Learn, grow, and give back to the trails you love with this exciting Service Saturday trail maintenance volunteer opportunity! Led by our knowledgeable staff, these trail maintenance opportunities will focus on revitalizing the trail systems at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. Learn alongside like-minded individuals on the whys and hows of building and maintaining a sustainable trail system on these hands-on workdays.
Impact
Volunteers who support Trail Maintenance help MetroParks provide safe, consistent, and high-quality trail experiences for visitors with varied interests and levels of abilities in a manner that protects and sustains the natural resources and habitats at each park.
Tasks
- This series of Volunteer Opportunities offers volunteers a chance to participate in a number of trail maintenance activities. This includes but is not limited to: corridor clearing, invasive plant removal, tread maintenance, and drainage clearing.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to individuals, groups, public, long-term, and short-term volunteers, ages 14 and up.
- Background Check: We do not require a background check for our public volunteer opportunities; however, persons with a criminal record may be disqualified and prohibited from service. Please review our background check policy here. For those required to complete Court Appointed Community Service, please click here.
Additional Notes
- Parking & Meeting Instructions: Click here to view a map of Cox Arboretum MetroPark. Volunteers should park in the main parking lot and walk along the left side of the Visitor Center to the Greenhouse/Resource Center area. Follow the 'Volunteer Event' signage.
- Cancelation: If you need to cancel a shift at the last minute or are running late, please contact Staff Lead Todd Strong at (513) 658-0279.
- Environment & Physical Demands: This project takes place outdoors. Please be aware of outdoor exposure risks (i.e., sun, poison ivy, insects, etc.). Volunteers should be aware of seasonal allergies (i.e., grass, pollen, bees, etc.). Volunteers can expect to walk/hike up to 1 mile, reach, bend, kneel, drag, and lift up to 25lbs. Work will take place on natural trails, which can be muddy, uneven, and sloped.
- Dress: Volunteers should dress for the weather, wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes, and have their favorite work gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, and bug spray.
Learn more about Park Maintenance opportunities with us on the Volunteer Position page! Have questions or need help getting started? Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or #937-275-7275 or join us at a Volunteer Open House.
