Volunteer Opportunities

Are you interested in becoming involved with Blandford? We would love to have you as a volunteer! There are a variety of different volunteer opportunities that you can help with! To download a volunteer application, click here. Volunteers under the age of 18 must fill out a parental permission form. 

All volunteers are required to fill out a volunteer application. Additionally, it is the Blandford Nature Center & Mixed Greens’ policy, as well as the policy of our partner schools, to require a background check if you volunteer in any capacity within our organization.

To learn more about our volunteer opportunities, please call 735-6240 or email us at volunteer@blandfordnaturecenter.org.

 

 Volunteer Spotlight

If a visitor is looking for history about Blandford, they should be pointed in the direction of Joanna Northup. More than anything, she loves to meet new visitors who come through the Store.  Joanna has been a volunteer in the General Store at Blandford for the past seven years, and through that she understands the in's and out's of Blandford better than most. Throughout those years, Joanna, her husband Mel, and three children Emma, Jeff and Jonathan have all been volunteers at Blandford as well. Her daughter Emma even learned blacksmith skills at Blandford. 

Besides volunteering at Blandford, Joanna also volunteers at Fredrick Meijer Gardens with her husband, sometimes helping out with weddings or assisting at different exhibits. She also knits and crochets; some of her work is displayed in the General Store.

So if you have time while you are at Blandford, make sure to stop and talk to Joanna; she loves to see an new face and is sure to have a story or two for you.