# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Drop-in Volunteering
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Drop-in Volunteering opportunities occur one Friday a month from February to October 2026. Most months, activities begin at 3 pm. In February activities begin at 1 pm.

Dates and themes are as follows:
❄️February 20: Pruning the Heritage Orchard
-Assist with pruning historic fruit trees while learning about orchard care and the role orchards played in homesteading life.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF6fJYAT

🌱March 20: Trail Sign Cleanup
-Help clean and maintain outdoor interpretive and directional trail signs to keep them readable and welcoming for visitors.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF7GPYA1

🌱April 17: Garlic Mustard Removal
-Support prairie restoration by identifying and removing garlic mustard, an invasive plant that impacts native species.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF7czYAD

🌱May 15: Garlic Mustard Removal
-Continue invasive species management efforts focused on garlic mustard to help protect native prairie ecosystems.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF7gDYAT

🌞June 26: iNaturalist Wildflowers
-Document seasonal wildflowers using the iNaturalist app to contribute to plant monitoring and citizen science data.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF8ArYAL

🌞July 17: Water Quality
-Assist with simple water observations to better understand and document the health of park waterways and prairie systems.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF8fVYAT

🌞August 21: iNaturalist Butterflies
-Record butterfly observations using iNaturalist to help track pollinator activity and seasonal patterns across the prairie.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF90TYAT

🍂September 18: Candle Dipping
-Participate in traditional candle dipping while exploring historic homesteading skills and resourceful household practices.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LF9OfYAL

🍂October 16: Prairie Seed Harvest
-Collect native prairie seeds to support ongoing restoration and management of the historic tallgrass prairie landscape.
-Volunteer Application: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volopprecord?listing=a09SJ00000LGsErYAL
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/beatrice/drop-in-volunteering/200030724964012
- **Event Categories**: volunteering, trips-adventures, health-wellness, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Beatrice
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 8523 W State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United States, Nebraska 68310
- **lat**: 40.29124
- **long**: -96.83565
- **full address**: 8523 W State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United States, Nebraska 68310

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Drop-in Volunteering being held?
  - **A:** Drop-in Volunteering takes place on Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 8523 W State Highway 4, Beatrice, NE, United States, Nebraska 68310.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Drop-in Volunteering?
  - **A:** Drop-in Volunteering is organized by Homestead National Historical Park.

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