Report Volunteer Hours

Note if your work was for a particular project (e.g. Rural Schools Grant, Rovers Crew, Duck Lake Reroute). You may also use this field to help you identify this particular hours report for your own records. (i.e. If you prefer to report your hours monthly, you can use this field to note, "June hours" or the particular date your work was done.)

Activities include attending or participating in Board of Director, committee or Chapter meetings, etc., as well as volunteers performing office work for Affiliate/Partner organizations or agencies.

Activities include GIS/GPS work related to mapping activities, photo documentation of projects and activities, strategic planning, business planning, and special event planning. It also includes volunteer participation in trailway planning activities, work related to protecting the Trail from potential impacts of public and private development and management activities (e.g. residential and commercial development, highways, land use changes, etc.), and work by volunteers related to all aspects of land protection (acquisition) for the Trail.

Volunteer work related to the identification, management and protection of natural resources. Activities include natural resource inventories (e.g. rare, threatened and endangered species inventories and wetland inventories); use of GIS/GPS in support of natural resource management; writing or assisting in the development of vegetative and other resource management plans; re-creating or restoring prairies and wetlands; exotic species removal; threatened/endangered species monitoring; data entry; research; site cleanups including removal of trash dumps; and water testing.

Activities include volunteers leading guided walks and hikes, talks, and tours; providing shuttle service for Trail users; promotion of the Trail through press releases, news articles, and participation in special events/conferences; development of brochures; preparation and production of maps and Trail guides; exhibit/wayside development; interpretive planning; visitor center/info desk operations by volunteers; and living history events or re-enactments.

All volunteer work related to the design, layout, construction, and maintenance of the trail tread, its immediate environment, and related support facilities. This includes trail layout, flagging, clearing, blazing, signing, mowing and brushing, benching and other soil modification; construction and maintenance of bridges, boardwalks, puncheon, turnpike, and other tread structures; and construction and maintenance of kiosks, campsites, shelters, trailheads, parking lots, and other support facilities. Carpentry work related to these activities, development of construction/design plans, landscaping and grounds maintenance related to these activities, and facility management.

Training sessions relating to Trail construction/maintenance, safety (e.g. sawyer, First Aid, and CPR training), equipment operation, and other subjects contributing to development of skills and knowledge pertaining to trail activities. Participation in Conference workshops.