EcoCorps

Available for Hire

EcoCorps Services

SEEDS has proudly served Michigan as a green solutions incubator and employer since 1999. In addition to our permanent teaching and consulting staff, through our EcoCorps program we also provide seasonal employment for green collar career explorers. EcoCorps crews are available for hire and we also work cooperatively on fundraising around specific projects.

SEEDS EcoCorps works with and for land conservancies, conservation districts, private landowners and associations, municipalities, and many other partners and clients to restore and maintain green spaces and shorelines across Michigan.

We specialize in...

Parkland, Private Land, Trails, and Shoreline Restoration & Maintenance

EcoCorps crews are fully trained and led by experienced Ecological Consultants. All of our work is insured.

  • Trail sustainable construction and maintenance
  • Terrestrial and aquatic habitat restoration
  • Invasive species management and removal
  • Historic preservation
  • Small scale construction
  • Pollinator habitat development
  • Reforestation
  • …And more!

This program creates positive environmental impact while training the next generation of ecological leaders. We are available for immediate hire and also work cooperatively on grant writing and fundraising around specific projects.

Do you have a land restoration project in mind for EcoCorps? Call or email for rates and to schedule: jennifer@ecoseeds.org | 231.947.0312

Landscaping, Gardening, and Light Construction

EcoCorps crews are fully trained and led by experienced Ecological Consultants. All of our work is insured.

  • Native garden installations
  • Garden & landscape design and maintenance
  • Historic preservation
  • Invasive species removal
  • Erosion control plantings
  • Construction for landscapes
  • Deck construction
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Raised beds
  • Fence installations
  • Dock installation and removal
  • …And more!

Maintenance and Green Cleaning Services

EcoCorps crews only use nontoxic products. All of our work is insured.

  • Green cleaning
  • Fence maintenance
  • Painting
  • Managing and removing ‘resource piles’
  • Dock installation and removal
  • …And more!

Energy and Environment Projects

SEEDS Energy and Environment program provides consulting services that help our clients and partners reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, become more energy efficient, and become more resilient through ecological landscaping and restoration projects. Our EcoCorps crews have the capability to do the on the ground work planned by our Energy and Environment consulting team including:

  • Greenhouse gas emissions analysis and action planning
  • Facilities energy analysis and action planning
  • Landscape analysis and action planning
  • Rain garden design and installation
  • Waste management & organics waste diversion

Do you have a land restoration project in mind for EcoCorps? 
Call or email for rates and to schedule: jennifer@ecoseeds.org | 231.947.0312