Get Involved

Become a volunteer to contribute your time, skills and talent! Or, choose to donate a gift of money to help fund our maintenance/land management or our educational programming. Your hard work and gifts mean that the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum (GPA) will continue to be a wonderful place for area residents to enjoy and learn about. Volunteer opportunities include the following. If interested, please email us at info@gottfriedprairiearboretum.org.

• Maintaining the GPA: Volunteers can help in one or more of the following areas: invasive weed control, brush cutting, mulching, trash clean up, etc.
• The Friends of GPA (FOGPA) Board: The Friends of GPA Board oversees the activities and maintenance of the Gottfried Prairie & Arboretum. People who love nature, have good ideas on how to enhance and protect the GP&A, and have connections to the Fond du Lac County community are encouraged to apply.
• Environmental education knowledge sharing: The FOGPA is always looking for people to share their knowledge and expertise for our educational programs. Let us know what you would like to present!
• Programming Committee: This committee develops a list of educational speakers, plans and coordinates events like luminary hikes, seed collection workshops, monthly prairie hikes, native plant sales, and other fun events. The Prairie Fest Committee is a sub-committee of Programming. This group starts meeting in April/May to plan for our annual Prairie Fest event that occurs the first Saturday of August.  Prairie Fest is a free family-oriented environmental education event with activities for all ages.  If you love to plan events, especially ones centered around nature, please connect with us!
• Grounds Committee: This committee creates a management plan for maintenance, removing invasives, planting new trees and expanding the prairie. They also coordinate annual prairie burns, work with consultants, and coordinate volunteers who help maintain the GPA.