Kathleen and her 5 year old daughter were some of our weekly volunteers. They had frequented LNC for many years before making the decision to donate their time. During their hours, they fed Francis (the yellow-bellied slider), the crawdad, and the box turtles. Kathleen shared that her favorite part of volunteering was observing the passing of time each week, “the decomposition of a log we used to bounce on… the return of the beetles… and bluebonnets in bloom!”. Even on days when the weather wasn’t cooperating or they were in bad spirits, Kathleen and her daughter show up anyways and find joy in watching turtles dine and tramping through the woods. When asked what makes LNC special she said it “is like a tear in the urban fabric where the bare earth shows through”. We are so grateful for all the help Kathleen and her daughter have given us and the work of all of our volunteers. Your support allows us to continue to provide this resource to the community, we simply cannot do it without you!
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks, both indoors and outdoors.
Our main areas of need currently include:
Outdoor preparation for spring
Programming leaders
Office help
Front desk greeters
General maintenance
If you are interested, please fill out the form on the volunteer page of our website!