Platte River Prairies Volunteers Make a Difference!
Spend a Saturday morning with like-minded prairie enthusiasts, and keep these grasslands healthy and full of life. Platte River Prairies offers a variety of ways you can help protect and maintain this important habitat, including trail maintenance, invasive species management, seed collection and more. See below for volunteer opportunities and dates.
RSVP to Steve Schafer at steven.schafer@tnc.org. An email confirmation will be sent 7-10 days prior to each event. Last-minute cancellations because of weather or circumstances will be sent by email and phone calls to everyone who registered for that particular day. All workdays are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
If you arrive late and no one is there, please call 402-310-1503. Bring sturdy shoes, a hat, a water bottle and work clothes. Sunscreen would be a good idea!
Volunteer Opportunities
Date |
Expected Activities |
January 25, 2025 (weather permitting) |
Crane blind preparations / invasive tree control |
February 22, 2025 (weather permitting) |
Crane blind preparations / invasive tree control |
March 2025 – No Volunteer Workdays |
Staff preparations for crane watching events |
April 5, 2025 |
Invasive tree control |
April 19, 2025 (April 22 is Earth Day) |
Invasive tree control |
May 3, 2025 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
May 17, 2025 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
May 31, 2025 |
Thistle patrol / invasive tree control |
June 14, 2025 |
Seed collection |
June 28, 2025 |
Seed collection |
July 12, 2025 |
Platte River Prairie Field Day / Seed collection |
July 26, 2025 |
Seed collection |
August 9, 2025 |
Seed collection |
August 23, 2025 |
Seed collection |
September 6, 2025 |
Seed collection |
September 20, 2025 |
Seed collection |
October 4, 2025 |
TBD |
October 18, 2025 |
TBD |
November 1, 2025 |
TBD |
November 15, 2025 |
TBD |
November 29, 2025 |
TBD |
December 13, 2025 |
TBD |
All workdays are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
