Featured Volunteer

A key volunteer of the Western Wildlife Corridor, Mark Streicher, loves spending time outdoors, and especially loves helping to restore our preserves by helping native plants flourish. Mark joined us just a few years ago, right after retiring, and immediately got to work restoring habitat. And what a resource for the Western Wildlife Corridor! He puts in over 100 hours every year. 

Mark volunteers on our weekday and Saturday group projects, and sometimes works solo when he wants a more relaxing, quiet woods experience. He believes we have a great group of people to volunteer with, and likes the physical outdoor projects, and of course enjoys the sights and sounds of nature. Mark is happy to help the Western Wildlife Corridor grow, meet other great people, and do such important forest restoration. 

Mark has worked in virtually all our nature preserves, and is particularly fond of whacking honeysuckle. He even bought his own mini-chainsaw so he could be more productive. Mark is yet another Cincinnati native, born and raised in the Colerain area and a graduate of LaSalle High School and Miami University. He worked for 40 years at Fifth Third Bank as a computer systems analyst. Who stays in the same job that long anymore? He spends lots of time with his many siblings, relatives, grandkids, and kids, most of whom live locally. 

Invasive plants continue to be removed from our nature preserves, allowing the return of native plants and wildflowers. The work of volunteers like Mark Streicher is critical to this effort. And Mark loves doing it!