Opportunity Details
Capital Trees Wednesday LowLine Garden Maintenance
Brief Organizational Description:
Capital Trees is a local nonprofit working to transform Richmond’s public landscapes into thriving, sustainable greenspaces that restore nature and strengthen community. With the help of volunteers, partners, and neighbors, we nurture vital habitats that clean air and water, welcome wildlife, and create space for health and connection. So we invite you to step off the pavement, get your hands in the dirt, and be part of planting a greener, healthier city!
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
90% of the maintenance for the Lowline Gardens is provided by volunteers. Without this generous contribution from people like you the gardens would not exist. The Lowline Gardens provide a welcome respite from urban gray space to the users of the Capital Trail, the residents in the area and visitors.
The gardnes filter stormwater, provide habitats for pollinators and other wildlife, and improve our physical and mental health. They also mitigate the effects of heat islands and heat-related illnesses; in fact, heat-island effects can increase temperatures by 10-20 degrees in an urban area! Enhancing and maintaining Richmond’s tree canopy coverage and greenspace is a step toward a healthier, happier, and more equitable community.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Volunteers will help maintain the established gardens of the Lowline. Work can include, hand weeding, pruning and planting (Spring and Fall mainly)
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No gardening experience necessary, but ideally volunteers should be ready to:
- Bend, squat, kneel, and /or stand for extended periods
- Lift up to 20lbs
- Use hand tools such as: trowel, shovel, etc
- Be comfortable working outside
- Please bring a refillable water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray
- Closed-toed, closed-back, sturdy shoes
- Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, long pants recommended
- All other materials, including gloves, will be provided.
Time Commitment:
The opportunity is open from 8 a.m. until noon. You may work any length of time within this window that suits your schedule. We ask that you do not arrive later than 11 a.m.
Other Information (if applicable):
- Free parking available onsite in Great Shiplock Park and on the street east of the round-about on Dock Street
- No lavatory onsite other than a port-a-potty
- No potable water onsite
- Please bring a water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray
- You will receive TWO confirmation emails: one from CF Engage and one from Capital Trees with meeting location and additional instructions.
- All volunteers must complete the liability waiver and release found in the Capital Trees confirmation email.
- If you would like to register multiple volunteers (including minors) please use the option to “Sign up with a team”
Environment
Age Minimum (with Adult): 12+, Minimum Age:18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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