Volunteer With Us!

Volunteer with Friends of Rocky Glen and help the environment and the natural landscapes in and around Peoria

Join the Friends of Rocky Glen for monthly hikes and workdays at Horseshoe Bottoms and Rocky Glen Park. 

Meet at Horseshoe Bottoms in West Peoria, Illinois, 9 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month for a guided hike led by a member of the Friends of Rocky Glen. Following the hike, volunteers are always needed to help clear the hill prairie of invasive plants. Restoring the prairie to native plants is an important part of the the group’s work. Horseshoe Bottoms is located at the back of St. Mary’s Cemetery. Enter the cemetery from Sterling Avenue and follow the road as far is it will go. You will see Friends of Rocky Glen hikers and volunteers. 

On the first Sunday of each month, the group meets at Rocky Glen Park on Kickapoo Creek Rd. in West Peoria. We meet at 9 a.m. for a hike and then volunteers stay to help with clean-up and maintenance of the park. We always welcome more volunteers.  Volunteers are welcome for each event to help us have a successful event, which may be fundraising, a general meeting, a restoration workday or a guided hike.

We can always use help at our special events such as the Mother’s Day Plant Sale and especially the Kickapoo Creek Festival. 

If interested, please reach out by email or text to President David Pittman, 309-573-2354 and dvdgpittman@gmail.com