Volunteer Spotlight: Clara

If you have noticed an uptick in activity across our social media pages, that is largely the work of the Land Trust’s newest volunteer Clara. She has been volunteering with the Land Trust for the past several months after stumbling across us on a Facebook page for Navy Spouses. She has been visiting several of the Land Trust’s holdings to produce photographs and drone footage to contribute to the content on the Land Trust’s social media pages and website.

Although she volunteered throughout her youth at local museums in her home state of Virginia, Clara shifted her focus when she entered high school to working at a restaurant in order to pay for gas and hang out with friends. Her father pushed her to rediscover volunteering in fields that she was interested in during college in order to gain experience. Fast forward to today, where she is a graduate with a BA and little experience in her field of study. She began looking for a cause that she wanted to support discovered the Land Trust.

She looked into the Land Trust’s website and became more intrigued by the trails we offer and the mission of saving green space and waterways. She stated, “They encourage people to enjoy the properties and be in nature and that was something I’d lost touch with but is absolutely essential for me. The Land Trust is an underrated organization that has been around for 20 years and has some really cool people at its bones. It’s easy and fun to work with everyone and there are some really beautiful properties to be discovered. I think the Land Trust has an incredible mission and can be spectacular for everyone to get in on!”

The Land Trust has multiple volunteer opportunities across the entire organization, and encourage anyone who is interested to reach out.