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Stewardship Volunteer Opportunities in
Central and Western New York

  • Invasive Plant Pulls
    Join Chris Lajewski, Northern New York Land Steward, in the battle against invasive plants!  Two workdays will be held this summer.  Contact Chris to register and for additional information at (315) 387-3600 or clajewski@tnc.org.
  • Volunteer Workdays: Trail Building
    We invite you to join us in the building of a new trail to honor the memory of Rob van der Stricht, our Chapter’s esteemed board chair who passed away in December 2006.  This trail will be located in the western Finger Lakes between Hemlock and Canadice lakes and will link into the City of Rochester’s Canadice Lake trail. 

    For details or to sign up for a workday please contact Gregg Sargis at (585) 546-8030 ext. 34 or gsargis@tnc.org


    Spring 2008 Trail Building:
    • June 7, 2008: 10 am – 3 pm van der Stricht Memorial Trail
       
  • Winter Preparation
    Join us in preparing our trails at the Thousand Acre Swamp for a long winter. Contact Gregg Sargis to register and for additional information at (585) 546-8030 x34 or gsargis@tnc.org.
  • Preserve Steward Needed for Bonaparte Swamp Preserve, Lewis County
    Volunteer Preserve Stewards are greatly needed and appreciated preserve caretakers.  Their assistance is essential to maintaining the integrity of the preserves in the Central & Western New York Chapter. 

    Preserve Stewards undertake site management duties and may supervise other volunteers as needed.  Responsibilities vary with sites.  Stewards report observations and problems to the Northern NY Land Steward or the Program Stewardship Ecologist.
      
    Preserve Stewards should be able to work effectively with volunteers and the public; work with minimal supervision; enjoy spending time working out-of-doors; perform some strenuous tasks; have a commitment to the preserve they volunteer at, and to the goals and mission of The Nature Conservancy.

    The Preserve Steward must visit Bonaparte Swamp regularly, use Chapter supplies to maintain preserve trails, markers, maps, kiosks, etc., inspect boundaries, and educate visitors and preserve neighbors about our work.

    If you are interested in learning more about being a Bonaparte Swamp Preserve Steward, please contact Chris Lajewski, Northern New York Land Steward at (315) 387-3600 x22 or clajewski@tnc.org.