If a monthly Workday is not enough for you, consider becoming a Preserve Steward! Each preserve has a Steward that helps monitor the property, gives input on management plans, and tracks progress toward goals. On-the-ground work involves visiting the park regularly, removing invasive plants, monitoring wildlife, and assisting at Stewardship Workdays.
Share your passion! Throughout the year COL hosts a variety of guided hikes, workshops, and events with a focus on land and water conservation. Contact the COL office if you are interested in being a hike or program leader on a topic you are passionate about and would love to share your expertise knowledge with…
Our work days are on the second Saturday from March through November. Our workdays are from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST and are open to the public. Help us with a multitude of preserve work including invasive species removal, trail maintenance, planting native species, installing trail signage, and much more. Enjoy a Saturday getting…
Become a butterfly monitoring volunteer! Help assess the population status of our state’s butterfly species, evaluate the quality of Michigan ecosystems, and engage in significant community science research! Your monitoring schedule is up to you! Once you have your route, you can visit whenever it is convenient. Data will be submitted through an online portal.…
The Mighty Acorns is an environmental education program that connects students to multiple, meaningful and sustained interactions with their local ecosystems. This unique program is designed for 3rd-5th grade students and has a designed in-classroom curriculum along with an outdoor field study trip to a COL preserve during the fall, winter, and spring. COL is…
Cincinnati, OH – The Logistics Support volunteer picks up donated equipment and delivers the equipment to AFM storage locations. Additional roles include inventory and organize current and incoming PPE and training supplies.
We invite you to use iNaturalist and eBird, identification apps that allow you to learn and help. The apps do not require any plant or bird identification knowledge and both work with any smart phone. You can quickly upload photos from the field and receive identification help and comments from other nature enthusiasts. In addition…
Sometimes we need extra hands in the office. This can include office maintenance, stuffing envelopes, mailing newsletters, event and program preparation and more.
Responsible for coordinating efforts to bring in financial resources to support Africa Fire Mission. Efforts include annual campaigns, end of year requests, developing periodic events and annual fundraisers and overseeing efforts of other funding initiatives.
Pray consistently and specifically for Africa Fire Mission’s ministry, leadership, volunteers and African Fire Services. Work with prayer team coordinator for prayer events.