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| General
Volunteering Info | |
| Darke County Parks relies on volunteer
involvement in all aspects of our operations, from programs to maintenance. Descriptions
of volunteer opportunities are listed on this page. After basic training, and
the required paperwork, volunteers can set up a customized work schedule. Completed
volunteer applications should be mailed to the Nature Center. |
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| Program
Volunteers | |
Children's Programs Volunteer
to assist with the setup, supervision, and cleanup of Parent & Preschooler
Adventures, Park P.A.L.S., and Junior Naturalists.
Day Camp Volunteer to assist with the setup, supervision, and cleanup of
our day camp programs.
Special Events Volunteer to assist with the setup, organization, publicity,
parking and cleanup of large special events at the Parks.
Historical Interpreters to assist in the development and presentation of
pioneer Log House programs. |
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| Nature
Center Operations | |
Front Desk Receptionist to answer
phones, operate the gift shop, and register program participants during business
hours. Animal
Care Assistant to feed live reptiles and amphibians and clean their display
tanks. Custodial
Assistant to help with Nature Center cleaning and table and chair setups. |
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| Parks
Management | |
Prairie Burn Crew Member to assist
with managed prairie burns in the spring. Special training and equipment is required
for this position.
Trail Monitor to report on trail conditions, report vandalism, and maintain
bulletin board at one of our nine Parks.
Maintenance Assistant to help with maintenance of parks and trails including
trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, and trash pickup. |
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| Gardening
Volunteers | |
Native Plant Nursery Committee Member
to assist with propagation and sale of native prairie plants.
Gardening Volunteer to assist with maintenance of plantings around park
signs and the butterfly/hummingbird gardens at Shawnee and Routzong. |
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| Fundraising
Volunteers | |
| Parks' Endowment Committee to
assist with the continual growth of an endowment fund for the Park District. |
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| Stewardship
Projects | |
Service learning projects such as
bluebird box monitoring, invasive plant eradication and other stewardship projects
are available for organized youth groups such as high school clubs, scout troops,
4-H, and church groups. |
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Tom Smith Spring
2010
This quarter's Volunteer in the Spotlight has been around nearly as long as the Park District its self! Tom Smith is celebrating his 30th volunteering anniversary this year and has been influential in many aspects of the District.
When the first park, Coppess Nature Sanctuary was set to open, Tom led a group from the Fur, Fish and Game 4-H Club to lay out the path and clear the trail. Since then Tom has helped out with everything from the Levy Committee,
Volunteer Trail Educators, Pioneer Wood Splitter, Friends of the Darke County Parks member, Darke County Birders member, Planning Committee for the Nature Center and the list goes on and on!
Tom feels the best part of his volunteering with the Parks is learning new things about the world around him and meeting new people. Tom would like encourage others to consider volunteering and says
that volunteering provides a nice change of pace, opportunity to meet new people and learn new thing, having fun the whole time! Thanks Tom!
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