National Volunteer Week

In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 15 – April 21, 2018) we wanted to send a shout-out to all the amazing and dedicated volunteers that donate their time and energy to Capitol Land Trust. In 2017, 246 individuals volunteered over 3,000 hours on a myriad of tasks that are integral to our mission. These include stewardship and other outdoor projects and events, photography, Committees and the Board of Directors, land monitoring as part of our Land Stewards program, assisting in the office, teaching on student education days, and more!

Our stewardship volunteers help improve habitat on our preserves by planting native seedlings and maintaining these plantings in almost all weather conditions; our Committees and Board of Directors provide organizational support and direction; our Land Stewards assist in annual property monitoring; office volunteers support the daily tasks of keeping the organization running smoothly; education volunteers teach the next generation of conservation leaders. We truly could not do this important work without your support.

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!

Warm regards,
CLT Staff

Volunteer Spotlight

A special shout out goes to volunteer Charlie Schneider for his nearly 20 year dedication to volunteerism. Originally from Ohio, Charlie moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1990 where he was an employee of the United States Postal Service. Charlie’s story begins in 2001 when he volunteered for the first time on a week long outing trip with the American Hiking Society to Saguaro National Park removing cactus and replanting. From that point on, he was hooked!

Between various groups, Charlie has participated in 29 week long outings, from being a National Outings Leader for The Sierra Club, to volunteering in Poland with Habitat for Humanity, to being a counselor for foster summer camps in Las Vegas, Oregon and Washington State and finally, working with The Red Feather Development Group in building sustainable housing for the Hopi Nation. He says his favorite part about being a volunteer counselor was bringing siblings together. He says, “Camp gives them the opportunity to create childhood memories and sibling bonding.”

A couple of years after moving to Washington, Charlie began volunteering with Capitol Land Trust. Since then, he has volunteered an admirable 120 hours between our office, the Conservation Breakfast, and stewardship events. In addition to volunteering with Capitol Land Trust, he also volunteers for Native Plant Salvage, Washington Trails Association, Sierra Club, Stream Team, Adopt-A-Road with the City of Tumwater, and the Tumwater School District. On top of being active in his community, Charlie brings a warm and fun attitude to any event. When we asked why he volunteers, he responded, “It’s important that we protect our watershed and estuary areas and volunteering with Capitol Land Trust gives me that opportunity.” He further explains this is the land he is leaving for his children and grandchildren and wants to leave it in the best condition possible.

Thank you Charlie!

