Illinois Earth Team Volunteers
NRCS is proud of the dedicated
Earth Team volunteers and staff
who have committed their time
and talents to conserving and
protecting our natural resources.
Mission:
It shall be the mission of the earth Team to
provide an effective volunteer workforce within
the Natural Resources Conservation Service to
help people conserve,
improve, and sustain the
Earth's resources and it's environment.
About the Earth Team
Why be a Volunteer?
Who can volunteer?
What kind of jobs volunteers do
Publications
Contacts
Forms
For More Information
Illinois Earth Team Highlights
Illinois'
Featured Earth Team Volunteer
Della Moen
Della Moen has been an Earth Team Volunteer for more than 15 years in the
Natural Resources Conservation Service field office in Freeport, Illinois.
Among her many tasks, the most notable is writing her newspaper column “So
What Can We Do”
...Read more about Della...
Mendota Students Help with Little Vermilion Watershed
Mendota school students volunteered their time and talents to assist the
Little Vermilion River Watershed Committee in affixing approximately 800
medallions to the storm water sewer drains in Mendota, IL.
Read more...
About the Earth Team
Why be a Volunteer?
People volunteer with the Earth Team for a lot of reasons, but all Earth Team
Volunteers have one thing in common: they want to help protect the natural
resources in their communities. Other reasons people volunteer include:
- to enjoy working outdoors
- to help others
- to learn a new skill
- to pursue an interest in natural resources
- to gain work experience
- to complete a school project
- to meet high school community service requirements
- to enhance college applications and scholarship applications with
volunteer service
Who Can Volunteer?
Anyone who is 14 years of age or older can volunteer their services
to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
What Kind of Jobs
Volunteers
Do:
- Conservation Education
- Natural Resource Inventories
- Water Monitoring
- Computer Assistance
- Surveying
- Clerical Assistance
- Administrative
- Soil Science
Publications
Illinois Earth Team Newsletter
Date |
Format |
HTML |
PDF |
WORD |
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The following
document(s) require
Adobe Acrobat
6.0 or higher or
Microsoft
Word to view. |
February 2008 |
HTML |
PDF (380 kb) |
WORD |
Want to Be An
Earth Team Volunteer?
Contact: IL NRCS State Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator
Mary
Hess
Illinois Earth Team Contacts:
Mary Hess
State Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator Email:
mary.hess@il.usda.gov
Phone: 618-566-4817
State Office & MLRA Office Coordinators
Jean McConkey, Volunteer Coordinator
Email:
jean.mcconkey@il.usda.gov
Phone: 217-353-6635 Coordinator, Areas 1 & 2
Mary Hess, Area 1 Volunteer
Coordinator
Email:
mary.hess@il.usda.gov
Phone: 618-566-4817
Coordinator, Areas 3 & 5
Kathy McFall, Area 5 Volunteer
Coordinator
Email:
kathy.mcfall@il.usda.gov Phone: 217-353-6623
Area 4 Coordinator
Barbara Lutrell, Area 4 Volunteer
Coordinator
Email:
barbara.lutrell@il.usda.gov Phone: 309-342-3794 extension 117
Earth Team Forms
The following document requires
Adobe Acrobat
Reader 5.0 or higher to view.
Earth
Team Application (Individual & Group) Form (PDF, 417 kb)
Earth
Team Volunteer Interest & Placement Summary (PDF, 451 kb)
Earth
Team Time & Attendance (PDF, 408 kb)
For more Earth Team Information:
Contact your local Natural Resources Conservation Service Office or
call 1-888-LANDCARE. Let a friend know!
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