To volunteer with the Monday Creek Restoration Project please contact Joe at joe.mcrp@ruralaction.org or Nora at nora@ruralaction.org .
The Monday Creek Restoration Project frequently hosts special events or hands-on watershed restoration projects. Yet no matter how special a project is, it cannot be successful without volunteers to implement the program and see that it reaches its goals. There are several hands-on watershed monitoring projects needing volunteers, including water quality testing and macroinvertebrate sampling. There is also a need for volunteers to staff various history museums and exhibits at county fairs.
Additional volunteer opportunities are also frequently available, and can involve special events planning, such as the Monday Creek Watershed Tour, tree plantings, litter pick-ups, and streambank stabilization projects.
Updates regarding volunteer opportunities will be regularly posted to this site, or noted in MCRP’s newsletter. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, fill out a Volunteer Profile!
Download Volunteer Profile HERE
SHORT-TERM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Macroinvertebrate Sampling Program
MCRP has a volunteer-based, macroinvertebrate sampling project. As ongoing projects such as mine reclamation and streambank stabilization improve the health of the watershed, macroinvertebrate sampling will supply some of the data needed to determine the benefits these activities have on the ecosystem. Like our other water quality monitoring projects, macroinvertebrate sampling programs are designed to serve another purpose just as important: getting the community directly involved with the restoration of our watershed. Contact us, or check the “Upcoming Events” page for more information.
Tree Planting
Volunteers with MCRP have planted over 17,000 hardwood trees on more than 22 acres of abandoned mine lands and reclaimed surface in hopes of reducing erosion and re-vegetating the watershed. Pine trees have been planted on several gob piles, while ash, red oak, white oak, schumard oak, and sycamore trees have been used to establish vegetation elsewhere.
Litter Pick-ups
Monday Creek Restoration Project hosts frequent stream clean-ups throughout the spring and summer as a way to educate local citizens and give back to the community. Local organizations also conduct a yearly ‘stream sweep’ to clean up trash and debris. To date, over two hundred people have participated in these clean-ups and have picked up many tons of trash in the Monday Creek Watershed.