Volunteer with the Payhonin National Healing Forest

Join us in restoring prairie ecosystems and nurturing community through conservation. Join us to create a beautiful and deeply meaningful community that cares about the land and peoples. The Payhonin National Healing Forest conservation project at Prairie Gardens offers volunteers a truly immersive experience in land stewardship, ecological restoration, and community healing.

Seasonal Activities
Volunteers can participate in hands-on conservation efforts across the seasons:

• Spring & Fall Tree Planting: Help reforest native species and expand the healing canopy.

• Trail Stewardship: Maintain walking paths, install interpretive signage, and support accessibility.

• Prairie Plant Restoration: Remove invasives, sow native seeds, and monitor plant health.

Citizen Science & Education

• Butterfly & Bird Inventories: Assist with species counts and habitat observations.

• Native Seed Collection: Gather and sort seeds for future restoration efforts.

• Educational Workshops: Learn about Indigenous land relationships, prairie ecology, and regenerative farming.

Why Volunteer?

• Contribute to ecological healing and reconciliation.

• Learn from horticultural experts and Indigenous knowledge keepers.

• Build community through shared stewardship and storytelling.

• Educational and hands-on projects to share land stewardship concepts with students