Opportunity Details
2026 Ivy League Spring maintenance kickoff at Ernest Rd Park
Southside ReLeaf invites you to join us as we do seasonal invasive species maintenance in this beautiful natural space by removing English Ivy.
From Spring 2024 through Summer 2025, over 70% of the English Ivy in this green space was removed wtih the help of staff, volunteers and even sheep!
Fall of 2025, 300 trees, and 3750 herbaceous plants were planted. This year they will sleep, next year they will creep, and in 2028 they will leap!
Come be part of the journey.
Brief Organizational Description:
Our mission is to improve health outcomes and the quality of life for Southside Richmond by building green spaces and advocating for people-centered policy.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
This phase of the project involves clearing ground ivy prior to Spring growth, so our natives can flourish. As a volunteer, you will assist us in clearing these areas by participating in some very rewarding English Ivy removal.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Volunteers will be removing English Ivy by hand. Removal will include bending and kneeling. For anyone who is interested in helping, but uncomfortable with bending and kneeling, we can easily have you focus on tree climbing ivy removal. Please email Lisa@SouthsideReleaf.org to ensure proper tools are available for standing ivy removal.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No special skills are required to be successful in this project.
Other Information (if applicable):
- Volunteers will be marked in the CFEngage system. If you need a signature to document attendance, please bring your form with you.
- Please wear long pants and closed toe shoes. The temperature under the canopy is significantly lower.
- Please wear shoes that can navigate uneven, potentially muddy terrain.
- Parking will be in a residential neighborhood on the street. The address you may look up to get you there is 4701 Ernest Rd. Parking anywhere nearby is sufficient. Please do not block driveways or mailboxes.
- Please bring a refillable water bottle. You are welcome to bring your own gloves. Gloves will be provided.
- Snacks will be provided.
- This checks the boxes for exercise and time in nature, so share, invite others and come ready to have a productive and enjoyable morning!
- Electronic Communication Consent: By signing up for an event, you are agreeing to join our email list. You may unsubscribe at any time or email sarah@southsidereleaf.org to be removed from our list.
- Photography Consent: By attending this event, you grant permission, right, and license to Southside ReLeaf to take photographs and videos at this event in which you may appear and to use, broadcast or publish such photos or videos related to the mission of Southside ReLeaf. Please email Lisa@SouthsideReLeaf.org if you do not wish to have your likeness used publicly.
Environment
Age Minimum (with Adult): 1+, Minimum Age:16+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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