Project Locations and Overview

MLK Park, Avondale - Park Beautification and Maintenance Project, 9AM - 12PM
Volunteers will load mulch into wheelbarrows and spread at playgrounds, picnic areas and tree rings. This is beneficial for the maintenance and beautification of the park. Mulch on playgrounds keep the area safe for children, keep picnic areas looking nice, and help provide protection to trees by holding moisture in the soil and as a barrier to root systems. Task may also include litter pick up, honeysuckle removal and brush clearing.

Inwood Park, Mt. Auburn - Invasive Species Removal, 9AM - 12PM
Volunteers will work with Parks staff in an ongoing effort to improve the overall safety and natural environment of the park by removing trash and invasive plant species in select areas of the park. Work will include removal of honeysuckle and kudzu vine with loppers and handsaws, dragging brush and using litter sticks for litter removal.

Washington Park, OTR - Tree Planting, 9AM - 12PM  
Volunteers will work with Parks Staff to plant Red Bed trees. Work will include digging holes with spade shovels (hopefully NOT frozen ground), placing trees and mulching tree rings.

California Woods, Anderson area - Invasive Species Removal, 1PM - 5PM 
Volunteers will work with Parks Naturalist to restore native forest for wild flower restoration. Work will include removal of honeysuckle and Japanese Chaff Flower with loppers and handsaws, piling brush and possibly mulching trails.  

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