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If you’ve got a little time to spare and a passion for the place where you live, then The Last Green Valley wants you!
Whether you’re interested in serving on a municipal commission, volunteering for a land trust, protecting local water quality, or just getting outside to help improve local parks or trails, a Sept. 17-19 workshop could give you the background and contacts you need to get started.
The Green Valley Institute is once again recruiting applicants for an intensive weekend retreat that offers a primer on the natural world for residents of The Last Green Valley who are interested in becoming conservation volunteers in their communities.
A New Introduction to the Natural World will be held from Friday evening, Sept. 17 through Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19 at the YMCA Camp Woodstock in Woodstock Valley.
No previous volunteer or natural resource experience is required, but space is limited and applicants must complete a brief questionnaire to be considered.
A $40 participant fee will include lodging, all meals (catered by the Inn at Woodstock Hill) and a natural resource library to keep. All other expenses are covered by GVI and The Last Green Valley.
Participants, who must commit to attend the entire weekend program, are encouraged to lodge with the group Friday and Saturday nights in the camp’s New Yurt City (separate accommodations for men and women in the Camp’s brand new sleeping yurts). Commuting is also an option.
To learn more or apply to attend the retreat, visit www.greenvalleyinstitute.org or call the Green Valley Institute at 860-774-9600.
Applications must be received by Aug. 20 for consideration.