The Nature Conservancy is excited to announce that the Volunteer Stewardship Network (VSN), with funding from the Oberweiler Foundation, is offering another round of scholarships through The Morton Arboretum’s Natural Areas Conservation Training (N-Act) program to volunteers engaged in natural areas restoration in Illinois!

Eligibility and Requirements

-Volunteers should engage in natural areas restoration and management on a regular basis (i.e., be established volunteers) and work with  public agencies, such as Forest Preserve Districts, municipalities, NGOs, and community-based organizations.

-Volunteers must answer all questions on this registration form. 

-We ask that volunteers register for courses that they know with certainty they will be able to attend. 

-Registrations must be received by the closing dates listed under each course name. Please avoid registering for courses past the registration date.

-At this time, volunteers may register for two courses. If  more than two courses are selected, volunteers will be registered for the first two courses they chose.


-Volunteers must contact Brooke Thurau at brooke.thurau@tnc.org as soon as possible to cancel their registration. However, we encourage volunteers to not sign-up for courses unless they are certain they can attend. 

-If volunteers do not attend a course they register for and don’t let us know in advance, they are taking space and resources from another volunteer. 

Thank you for your cooperation!

Additional Information

-Fall 2020 courses are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

-Please allow at least 5-7 business days to receive official confirmation from The Morton Arboretum.

-Courses are available until funding is exhausted.

-Please contact Brooke Thurau at brooke.thurau@tnc.org if you are unsure if you qualify for scholarships or if you have any questions.
 
We hope you enjoy your learning experience!

***For course descriptions and other information, visit The Morton Arboretum's Natural Areas Conservation Training WEBSITE

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

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* 2. Do you currently volunteer/lead volunteers in natural areas restoration and stewardship (e.g., prescribed burning, seed collection, invasive species removal, native plantings. lead restoration workdays) on public lands that are engaged in natural areas restoration?

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* 3. What experience or training do you have in restoration work?

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* 4. My age is:

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* 5. How long have you been volunteering to restore  natural areas?

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* 6. In which county/counties do you volunteer? (Please list all counties)

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* 7. List the agency, stewardship group, or non-profit organization that you currently volunteer with

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* 8. My volunteer coordinator's name is:

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* 9. I would like to enroll in the following courses. Please choose no more than two.

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