Ways to support

The Southeastern Grasslands Institute grassland research program team benefits from community support in many ways. Every hour spent volunteering, every time a new publication is shared, every conservation win that is celebrated, and every dollar donated helps us make strides in preserving biodiversity and improving grassland conservation practices in the Southeast! 

Volunteer

SGI’s main Community Science projects involve the use of the platform iNaturalist. You can view SGI’s list of iNaturalist projects on our SGI iNaturalist Webpage. SGI has put together modules on how to use iNaturalist and contribute to our iNaturalist projects. To learn more and jump into biodiversity documentation, visit our iNaturalist Biodiversity Documentation modules. Keep an eye out on our volunteer calendar for periodic BioBlitz events where volunteers learn how to use iNaturalist alongside our experts. 

Share the message on social media

Help SGI spread the word about SGI’s research program by following us and sharing our content on social media. Every like and every share helps raise awareness of our important work to understand and save southeastern grasslands. Click the icons below to find our pages! 

Donate

Every donation counts in supporting our work to study and preserve the biodiversity of southeastern grasslands through a robust and collaborative research program. Especially needed are funds to support describing new species, which often takes rigorous field and museum work, and DNA analysis. The following link will take you to a page to donate to SGI, and we are very grateful for your support of our work.

In-Kind Donations

The SGI research team benefits immensely from in-kind donations. These can be equipment, matching funds, or matching research efforts. Please select the drop down for descriptions of in-kind donation needs, and please contact Chris Oberholster if you have an in-kind donation you would like to make to SGI.