Volunteer

Service Committees

Program Planning Committee

Roles and Responsibilities

Chair: Loris Damerow (board member, officer)

Members: Jan Frank, Wayne Jones, Bob Hauser, Catherine Riseng, Dina Lehman-Kim

• monthly educational programs 
• member to member yard tours
• field trip events

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Audio/Visual Committee

Members: Bob Hauser / Wayne Jones

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Advocacy Committee

Committee Standards and Practice

Chair: Marta Manildi (board member/ex officio, past president)

Members: Erich Jensen, Rita Mitchell

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Communications Committee

Chair: OPEN

Communications Technician: OPEN

Webmaster: Janet Max 

Social Media: Anne Stevenson 

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Tabling Committee

Roles and Responsibilities

Chair: Carolyn Green

Members: Carol Gagliardi, Rita Mitchell, Shari Thompson, Bob Hauser, and Wayne Jones

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Community Project (MOU) Liaisons 

Pocket Forest – Marta Manildi

Seeds to Community – Loris Damerow

Stewardship Network liaison: OPEN

Volunteer Hands-on Stewardship Opportunities in the Area

Below are some of the many local organizations that need volunteers for native plant stewardship.

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City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation (NAP)

Natural Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic within the community. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These tasks are performed by both staff and volunteers. NAP works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic among its citizens, which includes conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These tasks are performed by both staff and volunteers: Adopt-a-Park, burn training, salamander monitoring, trail maintenance, and control of invasive species.

Huron-Clinton MetroParks

So many parks, so little time. Standout Metroparks in the Ann Arbor area include Dexter-Huron, Hudson Mills, Delhi, and Huron Meadows. For email updates on volunteering, register: here.

Huron River Watershed Council

Volunteers help us collect samples and data that we will be used to advocate for the health of Huron River watershed.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

Scroll through the variety of volunteer opportunities that include eco work days focusing on invasive plant removal.

Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD)

WCCD is dedicated to assisting land owners by providing education, technical assistance, and leadership in conservation management. WCCD provides opportunities for “drop in volunteers” to help execute distributions and events.

Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Nature Stewardship

Over 3,500 acres of parks and nature preserves offer abundant opportunities for combining work and play. These lands were set aside through two separate millages voted on by the citizens of the county.

Washtenaw County Water Resources – Rain Gardens 

Learn about rain gardens, check out volunteer opportunities,  or how you can get involved by adopting a public rain garden or helping a nearby school with its schoolyard rain garden, view a map of public rain gardens, and more. View a map of the public rain gardens. If you would like to learn more about any of the volunteer programs, email Catie Wytychak or call 734-222-6813.