Recent information from the 2026 Value of Volunteer Time Report states the value of Florida’s volunteers in 2025 is $34.88 up from $33.00 in 2024. This report’s data is always a year behind but is the most current data on volunteer time recognized nationally and available.
At Trout Lake Nature Center, we depend on our volunteers for the many skills they bring to the Center. For example, volunteers have installed tile in our maintenance restroom and breakroom, volunteers have transplanted blue flag iris from outside the museum to the small stormwater pond, and volunteers recently reapplied wood preservative to our boardwalk and education dock and our education volunteers who will be traveling the Lake County Schools to give interactive summer programs about the Florida Black Bear.
We appreciate our volunteers’ willingness to do “what it takes” to get things done along with bringing great ideas to the table. Thank you for making a difference and helping us connect people with nature.
