Volunteer! Spring Benefit Prep
Help us get ready for the Annual Spring Benefit, our biggest fundraising event of the year!
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Garlic Mustard Pull @ Lydick Bog
Get rid of garlic mustard, a highly invasive plant, and lend a hand to one of our most biodiverse nature preserves!
Water Quality Monitoring Training
H 2 Oh No! On Saturday March 25th, join our free Water Quality Monitoring Training Program and learn how to test local water quality in the Little Calumet River-Galien watershed. By becoming a water quality volunteer, you will play a crucial role in helping to collect waterway data in Northwestern Indiana. Clean local waterways means …
CANCELLED: Meadowbrook Monday: Invest in Our Planet
Join us for drop-in volunteering at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve! No prior experience or training required: everyone is welcome to help us restore and beautify the preserve!
Adopt-A-Trail & Preserve Steward Training
Adopt-A-Trail AND Preserve Steward Training Join our Adopt-A-Trail and Preserve Steward training session, held on February 15th from 4pm-5pm. Today, more than 3,000 acres across Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, and Marshall counties are permanently protected. With a total of 17 conservation areas in Northwest Indiana, Shirley Heinze is in search for volunteers that …
Become a Volunteer Naturalist Hike Leader
Get trained in leading hikes for Shirley Heinze Land Trust!
MLK National Day of Service
MLK National Day of Service This Meadowbrook Monday, Jan 16th., is Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service. Show your support in honoring Dr. Martin through volunteering within your community! Join us as we work on a variety of projects at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve to improve and beautify the preserve. January 16th between 9am-12pm …
Seed Cleaning Social
Seed Cleaning Social Indoor Volunteer Event On Monday December 12th we will be having a Seed Cleaning Social from 9pm-12pm. Volunteers will be INDOORS with our staff as we clean native seeds that will be distributed at a Shirley Heinze Preserve! As you can imagine, native plants are vital to the health and long-term viability …
Meadowbrook Monday: Bittersweet Berries
Bittersweet Berries Removal Join us as we remove bittersweet berries on the first and third Monday of every month as we work on a variety of projects at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve to improve and beautify the preserve. December 5th between 9am-12pm we will be focusing on removing invasive species, which crowd out our native …
Indoor Seed Cleaning
Volunteer! Seed Cleaning On November 15 from 3pm-5pm, volunteer INDOORS with our staff as we clean native seeds! As you can imagine, native plants are vital to the health and long-term viability of an ecosystem. That’s why our stewardship team takes great care to cultivate native species and remove invasive ones (to allow the natives …