Volunteer with the Orange County Land Trust's Stewardship Program!
Volunteers play a very important role in the stewardship of the Orange County Land Trust's public and private protected lands. Without our volunteers many of our successful projects, such as our public Preserves and Annual Monitoring Program, would not be possible. Currently, over 50 volunteers enjoy preserved land with our volunteer opportunities throughout Orange County!
Many skills and abilities are utilized in our stewardship programs. Volunteer opportunities may involve habitat management, hiking, land navigation, trail design, trail building, plant identification, wildlife observation and carpentry. Other volunteers assist with filing, mailings, grant research and conducting educational programs.
To be included on the Stewardship Volunteer mailing list and be updated on upcoming workshops and volunteer events, please download this Volunteer Information Form and email it to Karin@oclt.org or mail it to:
Orange County Land Trust
Attn: Director of Stewardship and Conservation
10 Mulberry Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Current Volunteer Opportunities:
If you are interested in any of the below volunteer opportunites, email the Director of Stewardship and Conservation, Karin@oclt.org with your interest or call (845) 343-0840.
2011 Stewardship Projects
Saturday, April 2, 9am-noon - Fuller Mountain Preserve in the Town of Warwick - Trail Clearing and Cleanup.
Saturday, April 9, 9am-noon - Hunter Farm Preserve in the Town of Wawayanda - Rain Garden and Kiosk Clean-Up.
Saturday, April 23, 9am-noon - Hamptonburgh II Preserve in the Town of Hamptonburgh - Trail Building, Phase 1.
Saturday, May 14, 9am-noon - Laurel Hill Preserve in the Town of Minisink - Trail Clearing and Hike.
Saturday, May 28, 9am-noon - Hamptonburgh II Preserve in the Town of Hamptonburgh - Trail Building, Phase 2.
Saturday, June 11, 9am-noon - Lower Bashakill Preserve in Cuddebackville in the Town of Deerpark - Clean-up and Posting.
Saturday, July 23, 9am-noon - Moonbeams Preserve in the Town of Wallkill - Trail Maintenance.
Saturday, Sept. 10, 9am--oon - Fuller Mountain Preserve in the Town of Warwick - Trail Maintenance.
Saturday, Sept. 24, 10am-2-pm - National Public Lands DayMoonbeams Preserve in the Town of Wallkill - Stream Bank Restoration and Potluck.
For Additional Information regarding the above Stewardship Activities, please contact:
Matt Coombs
Project Coordinator
matt@oclt.org
845-343-0840, ext 13
Conservation Easement Monitors
OCLT is looking for volunteers to monitor properties in:
- Monroe and Tuxedo, 81-acres
- Chester, 30 acres
- Crawford, 147 acres
- Greenville, 116 acres
Download form for more information
Preserve Teams
OCLT is looking for volunteers to be:
- Team Members for Laurel Hill Preserve, Minisink
- Steward for Mount Eve, Warwick
- Steward and Team Members for Hunter Farm, Wawayanda
- Steward and Team Members for Moonbeams, Wallkill
Download form for more information
