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Volunteer with The Nature Conservancy

Platte River Prairies Volunteer Days

Nebraska

A volunteer works in a storage barn to spread harvested yarrow from a large red bucket.
Platte Prairies Volunteer Day Volunteer Susan Wilner spreads out harvested yarrow in the storage barn at the Nature Conservancy's Platte River Prairies, Nebraska. This is a part of the Nature Conservancy's volunteer seed-collecting program in central Nebraska. © © Jennifer Emerling
Volunteer Overview

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

In person work
location
Platte River Prairies Preserve
date
DATE
Ongoing
Multiple dates and varied times
time
TIME

All workdays are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

contact
CONTACT
Steve Schafer