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America's National Wildlife Refuge System

Volunteers and Invasive Plants: Learning and Lending a Hand

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Volunteers In Action

Volunteer pulling purple loosestrife.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

– Margaret Mead, Anthropologist  

Photo credit: USFWS

What’s It All About?

This module on Volunteers in Action will provide you with a look at

  • the need for volunteers in the Refuge System
  • how volunteers help with invasive plant management
  • the value of volunteers to the Refuge System
  • the rewards of volunteering
  • what volunteers have to say about their experiences