We have many dedicated volunteers who put in countless hours removing invasive plants, building trails, raising funds, organizing events, answering phones, checking mailing, etc. During the last 4 years, we have carefully kept track of volunteer hours and can compare last year to the previous 3 years. 2023 almost set a new record for volunteer hours and was just behind 2020 for the all-time spot.
2020 5,242 volunteer hours Picture of Volunteers
2021 4,692 volunteer hours
2022 4,546 volunteer hours
2023 5,187 volunteer hours
On average volunteers have been putting in about 5,000 hours/year. That’s a lot of hours, the equivalent of more than 2 full-time staff persons! Thanks to everyone who contributed! And Thanks to all of the anonymous volunteers whose contributions are not tracked.
A special BIG THANK YOU to the super-duper volunteers who logged more than 100 hours in 1 of the past 4 years including; Davie Rudemiller, Debbie Lutkenhoff, Gary Rapien, Jeff Doering, Jeff Ginter, Jessee Smith, John Klein, Joyce Richter, Kathy McDonald, Mark Rudemiller, Mary Perkins, Matt Taylor, Molly Hunter, Roger Auer, Roselyn Schloss, Sally Anderson, Ted Ridder, Tim Sisson, Tom Malone, and Walt McBeath.
This year you can help us break our record for volunteer hours by joining us for an upcoming habitat restoration event or committee meeting.
We also plan to host an AmeriCorps NCCC team, comprising of 7-10 individuals between the ages of 18-24 who are completing a year of volunteer service. The team will spend 6 weeks this summer and dedicate about 2,000 volunteer hours restoring habitat, building trails, installing signs, and coordinating volunteer events. To learn more about AmeriCorps NCCC go to AmeriCorps.Gov/NCCC.