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Join the Earth Team and you'll do...
Some of the most important jobs in the country. You'll improve our water.
You'll prevent soil erosion. And you'll solve other natural resource
problems, too.
Earth Team volunteers are...
People like you. Folks willing to lend a hand to conserve our
natural resources.
Earth Team volunteers must be...
At least 14 years of age. There's no maximum age limit. Volunteers
work outdoors or indoors; part-time or full time.
Earth Team volunteers use their talents...
On the land...
With a soil conservationist, volunteers help land users plan conservation
projects or take field surveys. Best of all, they see how their conservation
work cares for out natural resources.
In school...
Earth Team volunteers teach students about conservation. Through outdoor
classrooms, they teach urban students how to stop erosion in school yards.
With organizations...
Earth Team volunteers help youth groups, churches, garden and service clubs,
and other organizations learn about ecosystems management. They teach
them that plants, animals, soil, water, and humans are interdependent.
Or show them how to turn abandoned land into nature center or playground.
In offices...
Volunteers can keep offices organized, put together newsletters, and keep
people up-to-date about local conservation issues.
In return, Earth Team
volunteers get...
Recognized for their work hours and have legal and
insurance protection for any work-related injuries. there's no pay, but
they get the satisfaction and enjoyment of enhancing our nation's
ecosystems.
You apply for the Earth
Team
at...
Your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office which
is located at 1918 Greene Street, Adel, IA 50003; Call us at 515-993-3413
ext. 3; Email us.
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