The Oklahoma Chapter appreciates and values the contributions of time, effort, and special skills which you, as a volunteer, bring to The Nature Conservancy. Your actions exponentially increase the organization's ability to protect the natural heritage of Oklahoma. The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Docent Program has over 100 active volunteers staffing the Preserve's new visitors center. The program strives to provide open hours every day of the month from mid-March through November. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Docents work as often as they like, and many commit to a regular day of each month for service.
During that time, docents are available to answer questions from visitors about the Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, the bison, the ranch and many other interesting things. Each docent undergoes 16 hours of training to prepare for work at the Preserve. A 15-member volunteer Docent Council assists the staff in administering the program. Although the visitors center is only open when staffed by volunteers, the preserve is open to the public from dawn until dusk year round. Docents at the visitors center will also give brief tours of the headquarters building, the historic 1919-1920 ranch house that still serves as the center of Preserve activity.