Seen: October 24, 2024
Stop by the Nature Center at Pia Okwai today for some birdwatching and enjoy the various activities we have planned for Party for the Planet!
Happening from 10am to 2pm today. See you soon! 🌱🐦⬛
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¡Visítenos hoy en el Nature Center at Pia Okwai para observar aves y disfrutar de las diversas actividades que hemos preparado para la Party for the Planet!
Hoy, de 10am a 2pm. ¡Nos vemos pronto! 🌱🐦⬛
Today during National Volunteer Week, we are highlighting Matt, who is a volunteer with our Conservation team. There is a wide variety of projects folks can get involved in through conservation, and our volunteers participate in several of them!
Matt - Conservation Volunteer 🐦⬛
⭐️How long have you been volunteering with Tracy Aviary?
4 years
⭐️How do you support the Conservation department?
Alta feeder refills, breeding season surveys, Snowy Plover nest monitor.
⭐️What inspired you to volunteer for Tracy Aviary and what is your favorite thing about volunteering?
During the early days of the pandemic, I was locked in and going crazy. I decided that volunteering at Tracy Aviary was the first thing I was going to do when I was allowed back into the real world. Initially I volunteered in Aviculture, and I met some cool people in birds. I then decided to take a step even further into the real world and started doing conservation volunteering.
Volunteering is a great way for me to contribute to conservation in the community I live in. I`ve made many good friends through volunteering. I`ve also learned so much about birds and the environment. OK sorry - that`s three things.
⭐️What is your favorite spot at the Nature Center at Pia Okwai?
I love being by the Jordan River when the Bullock`s Orioles are in town.
⭐️What would you say to others who are thinking about volunteering but are undecided?
Birds won`t hold you to the same exacting standards that people do.
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Interested in becoming a volunteer? Click the link in our bio and select Volunteer Opportunities and learn about all the ways you can get involved! ✨
We are continuing to spotlight our amazing volunteers during National Volunteer Week! Tony supports our Horticulture team as is a passionate advocate for the Nature Center at Pia Okwai. 💚
Tony - Horticulture Volunteer 🍃
⭐️How long have you been volunteering with Tracy Aviary?
I`ve been volunteering now for a bit over 2 months.
⭐️How do you support the Horticulture department?
By pulling out those invasive species, plants and weeds that smother or use up the water of our native plants. Doing it with no chemicals means a lot to me personally.
⭐️What inspired you to volunteer for Tracy Aviary and what is your favorite thing about volunteering?
I would love to say it was originally my choice to volunteer. In all honesty, it was not. It began as court ordered community service. (hey nobody`s perfect) They set me up at the Nature Center and what was a debt to society has become a hidden blessing. It is now my every intention to continue giving my time to something this special, that we all can share and be a part of.
I love having a chance to reconnect with nature each week alongside new and familiar faces. Hearing the voices of others, equally as passionate, telling stories and sharing ideas, as I`m getting mud on my hands. Feeling the wind, watching the birds and squirrels, even working in the rain. Mash all that together plus the personal healing it brings, that is what I love most about volunteering at the Nature Center.
⭐️What is your favorite spot at the Nature Center at Pia Okwai?
Well nothing beats the view from the observation tower.
⭐️What would you say to others who are thinking about volunteering but are undecided?
Be a part of something bigger than yourself, and find yourself in doing so. I do every weekend.
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Interested in becoming a volunteer? Click the link in our bio and select Volunteer Opportunities and learn about all the ways you can get involved! ✨
Our volunteers serve a vital role in our success.
Enjoy hands-on experiences, gain friendships, and help support our fledgling nature center.
