Morning feeds are around 8 am. Evening feeds are around 5 pm. Horse experience is helpful, but not a must. We will train you. Cleaning chores can be done around 9-11 noon.
Assist head coaches and help kids succeed! Sign up for Farm Team (1st-5th graders) or MTB Team (6th-12th graders). Practice locations: Civic Center, Timber Ridge, Commons, Maplehurst in Elk Rapids, Westwoods Elementary/Lake Dubonnet, Glacial Hills in Bellaire, and Palmer Woods in Maple City.
Assist with bike repair year ’round. Working on program, library, and used bikes for sale. 10-6 pm weekdays.
Volunteer may become docents, when the house reopens for tours in 2021.
We also welcome volunteers to continue maintenance, including painting, carpentry, and similar activities. The restoration project was completed by many volunteers, and a professionals when they were necessary.
Volunteer opportunities are available in the ISEA office on an on-going basis and for specific projects. Volunteers are needed to assist with office tasks and help promote Inland Seas and our programs. As an office volunteer, you may: answer phones; prepare mailings; research and prepare reports; input data; distribute rack cards; take photos and videos…
Programs include young students working alongside experienced boat shop instructors to construct Optimist sailing prams, Viewing Boxes, and Solar Boats. Boat shop volunteers also assist with ship and facility maintenance projects. No experience is necessary. As a boat shop volunteer, you may: receive safety training on all of the equipment; observe veteran volunteers in action…
Sail the Great Lakes as a volunteer crew member aboard our 77’ schooner Inland Seas. Crew members are needed for Spring and Fall Schoolship programs as well as our general public programming during the summer. Programs range from two to four hours each and vary throughout the day. Training will begin in spring for interested…
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) are underwater robots that enable researchers and industry professionals to visually assess underwater areas that were once unreachable or too dangerous for human access. When classes come to participate in our ROV Engineer and Explore Program, students learn to collaborate in teams to design and build an ROV to complete specific…
The Grand Traverse Steward Initiative (GTSI) is hosted at Inland Seas and is part of the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI) network. The program is focused on connecting teachers and community partners, providing professional development and support to educators, and facilitating classroom projects. These are done through a place-based lens. As a GTSI volunteer, you…