This team is in charge of recruiting students to attend the program by working with high school counselors, the legion, and other sources during the offseason. New staff members are hirely recommended to volunteer for this team.
This team covers a variety of NBS needs — including website design/management marketing, public relations, legion relations, etc. You must have attended Nevada Boys’ State to be a staff member.
The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve has dedicated significant time and resources to protecting the watershed from the multilayered threat of sulfide mining. The Eagle Project, a nickel and copper mine on the boundary of the Yellow Dog and Salmon Trout watersheds, has been our primary concern. Assist our efforts to help ensure ecological protection.
The YDWP Volunteer Land Stewardship Program was developed in 2018 to help keep an eye on the properties in our care. Volunteers and staff walk the parcels every spring and fall to note any changes or problems as well as identify plants and wildlife who live there.
The protection of specific parcels in the watershed helps preserve aquatic habitats and riparian areas for a wide variety of animal and plant life. Volunteers help to identify and remove invasive species to help native species thrive.
The YDWP has been a part of the MiCorps (VSMP) Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program for the Yellow Dog River since 2004 and this year we started the MiCorps (VSMP) for the Salmon-Trout River. The VSMP programs incorporate: volunteer participation, stream habitat assessment, macroinvertebrate collection, and a stream quality score. The program runs twice a year…
Interested in walking a stretch of the beautiful Grand Traverse Bay shoreline? Sign up to help us track avian botulism by becoming a Beach Ranger.
These events take place along Grand Traverse Bay’s beaches and involve removing trash and other debris.
Volunteers help with the following: Change engine oil, Replace air filters, Replace wiper blades, Replace bulbs, Top-off fluids, Inflate tires, and Refer cars for repairs.
Join the growing list of engaged citizens committed to taking a stand for clean water. These citizen advocates speak up effectively and at opportune times to oppose threats to water quality in their community and to support local decisions and efforts that protect water quality.