We need volunteers to help our environmental restoration staff!
Volunteers and sponsors play a vital role in supporting the health of Heartland Forest’s natural areas! We are looking for hands on support for our environmental projects. Help us remove invasive species, plant native trees and wildflowers, install nest boxes, care for our Community Tree Nursery, and maintain our Butterfly Way Station.
Are you in High School?
For more volunteer opportunities – Check out our Eco Leaders Program set up for student volunteers!
Butterfly Way Station Planting
June 4, 5 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Prep our Butterfly Way Station for planting – we will be removing invasives and starting to plant wildflowers for our pollinators.
Planting remaining wildflowers and trees from our spring events
June 12 3:30pm – 5:30pm
we will be using this time to make sure all of the wildflowers and trees that we have purchased get planted and cared for.
Nest box installation
June 18 3:30 – 5:30
We will be installing wood duck boxes within our wetland areas…rubber boots are a must for this one or hip waters if you have them!
Large Tree Planting
June 8 10am – 12pm
Help us restore part of a field back into forest as we plant large native trees to provide wildlife habitat, forest buffer and shade! We will have the holes already dug but will need help placing the trees in the holes, adding soil, mulching and watering.
Check out our Pollination Celebration event June 6 12:30 – 3:30
Help us plant wildflowers and build nest boxes for our meadow to be used by Bumble bees and Eastern Bluebirds.