2017 Volunteers

Rich Adams; Dave Ake; Joanna Aldridge; Jay Allen; Bob Appel; Tom Badger; Greg Bargmann; Jeannette Barreca; Kathy Bartleson; Bert Bartleson; Jon Bennett; Shelly Bentley; Jude Bergkamp; Becky Beswick; Ryan Betz; Stacy Birk; Stephanie Bishop; Penny Black; Ariel Blain; Nigel Blakley; Tara Blue; John Bolender; Allan Borden; Miriam Boyd; Rich Boyesen; Justin Brown; Peggy Bruton; Bonnie Bunning; Bob Burreson; Ryan Campbell; Bill Carlson; Mike Carlson; Margi Carlson; Patti Case; Ian Cates-Doglio; Mike Chase; Jane Chavey; Lynn Childers; Oscar Churchill; Jenny Clarke; Spencer Collins; Elizebeth Collins; Kay Cooper; Diane Cooper; Jordan Corneliusen; Dianne Cox; Hunter Crites; Clydia Cuykendall; Annelies Dahmen; Kirk Danielson; Barbara De Pirro; Lisa Dennis-Perez; Jim Develyn; Dennis Diessner; Ed Draper; Jodie DuBois; Lou Ann Dunlap; Wendy Eklund; Mary Ann Firmin; Alison Flury; Joe Ford; Kathy Fox; Kevin Francis; Jim French; Ardel Frick; Deanna Frost; Bill Funk; Jane Futterman; Diane Gallegos; Ryan Garcia; Michelle Garcia; Corey Gauny; Jennifer Geisert; Wendy Gerstel; Kristin Gilkerson; Gary Graff; Karen Gray; Gavin Green; Jim Greene; Ken Grubb;Erica Guttman; Louisa Guydish; Ken Guza; Mike Hargrove; Rob & Pat Harper; Ninette Hart; Bob Hartsell; Bob Heck; Tedra Hett; John Hinck; Kevin Hoonan; Darrell Howe; Rick Hughes; Tyson Hulbert; Meg Hunt; Amy Hunter; Steve Hyer Jr; Sarah Inman; Giovanni Iris; Shayley Jacobson; Lisa Johnson; Nicki Johnson; Jeff Johnston; Merisah Jones; Bill Justis; Joy Justis; Cole Kelly; Chris Kennedy; Allie King; Sue Klemp; Laura Koerber; Eric Kohnen; Ryan Krapp; Treacy Kreger; Jim Kruidenier; Elena Kuo-Harrison; Ed Laclergue; Audrey Lamb; Diana Larsen-Mills; David Larson; Kathy Leitch; Bonnie Liberty; Bill Liechty; Bruce Livingston; Teresa Loo; Wendy Loosle; Steve Lundin; Kevin Lyon; Marinka Major; Martin McCallum; Brian McCartney; Becky McDaniel; Tim McElwee; Robert McFarland; Skip McGinty; Judy McGinty; Pat McLachlan; Debbie McLaughlin; Elizabeth McManus; Scot McQueen; Jennifer Miller; Andy Miller; Anne Mills; Lyle Miyamura; Fritz Mondau; Barb Mondau; Matt Morford; Neil Morgan; Peggy Morgan; Audrey Morlock; Barb Morson; Sara Mounts; Ralph Munro; Amity Muntz; Tenile Murphy; Paul Murphy; Maureen Murphy; Rachel Nehemiah; Eric Ness; Darren Nienaber; Sybil Norberg; Jane Nowitz; Janet O’Connell; Amanda Orloske; Allison Osterberg; Alonna Pack; Ian Partridge; Craig Partridge; Ernie Paul; Jessie Payne; Jesse Peña; Karen Pentony; Ray Philen; Cleve Pinnix; Christen Powell-Essinger; Suzanne Powers; Pat Powers; Rosemarie Pugh; Patrick Radcliffe; Meredith Rafferty; Shawn Raybell; Judy Reed; Greg Richards; Doug Ridenour; Bill Robinson; Regina Robinson; Elizabeth Rodrick; Dawn Rorvik; Douglas Ryan; Julie Sandberg; Daniel Saul; Jim Schafer; Matthew Schmidt; Rita Schmidt; Charles Schneider; Nancy Vair-Schneider; Norm Schoss; Bobbie Schoss; Cheryl Sebaska; Robert Sell; Tiberio Serbanescu; Kim Shaw; Charles Shelan; Carolina Silva; Michael Silverstein; Jean Sisco; Jack Sisco; William Smith; Greg Sorlie; Pene Speaks; Maria Spivak; Paul Spivak; Michelle Stevie; Ian Stoner; Kathy Strauss; Gail Suydam; Marta Tahja-Syrett; Dawn Takeuchi; Tom Terry; James Terry; Priscilla Terry; Jacob Thomas; Jonathon Turlove; Bob Van Schoorl; Anne Van Sweringen; Susie Vanderburg; Diane Vasarkovy; Mary Verner; Shyam Vijayaraghavan; Sally Vogel; Bob Wadsworth; Cynthia Walker; Bob Wharton; Brianna Widner; Erik Wilber; Cynthia Wilkerson; Jim Witte; Fritz Wolff; Sandra Worthington; Gary Worthington; Bill Yake; Kim Young; Jospeh Zabransky; Tyler Zinck

Be sure to RSVP for our Volunteer Appreciation lunch on Friday, June 8th!