Find: a natural area by name.

Locate: a natural area by county.

Explore outdoors: and find places to go.

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Volunteer: and help care for SNAs.

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I work in an industrial setting that does not inspire and reward me in the way these volunteer opportunities do. I get to learn things that I can apply to my own land. I've enjoyed meeting people who share my enthusiasm for restoration of our land. I've also been shown some prairie remnants in our SNAs that I never would have realized were still in existence. It's like finding treasure for me.
—Zach, SNA volunteer

Contact information: For information on the SNA Volunteer Program, contact:; Jared Urban
Volunteer coordinator
608-228-4349

State Natural Areas (SNAs) Volunteer Program

Help us care for some of our state's most pristine public lands – State Natural Areas. Encourage native plant and animal communities to thrive by cutting brush, pulling and spraying invasives, collecting seeds, monitoring rare species and preparing fire breaks. Show up for a day or become a steward responsible for all volunteer activities at a SNA – any level of participation is encouraged. No experience is necessary to start volunteering.

Join us at a workday

Workdays are one of the main ways volunteers accomplish tasks. They occur throughout the year at different SNAs. They are a great way to get some exercise, have fun, learn something new and see if you’ve got what it takes to enjoy restoration. Come join us for a workday to see for yourself.

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Displaying seeds collected from Ridgeway Pine

Large group of volunteers working at Kettle Moraine Oak Opening SNA

Volunteer workday calendar
Date	Property	County	Activities
09/08/2018	Waubesa Wetlands	Dane	Collecting seed
09/08/2018	Bluff Creek	Walworth	Collecting seed
09/09/2018	York Prairie	Green	Collecting seed
09/11/2018	Empire Prairie	Dane	Collecting seed
09/13/2018	Maiden Rock Bluff	Pepin	Collecting seed
09/14/2018	Ridgeway Pine Relict	Iowa	Collecting seed
09/15/2018	Chiwaukee Prairie	Kenosha	Removing invasives
09/15/2018	Muskego Hardwoods	Waukesha	Remove brush
09/15/2018	Orion Mussel Beds	Richland	Spraying/cutting brambles
09/18/2018	Hogback Prairie	Crawford	Collecting seed
09/19/2018	Rocky Run Oak Savanna	Columbia	Collecting seed
09/25/2018	Hogback Prairie	Crawford	Collecting seed
09/27/2018	Kettle Moraine Oak Opening	Walworth	Spraying bittersweet and collecting seed
09/29/2018	Sugar River Wetlands	Dane	Collecting seed
09/30/2018	York Prairie	Green	Collecting seed
10/06/2018	Observatory Hill	Marquette	Cutting and treating brush
10/11/2018	Maiden Rock Bluff	Pepin	Collecting seed
10/12/2018	Ridgeway Pine Relict	Iowa	Collecting seed
10/13/2018	Kettle Moraine Oak Opening	Jefferson	Collecting seed
10/13/2018	Westport Drumlin	Dane	Collecting seed
10/17/2018	Rocky Run Oak Savanna	Columbia	Spraying invasives/collecting seed
10/20/2018	Chiwaukee Prairie	Kenosha	Removing invasives
10/27/2018	Sugar River Wetlands	Dane	Spraying invasives/collecting seed
10/27/2018	Devils Lake- East Bluff	Sauk	Cutting and treating buckthorn

Receive email updates on upcoming workdays

We have divided the state into volunteer regions. Receive email updates on upcoming volunteer workdays in the region. Sign up for as many regions as you'd like.