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 VOLUNTEER AT WESSELMAN WOODS
There are many ways to lend a helping hand at Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve. We rely on assistance from our volunteers for so many of our programs and projects! Surely we have opportunities that match your interests and skills. Whether you enjoy working with children in an educational setting, or prefer spreading mulch along trails deep in the forest, we have a job for you. Stop in the Nature Center or mail in the volunteer registration form to join our fun and faithful group of volunteers! For further information, email us at volunteer@wesselmannaturesociety.org.
Here are just a few of the areas where we can use your assistance:
- Recycling
- Trail and Grounds maintenance
- Building Maintenance
- Children’s Programs
- Woodworking/Carpentry
- Painting
- Landscaping/Gardening
- Cooking
- Photography
- Bulk Mailings
- Community Service Supervision
- Trail Guides/Docents
- Special Events such as:
- Maple Sugarbush Festival and Pancake Breakfast – first weekend in March
- Kid’s Pioneer Days – last week of April
- Reptile Invasion – second weekend in June
- Haunted Hayrides – weekend before Halloween
VOLUNTEER AT HOWELL WETLANDS
 We depend heavily on volunteers to help us maintain and monitor Howell Wetlands and provide quality education programs (there is only one part-time staff member dedicated to doing it all). Wouldn't you like to be part of the Howell Wetlands Conservation Corps?
We need stewards to help:
- Keep watch over the property to monitor for vandalism or other problems that may arise.
- Trash clean-up.
- Maintain the trails when needed, via mulching, trimming back vegetation and repairing boardwalks.
- Build, construct and design facilities, ie. signs, boardwalks and shelters.
- Conduct water quality monitoring using a Hoosier Riverwatch Kit (we can loan to you).
- Be a trail guide for school kids and other large groups.
- Help with special event planning and staffing.
- Coordinate volunteers.
- Serve on the Howell Wetlands Committee, a subcommittee of the Wesselman Nature Society Board of Directors, to help come up with new ideas and make management decisions on grounds and facility design and maintenance; educational programs for schools and public groups; community support and involvement; and promoting use of the property as an outdoor classroom and destination.
- Bring together people who care for their environment and community to foster great fun, great relationships and great work.
We also need many improvements at the Wetlands. If you would like to lead a community service project for your group, please see our wish list for projects that need to be completed. You can always bring us ideas of your own!
If you would like to contribute to the success of Howell Wetlands and its programs in any of these areas, please contact the Program Manager, Lauren Preske at (812) 499-2952 or lpreske@wesselmannaturesociety.org. We need you!
VOLUNTEER AT CANOE EVANSVILLE
 Looking for an opportunity to get involved, make a difference, and have fun? Interested in the helping the environment, water quality issues, or paddle sports? Our volunteers not only help with events and clean ups, they keep our program running. Canoe Evansville volunteers meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm at the Roca Bar, 1618 S. Kentucky Ave. in Evansville. Join us!
- Canoe Evansville volunteers work with every aspect of the program. Does any of this sound fun to you?
- Guiding canoe trips on many area waterways
- Our canoe guide volunteers get American Canoe Association training
- Discounts on First Aid and CPR training
- Guides help scout new areas for trips
- Creek Clean ups and Log Jam adjustments
- Assisting on over-night canoeing/camping trips
- Planning and implementing festivals and benefit events
- Marketing, promotions, and fundraising
- Building, construction, and design
- Nature interpretation and education
- Geology
- Native frog calls and habitat
- Riparian habitat
- Bird identification
- Hoosier Riverwatch training
- Kids programs
- Inner city programs
- Elementary through University education programs
- Scouts
- Youth Leadership
- Volunteer coordination
- Learning more about your environment to help protect it
 These are just a few of the great things that our volunteers get trained to do through Canoe Evansville. Not only do we accomplish a great task but we have FUN!!!! Canoeing is a great activity and gives so much to our community, come be a part of the Canoe Evansville team.
For the program to succeed, it will require the efforts of not only staff persons, but a cadre of volunteers. If you think you have some time and some skills we would like to hear from you.
Call (812) 479-0771, ext. #105, or email shaislip@wesselmannaturesociety.org to learn how you can help.
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