2026 Calendar
of Volunteer Events
Volunteers work in concert with the Arc’s staff to complete a variety of forest stewardship tasks, including planting trees, monitoring tree diseases, restoring rare ecosystems, creating new trails, and – most importantly – removing non-native invasive plants that threaten the balance of our most sensitive ecosystems. Volunteers work to restore, protect, and perpetuate native plant and animal communities in the Arc’s growing preserve system.
Plum Run Prairie, Prairie Clearing
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Meet at 9:45 am, workday is from 10 AM - 2 PM. Mendenhall Rd. Peebles, OH 45660 (map)
Adams County, Ohio, is known across the country and around the globe for its unique alkaline, cedar glade prairies, of which the Arc of Appalachia has saved several. Join the entire Arc Land Stewardship team, AmeriCorps member Emily, and fellow volunteers as we work to preserve and expand this prairie at Plum Run Preserve. Volunteers will be dragging and piling up brush, carrying, loading, and stacking cedar logs for use throughout the year on new trail construction and maintenance. We will meet in the parking area off Mendenhall Road. Please wear work boots or sturdy shoes, bring work gloves (we will have some gloves for anyone who needs them), a personal water bottle, and a packed lunch. No experience is necessary; all are welcome. Please note that there are no restroom facilities on the preserve. For registration, click (here).