WE ARE SORRY, BUT WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY AND CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT SCHOLARSHIP/REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SPRING 2024 SESSION
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Are you a volunteer, volunteer leader, stipend staff, or early career professional stewarding natural areas, parks, neighborhoods, and/or community gardens in the state of Illinois? If so, the Volunteer Stewardship Network is providing training opportunities through The Morton Arboretum's Natural Areas Conservation Training (N-ACT) and other adult programming at no cost to reward you for your hard work and to help grow your knowledge of the natural world, gardening, and more!
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Instructions & Additional Information
(please read before selecting your courses below)

- On-line, in person, and blended courses are available (see list below and select no more than two).

- Courses are available on a first-come, first served basis. Courses are available until funding is exhausted.

-Gardening courses are reserved for volunteers and others who are tending community or school gardens.

- Upon registration, please allow 10-14 business days to receive official confirmation from The Morton Arboretum.

- Registrations must be received by the closing dates listed.

- For "on demand" courses, there is no deadline to register, however volunteers must complete the course within 60 days of receiving confirmation from The Morton Arboretum.

*****There is a limit of two courses per individual*****

- If you are unable to attend a course that you registered for, please let us know as soon as possible at brooke.thurau@tnc.org.

Questions? Contact brooke.thurau@tnc.org.

WE ARE SORRY, BUT WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY AND CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT SCHOLARSHIP/REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SPRING 2024 SESSION

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. Please enter your contact information

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* 4. Are you currently a community/volunteer leader, volunteer, stipend staff, or early career professional working with native plant/habitat restoration (e.g., conducting prescribed burns, collecting seeds, planting native trees and plants, removing invasive species, managing a community garden, beautifying neighborhoods)?

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* 5. Please list your current volunteer/employment status.

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* 6. If your answer was "No" to the previous question, please explain your plans to volunteer in the immediate future and the organization/s you are volunteering with.

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* 7. My age is:

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* 8. How long have you been volunteering or leading volunteers?

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* 9. In which county/counties do you volunteer? (Please list all counties)

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* 10. List the agency, stewardship group, non-profit organization, or community group that you currently volunteer/work with (list all that apply):

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* 11. My volunteer coordinator or supervisor's name is:

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* 12. How did you learn about this scholarship opportunity? (Please be specific)

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* 13. Select the courses that you'd like to register for below. Please select no more than two. To learn more about each course, click on the course title. Questions? Contact: brooke.thurau@tnc.org. Thank you!

Thank you for your interest in VSN scholarships and courses through The Morton Arboretum! Please allow 10-14 business days to receive official confirmation from the Arboretum's Registrar.
Questions? Contact vsn@tnc.org.

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