |
TBD |
November 30, 2024 |
TBD |
December 14, 2024 |
TBD |
All workdays are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
