Will County Forest Preserve Looking for Volunteers

Photo: Volunteers are needed to help keep the forest preserves looking good this summer and fall. The Forest Preserve District of Will County has scheduled several resource management workdays at several preserves in July, August and September. (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Schulte)

Make a difference in the world around you by spending part of your summer and fall volunteering for the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s resource management workdays.

Upcoming workdays will be held: July 12, Sugar Creek Administration Center, Joliet; July 18, Hammel Woods – Route 59 Access, Shorewood; Aug. 15, Theodore Marsh, Crest Hill; Aug. 22, Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, Lockport; Aug. 23, Keepataw Preserve, Lemont.

Also, Sept. 12, Sharefest Community Workday, Hickory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction, Mokena; Sept. 13, Kankakee Sands Preserve – Shenk Grove, Braidwood; Sept. 19, Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve, New Lenox; and Sept. 26, National Public Lands Day, Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve, New Lenox.

Workdays begin at 8 a.m. and end at noon. Dress for outdoor work and the weather. RSVP by calling or emailing Volunteer Supervisor Renee Gauchat at 815-722-7364 or rgauchat@fpdwc.org.

For information on these programs or other Forest Preserve District offerings, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.