Nature Blog

Volunteer Newsletter / January 2026

Calling All Baby Bird Feeders! We are drafting next summer’s baby bird feeder schedule, so let us know if you’d like a 4-hour shift once a week from mid-May through August. Please fill out this form with your available days of the week and preferred time slot, or if you’d like to be on the…

Read More about Volunteer Newsletter / January 2026

Volunteer Newsletter / October 2025

Improvements to the Volunteer membership program! One benefit for our volunteers has been individual Volunteer Membership Cards to people who volunteer at least 40 hours of work in the past fiscal year (April 1-March 31). The membership cards were given out at the volunteer appreciation event at the end of the summer for the previous…

Read More about Volunteer Newsletter / October 2025

Volunteer Newsletter / July 2025

Volunteer Appreciation Party Please join us for the annual VINS Volunteer Appreciation Party! Scheduled for Sunday Sept 7, 4-6 pm in the August Pavilion, with food, awards, and prizes! RSVP here. Volunteers by the Hours Drumroll please…a whopping 10,141 Volunteer hours given in FY 25!! VINS is grateful to the 105 volunteers who contributed 10,141…

Read More about Volunteer Newsletter / July 2025

Volunteer Newsletter / April 2025

Timecards are due to Erica for volunteer hours between Apr 1, 2024 and Mar 31, 2025. On the excel sheet, please enter the Dept code and the number of hours you worked each day. I’ve received many timecards from baby bird feeders and transporters already, thank you. Let me know if you have any questions!…

Read More about Volunteer Newsletter / April 2025