MooseWood Nature Center
| Our mission | To celebrate nature through education and action in the Upper Peninsula. |
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| Needs |
Public Presentation/ClassDo you have a hobby, trade or skill you want to share with others? Or want to share photos of an event you experienced? MooseWood can help you share your experience with others by providing a venue for your presentation or class.Nature Center (exhibits)Help us brainstorm, develop, monitor and maintain nature center displays, exhibits, and activities inside the nature center.Public Educational Programs/Scout programsMooseWood Nature Center is looking for volunteers to assist and/or present educational programs to the public and to scout groups.Birthday Party HostVolunteer(s) needed to present a 45 minute to 1 hour presentation on a themed birthday party. Presentation could be made up of a 15 minute animal talk, craft activity or game. Parent and birthday child can choose a theme listed on birthday party page or can make their own theme.Fundraising/GrantsHelp raise money and raise awareness of the nature center through grant writing and searching out and creating fundraising opportunities. Volunteer(s) should have some grant writing and fundraising experience, community contacts, people skills, interest in helping the nature center succeed and a willingness to have fun.Publicity/OutreachHelp MooseWood Nature Center spread the word about upcoming programs and events by creating and/or posting posters or fliers throughout the community and on the Northern Michigan University campus.Nature Center GreeterHost the nature center during regular business hours, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 12-4 pm. Greeter will feed animals and perform animal habitat maintenance as needed. Training is provided.Animal Feeder/Habitat MaintenanceFeed, care and perform daily, weekly, or monthly maintenance for the live animals that call MooseWood home. Training is provided.NewsletterWrite nature, outdoor interest, or educational articles for the MooseWood News newsletter.Weed/Invasive RemovalHelp with weeding and gardening maintenance as needed in native wildflower garden (our certified Monarch Waystation) located in front of the nature center along with pulling assorted invasive species in the enclosed Pool to Pond area.School ProgramsMooseWood Nature Center is looking for retired educators or volunteers with an interest in sharing their appreciation of the natural world with children. Volunteers would be working with large groups of youth typically ranging in age from 6-12 years. Interested volunteer(s) should have knowledge of reptiles and amphibians and be familiar with the ecology of a wetland bog as a majority of our programming consists of these subjects. |
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| About us | MooseWood Nature Center is an independent, non-profit organization supported by memberships, donations, program fees, grants, and fundraisers. Our mission is to celebrate nature through education and action in the Upper Peninsula. |
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