Opportunity Details
Cheswick Park Trail Restoration
Brief Organizational Description:
Henrico County’s Volunteer Services Program strives to provide meaningful volunteer opportunities to individuals and groups seeking to devote their time and services to our organization. Volunteers can make a difference in many ways to include volunteering for park clean ups, serving at the animal shelter, and many more.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteer Description:
Volunteers will assist Henrico Recreation & Parks staff with restoring approximately 100 feet of washed-out trail at Cheswick Park. Volunteers will help move rip rap stone down the trail using a bucket-brigade system. Participants will pass five-gallon buckets of rock from person to person along the trail and return empty buckets back up the line. Buckets will not be filled beyond a comfortable lifting weight. Once the washouts are filled, volunteers will also help cover the area with branches, leaves, and other natural woody debris from the surrounding forest.
Physical Requirements:
This project involves walking on uneven, sloped terrain, standing for extended periods, lifting and carrying buckets of stone, and repetitive movement. Volunteers should be comfortable with physical outdoor work.
What We Provide:
Recreation & Parks staff will provide the rip rap stone, buckets, and other necessary materials.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:This is a hands-on outdoor trail restoration project for 15 volunteers who are comfortable with physical work and uneven terrain. Volunteers will help move rip rap stone using a bucket-brigade system, passing buckets along the trail to fill washed-out sections. Volunteers may also help place branches, leaves, and other natural woody debris over the restored areas. All tools and materials will be provided. Please wear sturdy, comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes, and be prepared to get dirty.
Time Commitment:
9am - 1pm
Other Information (if applicable):
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Parking will be available in the parking lot of the park.
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Volunteers should bring work gloves, water to drink and should wear shoes that enable sure footing along a steep trail and in surrounding forest. Some volunteers may also want to bring insect spray. We will be working in the shade of the forest at Cheswick Park.
Environment
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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