Volunteer

Our special events happen periodically and we need folks who like helping set up or teardown. This includes setting up and removal of chairs, tables, canopies, temporary fencing, etc.

Time Commitment:
1-3 hours

Training & Qualifications:
Volunteer Waiver, ability to lift 30 pounds

Stuff, sort, seal, and mail LIHT appeals, newsletters, year-end mailings, and postcards throughout the year.

Time Commitment:
1-2 hours

Training and Qualifications:
Volunteer Waiver

We welcome all sorts of assistance in keeping our trails clear and safe, from cutting brush, removing invasives, clearing debris, and alerting us to any downed trees. We’d appreciate a call if you see something that needs to be taken care of right away. We’re always grateful for nature photos too.

Time commitment:
As needed

Training and Qualifications:
Volunteer Waiver

Whatcom County requires us to remove Tansy Ragwort from the Aiston Preserve. We are also encouraging islanders to remove Scotch broom from their property. Help us remove these noxious weeds by joining a work party or borrow tools from LIHT to remove them yourself!

At the Aiston Preserve, volunteers search for plants, pull or dig them out, and then bag them. The primary focus is on flowering plants. We bag flowering and very small plants, and we leave non-flowering plants to dry on a hard surface before we compost them.

Time Commitment:
2 hour periodic work parties

Training and Qualifications:
Volunteer Waiver

We need volunteers to help us run summer youth programs, such as Nature Explorers. Volunteers lead hikes, teach classes and curriculum, and supervise children in the field.

Time Commitment:
2-hour sessions, four times during July & August

Training and Qualifications:
Volunteer Waiver, General Background Check