Volunteer Land Steward
Interest Form
A Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) Volunteer Land Steward (VoLS) is responsible for annual monitoring of Great Peninsula Conservancy protected properties. Monitoring is the regular inspection of a protected property to detect changes and to ensure the property is being used in accordance with the legal restrictions placed upon it. Regular monitoring of GPC properties is one of the most important responsibilities and legal obligations that GPC has.
Each VoLS is assigned to a specific property (or properties), and commits to performing one or more tasks on that property. Most VoLS take part in the annual monitoring visit to their assigned property: looking for changes, listening to concerns of landowners, and reporting this information back to GPC. Some VoLS check on their property at other times of the year, and/or periodically visit their assigned property to remove invasive plants or pick up litter. In any capacity, VoLS are not responsible for interpreting legal documents, approving landowner’s plans, or enforcing any suspected violation: eyes and ears only.
Each volunteer will receive training on GPC’s safety procedures, monitoring procedures, and monitoring app (called Landscape), and be familiarized with their assigned property. Interested in serving as VoLS? Submit your contact details below and we'll get back to you with more information. Thanks!