Our trail stewards walk their assigned natural areas regularly and help to keep trails open by removing trees and communicating with our staff about trail conditions.
These hardworking individuals assist with everything from helping out at events, sending out mailings, walking dogs, fostering sick animals and more!
Each spring this group digs wildflowers that might otherwise be bulldozed under because of a house or driveway going in. They then sale the plants over Memorial Day Weekend at an annual Wildflower Rescue Plant Sale.
If you love being outside and want to make a difference, sign up for a workbee! Trail maintenance, planting trees and invasive species removal are among the many jobs our volunteers help with.
We have been monitoring county lakes and streams almost since our founding in 1988. Volunteers are needed to help gather water samples and take other measurements such as flow and depth.
Volunteers assist with various tasks such as sorting clothing, office work, and more. If you are interested in contributing time as a volunteer please contact us.
Citizen Scientists help to gather information and track changes that are happening in our environment. The Leelanau Conservancy will provide training on species identification and data collection. Monitoring can be done individually or we can pair volunteers up to work together!
Taking a hike with our wonderful, knowledgeable docents is a great way to get to know our natural areas. Annually, they lead over 500 people on hikes in all four seasons.
What a beautiful place to put your retail experience to work — or gain some!
Greet visitors, give directions, answer questions, and provide information about the activities of the KIA.