Volunteer Opportunities

The SWCD is always looking for interested volunteers who want to support our mission and conservation in Hamilton County.

Upcoming volunteer opportunities:

TREE SALE
We’ve finalized delivery and we expect to have trees at ~8am on Thursday October 4th.  All volunteer shifts will be at the Llama Barn on the 4-H Fairgrounds (direction map below). There is construction at the entrance to the fairgrounds near the post office/Humane Society so please enter off of Clover Rd. Please feel free to park just outside the building. The building is covered so we’ll be out of any potential rain or direct sun.
 
Thursday Oct. 4th, 8-? (whenever orders are sorted)
Unload trees from van starting at 8
Pull orders (arrange trees into orders for each individual)
**Most help needed this day!**
 
Friday October 5th, 11-6
Public pick up
Direct cars, help people find and load orders, answer questions (if able), hand out tree planting info
 
What to bring:
Water
Lunch (or restaurants nearby)
Gloves (we will have some)
Comfy shoes or boots
 
Please confirm with me via email response what days and hours you hope or expect to be available. You are welcome to as work as many or as few hours as you like.  We are so very thankful for any support you can provide.  Friends are welcome—please bring anyone that would like to help!

Example volunteer tasks:
Office assistance (filing, program support, etc.)
Tree sale (fall), plant sale (spring), and special rain barrel sales (spring) assistance
Special event/Education (workshop volunteers, community events, education programs)
Ag program sampling (in field data collection, transects, etc.)

Please email soil.water@hamiltoncounty.in.gov if you are interested in volunteering or contact the program leader of the initiative you are interested in.

Earth Team Volunteer
The Earth Team Volunteer program is a initiative of the USDA. SWCD volunteers are often encouraged to register as Earth Team Volunteers. We can guide you through this process.