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Help Schiff Grow
Schiff Nature Preserve’s success and growth is directly linked to
the hard work
of our volunteers. This land was preserved by people who gave their
time to their community and that tradition of service has brought
us to where we are today.
The rewards for volunteering are numerous: volunteers have a direct
impact on preserving precious open space and promoting environmental
education in New Jersey. By helping us out from time to time, you
also have the opportunity to meet people with similar interests,
share your knowledge and learn something new.
Helping Schiff can take many forms. Check out our list below to
see what might interest you. We also welcome suggestions; if you
have an idea, let us know!
Publicity
Team
Great communicators needed: Help get the word out about our organization
and all that we do! Distribute our materials in your local area
and introduce Schiff to a new audience. You can help represent Schiff by attending local tabling events and
tell people about Schiff. Also, print PDF versions of our
fliers we post on our website from home and distribute locally.
Upcoming Tabling Events
Saturday, July 17, 10am- 4pm - Kings Supermarket, Rte 24 W, Mendham.
Saturday October 30th (Raindate 31st)- Green Community Festival
in Peapack/Gladstone
Lands
Volunteers
Like to get your hands dirty? Like to spend time outside? Help maintain
our native plant garden, monitor our bluebird boxes, participate
in wildlife surveys, or help us remove invasive plants and make
room for native species by working with the Central Jersey Invasive
Species Strike Team.
Trail Clearing and Construction: Franklin
Parker Trail
Thanks to our hardworking volunteers, this trail is complete!
Wildlife Monitoring
Screech Owl Box Monitoring: Twice per month, December
through April (must not have a fear of heights)
Bluebird Box Monitoring: Once per week, May- August
Ongoing...if you are an expereinced naturalist, please share your
Schiff species lists with us.
Historic Site Restoration
July 24- July 29 A historic mason will be volunteering his services to Schiff in order to restore the cellar hole at the site of the DeVore Farm. He will need helpers!
When: Beginning at 9am
Where: Meet at the Nature Center; go to the site as a group.
Who: Anyone who doesn’t mind heavy work! Must be 15 or over. Need to be able to lift rocks, haul buckets and wheelbarrows approximately 50 feet.
What: We need to move all of the rocks currently in the center of the cellar hole to put about 8" of soil back into the cellar floor, then move the rocks back into place for the mason. We also need to remove some stumps from the side hills within the fenced in area (labor intensive).
Equipment you can bring to make things easier:
Gloves are a must
5 gallon pails
Wheelbarrow
Tools to remove stumps: shovels, picks, axes, etc.
Plenty of water, snacks and lunch
Preserve Work Days
All work days begin at 9:30 am and conclude by noon unless
otherwise noted.
Our garden is doing so well that we will have a standing work day in our native plant garden through October. Meet our Garden Boss, Deborah Carlsen, at 9:30 every Wednesday at 9:30. Feel free to join us!
Sat May 15th- Invasive Species Strike Team with Dr. Mike Van Clef
Weds May 19th- Invasive Species Strike Team with Dr. Mike Van Clef
Tues June 8 - Native Plant Garden workday.
Fri Sep 17 - Invasive Species Strike Team with Dr. Mike Van Clef
Tues Oct 26 - Invasive Species Strike Team with Dr. Mike Van Clef
Photographers/Artists/Musicians/Writers/Craftspeople
Seeking artists: One of the best ways to reach new people is to
reveal the beauty of Schiff through art. Whether you paint, sculpt,
take photos, write songs or poetry, knit etc., Schiff would love
for you share that talent with us and we can certainly find a way
to use it! If you have an idea of how you can help us capture some
of Schiff’s beauty, entertain our members, or lead a workshop, we
would love to hear about it.
Mural (Summer 2010)
Help Emma Turner transform the nature center!
Painting begins Saturday, August 7th. Details to follow.
Current Needs:
High quality photographs of the Preserves in any season
Paintings for animal displays
We could also always use photographers at events,
or creative people who want to design displays, or etc. Tell us
your ideas!
Events
& Outreach Volunteers
Creative, energetic multi-taskers needed to help plan and run events:
help us to prepare craft projects for our school-age groups, host
a Learn about the Land Trust Event for friends and colleagues, or
even organize a lecture series. The possibilities are endless!
Third Annual Farm Festival: Sunday, September 26th
This is an enormous undertaking by the Mendham Juniors to raise money and awareness for Schiff. We have a number of volunteer jobs available. Fill out our form here!
Nature
Center and Administration Aid
Are you organized? Like to see everything in its proper place? Not
as glamorous as some other jobs, but helping with mailings and other
administrative tasks are essential to our success.
Mailing Assistance:
Wednesday, September 8th, 9:30 am: Newsletter mailing
Other ongoing Nature Center jobs:
Trail Map Folding
Computer data entry
Craft preparations for upcoming children's programs
Volunteer
To apply for a volunteer position, please send an e-mail to hope@schiffnaturepreserve.org.
Include your name, contact information, the type of volunteer work
you want, and provide general information about your background
and skills. Let us know if you have a particular area of interest.
The list doesn’t stop here…
If you have another skill you think might be useful to Schiff, don’t
hesitate to suggest it. We are always looking for new and innovative
ways to involve the public and promote our mission.
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