In progress
Cedar Creek Watershed Recovery
Riparian buffer planting along 2.4 miles of stream. Volunteer days every other Saturday through the season.
12,400 acres saved. 8,000 more in active acquisition. Built on the work of volunteers, landowners, donors, and field crews who show up week after week.
What we do
Three things, done well, over decades. Land protection isn't a campaign — it's a long, careful body of work.
We work with landowners to permanently protect land through purchase, easement, or donation. No development. No reversal. Forever.
Native prairie. Riparian buffers. Forest understory. Restoration is slow work — we do it carefully, with field crews and volunteer days.
Protected land needs ongoing care. We monitor, manage invasive species, and maintain access for the community to learn from the land.
How you fit in
No nonprofit acquires land alone. It takes volunteers, landowners, donors, students, and neighbours — week after week, season after season.
No experience needed. We provide tools and training. Most workdays run a half day on a Saturday — invasive species pulls, planting days, fence repairs.
Find a workday near you →Talk to our easement team about your options. Easements let you keep ownership while ensuring the land stays whole. We walk every parcel, no commitment.
Schedule a consultation →Track exactly what your giving protects. Acres acquired, restoration hours funded, invasive species treated. No glossy newsletter — just the work.
Make a donation →Real ecology, real outcomes. From half-day school visits to summer field seasons. Curriculum support for teachers covers prairie, watershed, and forest topics.
Explore programs →Active projects
Three of the 47 projects under way right now. Click through to follow the work, attend an event, or contribute to the funding goal.
Riparian buffer planting along 2.4 miles of stream. Volunteer days every other Saturday through the season.
Native prairie reseeding on a former crop field. Burn schedule resumes next spring.
Working with a multi-generation family to permanently protect a contiguous forest block adjacent to existing reserve land.
Volunteer signup
Two-minute form. Our volunteer coordinator will reach out within two business days with workdays in your area or a project that fits your skills.
We match volunteers to projects based on what you're up for, where you are, and what you bring. Field crew? Office help? Specialist trade? Or just want to be kept in the loop until something fits?
Volunteer hours are tracked in our system so you can see your total at the end of each season. If you're applying for a paid summer position, those logged hours count.
In their words
Illustrative example. This is a demo site by RG Consulting — sample content shown to demonstrate design and tone. No real volunteer or landowner information is used.
Sample story — a recent landowner reported that putting their 80 acres into easement let them keep farming while ensuring the land stays whole for their grandchildren.
Sample story — a volunteer reported logging 47 hours this season across three workdays, learning prairie ecology and meeting the field crew before applying for a paid summer position.
Sample story — a donor reported that being able to see exactly which acres their giving protected made them increase their gift the following year.
Land protection is real, ongoing, hands-on work. Whatever you can give — time, skills, money, your land — it moves a project forward.
Get involved →