Lower Merion Conservancy

Volunteer Opportunities at The Conservancy

Help Us Preserve the Nature of Lower Merion!

As a non-profit membership group dedicated to clean streams, open spaces, and historic preservation, the Lower Merion Conservancy relies heavily on a corps of volunteers to accomplish our mission. Please consider joining the Conservancy volunteers by filling out and returning this volunteer application form. Simply mark your area(s) of interest below, and mail/submit via email to the address indicated. Remember, the Conservancy is people you know doing work you can see--and join. Thank you for considering volunteer opportunities with the Conservancy.

Questions? Please contact Lindsay Smith at 610.645.9030 or at lindsay@dragonfly.org

Please check off all your areas of interest:

Streams and Watersheds (year round)

Stream Keeper: Monitor creek chemistry on a weekly basis. We assign you an available site and provide you with training and test kits; you send us ongoing data about your stream's health.

Stream Counter: Help us conduct an annual spring census of insect populations in local streams. During the year we'll teach you how to sort, identify and count stream insects like mayflies and midges in the Conservancy's StreamWatch lab.

Other periodic stream projects include:

Clearing stream banks of trash.

Installing strom drain markers on area roadways as a reminder that storm drains lead directly to local creeks.

Planting vegetation along stream banks. Check this and we'll notify you when projects start.

Ecological Monitoring

Birdwatcher: Assist us in monitoring numbers and kinds of birds in ongoing counts and surveys.

Butterfly Counter: Assist us with the annual July butterfly count in Rolling Hill Park.

Research Assistance

Database Manager: Help us design and implement databases for our reserach programs.

Data Assistant: Help us input and/or analyze data for our annual BirdWatch and StreamWatch reports.

Native Plant Garden and Butterfly Meadow

Gardener: Help us plant and maintain our native plant garden and butterfly meadow at Rolling Hill Park.

Native Plant Sale Assistant: Help us set up and staff our two-day plant sale in May.

Conservancy Communication

Lecturer: I can lecture Conservancy members about this topic:

Newsletter Writer: I can write about this topic in the Conservancy's publications:

Illustrator: Submit original illustrations for Conservancy publications:

Photographer: Assist staff in photographing Conservancy events and important projects for publications and archives.

Program Assistance

Earth Day Forester: Help us set up and staff the Children's Earth Day Forest, our April celebration of Earth Day for 1,000 students and their families.

HPLS Registrar: Register participants at lectures and house tours--receive free admission to the event!

Program Guide: Help us lead school and public outdoor education programs on a variety of topics. Check out our School Programs and Calendar of Events to see examples. Here's a program I'd feel comfortable leading:

Office Assistance

Office Aid: Help with a variety of bulk mailings.

Groundskeeper: Mow and weedwack around Conservancy cottage in Rolling Hill Park.

List any special skills you can offer the Conservancy:

When are you available:

Weekdays Evenings Saturdays Sundays

How often would you like to help:

Once a Week
Twice a Week
Once a Month

Other:

Age:

under 18
18-30
31-65
over 65

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Updated: 2/13/2007 © 2010Lower Merion Conservancy. All rights reserved.

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