SEC’s 236 acres include an organic farm, forest, swamps, pond, creek, education center, sugar shack, barns and farm animals. Ninety-five acres of this has been dedicated as a State Nature Preserve. Volunteers are needed for:

• Education Guide Training (in September) Guides lead small groups of children around the farm and nature preserve. Two-part trainings are from 9 am -1 pm. Part 1 is on Sept. 6 or 8. Part 2 is on Sept. 13 or 15.

• Trail Maintenance & New Trail Building SEC needs volunteers who can help once or twice a week for 1-2 months.

• Saturday Receptionist Commitment would be one Saturday morning per month.

• Invasive Species Teams Stratford invasives include garlic mustard, multiflora rose and honeysuckle. Besides field work, volunteers will organize work days, collect data, map areas and train volunteers.

• Landscape Upkeep Volunteers commit to once every 1-2 weeks to care for our gardens and landscape.

• Farm Help May include preparing and maintaining fields, animal chores, carpentry, haying and other farm maintenance.
   

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