Recognizing Our Volunteers
365 days a year Indian Creek Nature Center is grateful to have the support of volunteers who move our mission forward. Every aspect of our mission, from trail building to teaching, from fundraising to farming, is enhanced by the time and talent they share.
Throughout 2024 more than 800 volunteers spent more than 6,000 hours pulling invasive plants, flipping pancakes, assembling wreaths, mulching trails, washing eggs, supporting fundraisers, handling snakes, leading field trips and countless other tasks that needed to be done.
So, for one night each year Indian Creek Nature Center sets aside time to celebrate our volunteers during our Volunteer Recognition Event. The evening is a time to show gratitude for each and every volunteer, and to shine a light on a few of our volunteers who went above and beyond.
2024 Volunteer Award Recipients
Click on the award recipient’s name to read about their volunteer work.
Education Volunteer of the Year Award
Awarded to a volunteer who shows dedication to the ICNC mission of creating Champions of Nature through education, above-and-beyond the average volunteer, and/or provided support integral to an educational project or program.
Land and Sugar Grove Volunteer of the Year Award
Awarded to a volunteer who shows dedication to land stewardship, ICNC property, grounds, and the facility, above-and-beyond the average volunteer, and/or was part of projects that would have been challenging to complete without their support.
Outstanding Service by a Community Supporter Award
Awarded to an individual, organization, company, corporation or foundation who makes a substantial contribution of volunteer time, as a group/entity, shows particular dedication to the ICNC mission of creating Champions of Nature through education and/or inspiration.
Commitment to Excellence Award
Awarded to a Board Member who shows particular dedication to the ICNC mission of creating Champions of Nature through education and/or inspiration, and/or provided support integral to a project or program.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Award
Length of involvement is more than one or two years and their work has some continuity. Quality of the involvement includes effective work with positive results for the Nature Center, as well as a variety of kinds of volunteer work.
Founders’ Award
The Founders’ Award is given in honor of our founders, B.B. Stamats and Jean O’Donnell. It is given to those individuals who have at least two decades of service to Indian Creek Nature Center. Recipients of the award personify the values of Indian Creek Nature Center and its founding and believe in the mission to get people outside to enjoy nature and the outdoors.
Thank you volunteers!























