Did you know that the Nature Centre sees over 30,000 visitors and offers nearly 1,000 different programs each year? Do you want to get involved? There are many ways to support nature programs in your community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Project-Based Volunteers
Want to do something for the environment? The Nature Centre coordinates a variety of volunteer projects throughout the year.
Coulee Clean-up: (April - May)
Help restore our natural areas! Join a drop-in group or create a group of your own friends and family for the event. You can even claim an area to work on year-round! The Coulee Clean-up is a volunteer-driven initiative that removes garbage from the river valley.
Thanks to the 400 volunteers who participated in the 2011 Coulee Clean-up!
Weed Pull: (June - September)
Join the fight against invasive species! During our annual Weed Pull, volunteers help identify and remove invasive plant species from Lethbridge's natural areas. Organized drop-in times will be scheduled seasonally as needed.
Shoreline Clean-up: (September)
Do you want to help keep our local waterways clean? Join the Nature Centre and the Oldman Watershed Council in the annual shoreline clean-up. Help pick up garbage along the banks of the Oldman River. Watch for this event each fall!
Volunteer Naturalists
Join a community of people inspired by nature! Our volunteers have a keen interest in the natural world around them and a love of sharing it with others.
Do you...?
- love nature
- enjoy working with people
- have 6 - 8 hours a month
- have a passion for life-long learning
We provide the training and ongoing support. If you are interested in learning more about our unique volunteer opportunities, please call (403) 320-3064 or e-mail
hsnc@lethbridge.ca.
Click
here to download a volunteer application form
Support Nature Programs in Your Community
Established in 1998, the Growing the Grassroots Endowment Fund supports the long-term health of nature-based interpretive programming at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre.
There are many different ways to keep environmental education alive in your community. The Nature Centre gratefully accepts donations of any size, gifts-in-kind, memorial tributes, legacy gifts and special program or event sponsorship.
For more information about the Nature Centre's Endowment Fund and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Becky Little at (403) 320-3064 or e-mail hsnc@lethbridge.ca.
Recycle Your Beauty Products
The Helen Schuler Nature Centre has a new beauty product recycling program. For every product that is recycled the Nature Centre will receive $0.02.
Click
here for more information on what products are accepted for this innovative program.