October 7, 2024 3:05 a.m.

The Umpqua National Forest has a number of volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

A UNF release said while formal volunteer events slow down during the winter months, the work still continues.

Upcoming volunteer opportunities include:

*Dorena Genetic Resource Center is seeking volunteers this Wednesday and the second Wednesday of every month from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help with various nursery tasks including transplanting, pruning, thinning, spacing, fertilizing and weeding. Sign up to help at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8AA2FA4F4C34-50446437-dorena#/

‘Glide Ranger Station Visitors Center has been open 7 days a week thanks to volunteers. It will close for the season at the end of October and resume being open next April. Those interested in helping can reach out as a team is being built for next season by emailing: misti-kae.n.bucich@usda.gov

For more information on other volunteer opportunities on the Umpqua National Forest,

go to: Umpqua National Forest – Volunteering (usda.gov)