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NRCS Earth Team Volunteer Program

You can make a difference!  Join the 32,000 Earth Team members across the United States working to improve our environment.

Earth Team LogoAs a member, you could gain professional experience, discover a lifetime career, receive training, earn academic credit, work on conservation activities in your community, and help conserve natural resources for future generations.

Volunteer Opportunities in Wisconsin!

See map and listing below for the nearest Earth Team Volunteer Coordinator in your area.

What can Volunteers do?

Help reduce soil erosion, conserve our water and improve its quality, carry the conservation message to schools, and take pride in our country's natural resource heritage. Whatever your talents or interests, there is a volunteer opportunity for you.

Wisconsin Featured Volunteer

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer with the Earth Team. You will help your community, your country and our Earth.

Volunteers write articles for newsletters, take photos of conservation practices, learn computer and office skills through on-the-job training, prepare and staff environmental exhibits for special events, assist with engineering design and drafting, plan conservation practice field demonstrations, mark fields on soil maps, measure crop residue, or work with professional staff on a variety of projects.  What are your ideas?  We would love to hear them!

If you can help, call 1-888-LANDCARE today.

Signing up an Earth Team Volunteer?

Forms available on-line.

Optional Form 301-A (OF_301-A)  This form is to be used for all new volunteers.

Notice: Old forms NRCS-PER-001, Individual Volunteer Application and NRCS-PER-003, Volunteer Group Application have been cancelled.

NRCS-PER-002  Volunteer Interest and Placement Summary (PDF, 407KB)

NRCS-PER-004  Time and Attendance (PDF, 407KB)

Earth Team Orientation Guide (PDF, 407KB)

Earth Team Supervisor's Guide (PDF, 407KB)

 

Earth Team Volunteer Coordinators in Wisconsin

Northwest Wisconsin

Laura Carlson Humphrey
Area Coordinator
Altoona,WI
Phone (715) 832-6547 x100

Southwest Wisconsin

Betty Stibbe
Area & State Volunteer Coordinator
Richland Center
Phone (608) 647-8874 x101
 

Northeast Wisconsin

Teri Moyer
Area Volunteer Coordinator
Appleton
Phone 920-733-1575 x101
 

Southeast Wisconsin       

Kim Cupery
Area Volunteer Coordinator
Juneau
Phone 920-386-9999 x123

State Office

Barb Jansen
Volunteer Coordinator
Madison
Phone 608-662-4422 x273


For further information on the Earth Team program in general, contact:

Betty Stibbe, State Coordinator for Wisconsin
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
26136 Executive Lane, Suite C
Richland Center, WI 53581
Email:  betty.stibbe@wi.usda.gov

 

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