Get Involved - Volunteer!

Volunteering

Ready to get outdoors and make a difference?  We have a series of workdays planned in 2011 and 2012 as result of a TogetherGreen grant from Audubon and Toyota.  If you are interested in being on our volunteer list to receive notices about upcoming workdays and volunteer recognition events, please sign-up below. If you have questions, feel free to contact Karine Huys at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Workdays will prrimarily involve removing invasive plants and shrubs and/or planting native species.  However, there is often less strenous duties available at all events.  Recent workday highlights are listed below. 

Eagle Creek Park, Saturday, October 8, 9am to noon - Volunteers planted 54 spicebush and viburum shrubs and removed many invasive plant species from the woodlands in front of the Ornithology Center.  For all their hard work, volunteers were rewarded with yummy pizza and snacks.

Other Volunteer Activities

Lights Out Indy - This initiative can use volunteers who are willing to monitor sidewalks in downtown Indianapolis in April and May and September and October for downed birds.  We also are in need of volunteers who might be willing to spend a few hours at a time in the early morning (starting at dawn) at Central Library.  Libary volunteers will be working outside monitoring the building for bird strikes and recording the results.  There is a possibility of monitoring from the library's garden which is fenced and has no public access.  If interested, contact Don Gorney at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 317-501-4212.  Volunteers can simply do a brief check at a single building as part of this project.