Ithaca College

The Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee is looking for any students that are interested in becoming a volunteer steward for the South Hill Natural Area located right behind Ithaca College.

The informational meeting will be held in Taughannock Falls meeting room Thursday, February 10th at 7:30 PM

Volunteer Stewards have their own designated parcel of South Hill land to look after and report any changes or violations on the property back to the committee. Stewards are required to walk through their parcel at least once a week and fill out a monitoring report for their parcel every month. The monitoring reports detail any significant changes to the land, especially in regard to invasive species, and helps ICNL to document changes in the land over time.

Volunteer Stewards are vitally important in the land protection work we do at ICNL. As a steward you will be: 

Representing ICNL to the Ithaca College community

Being our eyes and ears to notice changes on South Hill lands

Noting trends over time, and any changes to the land

If you want more information about becoming a volunteer land steward check out our website at www.ithaca.edu/naturallands/stewards

If you can’t make the meeting but would still like to be involved, please send an e-mail to ICNatLand@gmail.com

The Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee serves as an advisory body to the Vice President for Finance and Administration for the stewardship of Ithaca College’s natural areas.  Our primary mission is to maintain the educational value and ecosystem services of these lands, to support co-curricular activities, and to guide compatible economic and recreational development.

Anyone requesting special services for the meeting should contact ICNatLand@gmail.com at least two days in advance. Thank you.