January 2010

In this issue

	A Year of Accomplishments
	Volunteers of the Year 2010
	Volunteer Classified
	Work Parties
	Leaving a Legacy

Other news

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A Year of Accomplishments

Volunteers contributed more than 9,912 hours to the Washington program during 2009, a value of $200,718.

Our thanks to all of our volunteers who donate your talents and energy to The Nature Conservancy. Some of you have volunteered in Washington for more than two decades and remain as paid staff come and go, forging friendships and transforming Conservancy preserves with your skills and hard work.

We're grateful for all of your accomplishments. Happy New Year to you and your families and all the best in 2010!
 

-Barbara French & staff at The Nature Conservancy

Volunteers of the Year 2010

Each year, we recognize a truly outstanding volunteer who donates an extraordinary amount of time, talent and energy to The Nature Conservancy. With so many exceptional volunteers, it can be difficult to choose but this year a clear winner emerged.

Congratulations to Doug and Kathy Whitlock, volunteers and Legacy Club members, who donated well over 1,000 hours to the Conservancy in 2009! Click here to read more about the Whitlocks.

Volunteer Classified

Archive Project
Seattle office

Help the legal department with scanning documents and recording basic information into a template created in Word. Fundamental computer skills and attention to detail needed, training provided. Project can be done on your own schedule in our Seattle office. For more information contact Barbara at bfrench@tnc.org.

Transcriber
Location flexible

The Climate Adaptation Team is working to address the issue of climate change and its impacts on people and nature. The team is looking for a volunteer to help transcribe three staff presentations into written notes for future use. Each presentation is about 45 minutes long. Work from home on this interesting project and learn about climate change in the process! Volunteer would need to have a computer and access to the internet. Contact Barbara at bfrench@tnc.org or (206) 343-4345 ext. 361 to apply.

Packaging Helpers
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Seattle Office

Volunteers are needed to help with a mailing project. We will be inserting lapel pins into small mailing packets in preparation for shipping. Visit our Seattle office anytime between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help out! For more information and to sign up, contact Barbara at bfrench@tnc.org or (206) 343-4345 ext. 361.
 

Work Parties

Foulweather Bluff Ivy Pull
Saturday, Feb. 20
Kitsap County

Each year in winter or early spring, volunteers scour the forest at Foulweather Bluff in search of young holly or ivy sprouts to keep the preserve free of these invasive plants. Be prepared to scramble over logs and crash through dense brush. You’ll get wet and muddy, but that’s half the fun!
We need able-bodied, hearty volunteers. Not suitable for young children or those not physically agile. Plan to bring rain jacket and rain pants for wet underbrush, boots, gloves, lunch and water. We will meet at the site at 10 a.m. and finish by 3 p.m. To sign up and for more information please contact Barbara French, bfrench@tnc.org or (206) 343-4345, ext. 361.

Prairie Restoration
Saturday, March 13
Thurston County

Join other volunteers in restoring the South Sound prairies at these at regular work parties! Saturday work days are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stay as long as you like. Ongoing Tuesday workdays continue from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekly at prairie sites around Thurston County. For directions and more information, contact Grace Diehl at gdiehl@tnc.org or (260) 870-5500.
 

Leaving a Legacy

The Legacy Club is a group of Nature Conservancy supporters who have made a lasting commitment to conservation by making a life-income gift with the Conservancy or by naming the Conservancy as a beneficiary in their estate plans. If you have already included The Nature Conservancy in your will, please let us know so that we can thank you and welcome you to The Legacy Club!

To speak to someone in Washington about the Legacy Club, sall Brenda at (206) 436-6253 or email btincher@tnc.org. If you’d like to learn about the many ways of making a lasting gift, click here.