The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy is seeking volunteers to help maintain its 15 parks with over three million visitors per year. There are a variety of ways to help.
People who would like to help the park during their visit can simply pick up trash they see along the trails and alert the park to any trail changes or safety issues by submitting an online service request.
For more organized volunteering, the conservancy notes, “There are regular trail days at different park units with opportunities for both experienced and inexperienced volunteers. Opportunities range from picking up trash and removing invasive plants to trail clearing and maintenance and downed tree removal. Training classes are offered on various safety and technical protocols. Volunteers can also become site stewards for a specific park unit, regularly walking the trails and monitoring them for changes and safety issues to alert the park.”
Register to volunteer with the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program: www.chattahoocheeparks.org/page-18116.
Opportunities also exist for organizations and groups to volunteer. Contact Martha.Seabrook@ChattahoocheeParks.Org if interested in having a group volunteer event with your company or organization.
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