We have many dedicated volunteers who put in countless hours removing invasive plants, building trails, raising funds, organizing events, etc. For the last 5 years, we have kept track of volunteer hours and now we can examine all of that data. Thanks to everyone who contributed and reported volunteer hours!
Here are the hours for the last 5 years:
Hours by: | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Individuals | 4933 | 4,219 | 4,266 | 4,867 | 4,391 |
AmeriCorps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 |
Other Groups | 35 | 123 | 186 | 320 | 509 |
TOTAL | 4,968 | 4,342 | 4,452 | 5,187 | 6,900 |
Volunteers have been putting in about 5,000 hours/year. That’s a lot of hours! And dedication. In 2024, volunteer hours jumped to nearly 7,000 because an AmeriCorps NCCC team contributed over 2,000 hours of service.
We are fortunate to have many volunteers who have put in 100 hours of volunteer work for at least 1 of the past 5 years! Huge thank you to Joyce Richter, Tom Malone, John Klein, Sally Anderson, Mary Perkins, Kathy McDonald, Walt McBeath, Roselyn Schloss, Debbie Lutkenhoff, Ted Ridder, Jeff Doering, Mark Rudemiller, Roger Auer, Davie Rudemiller, Jessee Smith, Mark Streicher, and Sarah Kent. A handful of incredible individuals have put in at least 100 hours of volunteering for each of the past 5 years, a special thank you to Molly Hunter, Jeff Ginter, Gary Rapien, and Matt Taylor! That’s commitment! But that’s not all. Unbelievable but true, one volunteer, Tim Sisson, has put in nearly a 1,000 hours a year for each of the last 5 years! Our volunteers are super-duper!
The volunteers hours are split 50-50 between ‘outdoor’ work (habitat restoration, trail work, etc.) and ‘indoor’ work (meetings, events, newsletter, fund raising, etc.). So whatever kind of contribution you want to make, you can do it at the Western Wildlife Corridor!
In 2025, we plan to continue to get more volunteer support from a variety of groups. These ‘groups’ include university students from UC, Miami, and Mount St. Joe’s, high school students from Elder, Summit Country Day, Oak Hills, and Taylor, companies such as P&G, Good Sam Hospital, INEOS, and Duke Energy, and other help from the Boy Scouts. If your school, business, or organization is looking for a service outing, please consider us for your next event!
