Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, NE – Volunteer Vacation 2024
June 2 @ 5:00 pm - June 8 @ 10:00 am
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Come enjoy the beautiful sandhills of Nebraska on the Niobrara National Scenic River! Home to six different ecosystems converging in this area, Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is one of the best places to visit in Nebraska.
Volunteers will work on pruning and clearing vegetation and repairing small walking bridges on a one-mile loop trail. Additional trail maintenance will be available if time permits. Volunteers will drive or carpool to the project site.
During this trip, Fort Niobra’s average high temperature is 69°, and average low temperature is 45°.
There is no experience needed to join a Volunteer Vacation! Your expert hosts will provide detailed instruction, tool demonstrations, and project oversight throughout the week. All you need is a willing attitude and to be in good physical condition to participate in moderate physical activity for approximately 6-8 hours a day with plenty of breaks, at your own pace. Find out more about what it’s like to join a Volunteer Vacation and other frequently asked questions here.
AHS acknowledges with gratitude that this project takes place on the traditional lands of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Páⁿka tóⁿde ukʰéthiⁿ (Ponca), and Oohenumpa peoples past and present. We honor the land itself, the Indigenous communities who have stewarded this land for generations, their deep and sacred connection to these lands, and those who continue to steward these lands today. We offer this land acknowledgement as the first of many steps to stand as an ally and amplify Indigenous voices. We invite the American Hiking Society community to join us through continued efforts to support Indigenous communities and learn more about the history of the lands on which we live, work and recreate.
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