Opportunities

Help us prepare trees for our Earth Day tree giveaway! This year, we are partnering with Elkhart County Soil & Water Conservation District and Michiana Master Gardeners' Association to prep trees for our Earth Day and their tree sale all at once! We ...

Join InSPEC, the Invasive Species Partnership of Elkhart County, in one of their annual Weed Wrangles! Learn about the group, invasive and native plant species, and how to identify and remove invasive honeysuckle. We'll work on removing the invasive...

Help us get set up for our Earth Day celebration! We will be putting up canopy tents, tables, chairs, and other materials before the event starts. Please check in at the Environmental Center Visitor's Cabin. If you are also volunteering for shifts d...

Help us hand out free trees! Volunteers will work with our city's Engineering team to provide information about available tree species, planting tips, and mapping where they plan on planting their trees (training and information will be provided). Th...

Love taking pictures? Come snap some shots of our Earth Day event! Check out all the different parts of the event--the tree giveaway, booths, Spring Seeds & Starters Exchange, and more Capture the family fun of the event for us to put up on our Faceb...

Help us clean up the event! We'll be packing up supplies, folding up canopy tents and tables and chairs, and getting everything put away. Thanks to our trailers and UTV, there will be minimal lifting/carrying of heavy items (unless you want the worko...