You can help by volunteering your time, expertise, or equipment.

NICHES has a small staff, but the success of NICHES depends in large part on the efforts of volunteers to assist in the many varied aspects of the organization. Potential ways for volunteers to assist NICHES include, visiting potential acquisitions, contribute art or writing for the newsletter, help add content to the website, send thank you notes and acknowledgements, maintain NICHES’ equipment, organize preserve clean ups, talk to groups, staff display tables at various outreach events, repair fences, put up signs, write grant requests, organize work days, help with the upkeep of the membership database, etc.

Assisting staff at scheduled stewardship and outreach days is another opportunity. NICHES distributes a monthly email with information about upcoming events (workdays, outreach events at fairs and the like, as well as fun events such as floats on the water and hikes on the properties). If you would like to be added to this list, send us your e-mail address.

To become an active part of NICHES, simply e-mail or call (765) 423-1605 us and let us know you’d like to help. If you know what you’d like to do (or not do!), mention that information along with any special skills you might have. You can also come to a Board or Committee meeting (see Upcoming Events) to see what’s happening and what opportunities exist to get involved. All meetings are open to the public and people are encouraged to attend and contribute.

NICHES new Polaris Ranger donated by TIPMONT REMC EnviroWatts Trust

Equipment is another way to directly contribute to NICHES. If you own equipment you are willing to use on NICHES’ behalf, please tell us. We will get in touch with you when the need for such equipment arises. In the past year we’ve needed, among other things, someone with a tractor and mowing attachment to mow the tree plantations, someone with a smaller mower for maintaining trails and building fire breaks, a grader to level various areas, a Bobcat for constructing a parking lot, scooping out depressions, and moving large rocks, a truck to haul trash, and a vehicle with a winch to remove large items from a ravine.

NICHES counts on the many Volunteers who contribute ideas, time, supplies, equipment and funds to see our Mission fulfilled in a tangible way. Each of us can play an important part.  We appreciate your support!

NICHES Wish List:  Brush Cutters, Battery Charger