Stratford Ecological Center has the following volunteer opportunities available. Please contact Jane Walsh at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com to find out more.

Volunteer Opportunity - Educational Guides

Love to work with kids and be outdoors? Combine the two as a volunteer education guide at Stratford Ecological Center for the Fall education season! We are looking for dedicated volunteers for Educational Guides who lead a small group of children on an adventure around our farm and nature preserve on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. No experience necessary. We will train you. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com

Volunteer Opportunity - Trail Maintenance & New Trail Building

We are looking for volunteers who would like to make a strong commitment for perhaps once or twice a week for the reconstruction and new trail building. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com

Volunteer Opportunity - Invasive Species Teams

Stratford is gearing up to put some "teams" in place. Stratford has several invasive species including garlic mustard, multiflora rose & honeysuckle, like many areas in the Midwest. These volunteer teams can help in a variety of ways: organizing workdays, collecting data, mapping areas and training other volunteers. If you would like to be a team leader or just part of an invasive species team, please contact Jane for more information. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com.

Volunteer Opportunity - Landscape Upkeep

Landscape opportunities abound from now through the start of winter here at Stratford. Weeding is at the top of the list but we will soon be looking at pruning and clean-up work going into the fall. We look for those people who would like to make a strong commitment for, perhaps once a week or twice monthly, to care for our gardens and landscape. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com.

Volunteer Opportunity - Farmer's Helper

Being a farmer's helper may include preparing and maintaining the fields, animal chores, carpentry, and other farm maintenance and upkeep. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com