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Be a Friend of the Great Outdoors All trees from the Residential Tree Program have been sold |
Volunteers
Volunteers are critical to the work of Polk County Conservation, which manages more than 10,000 acres of parklands. As Natural Resource Specialist Loren Lown puts it: “Staff is adequate to maintain recreational opportunities, understaffed to meet the demands of environmental education, and totally inadequate to maintain and restore natural areas.” That’s why he began a unique program called the Corps of Recovery, inspired by Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery mission. Volunteers discover much as they learn to restore landscapes near their homes or their hearts.
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The spirit of volunteerism is alive and well in Central Iowa. Volunteers help clean up parks and waterways. They help remove invasive species and harvest seeds. Some attend volunteer events, while other self-motivated people keep parks clean year round through the Adopt-A-County-Park program.
