City Of Raleigh: Youth Conservation Corps Seeks Volunteers For Park Clean Ups

Raleigh NC

24 July, 2021

10:28 AM

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Press release from the City of Raleigh: Jul 23, 2021 Raleigh Parks, in collaboration with Partnership Raleigh, launched its inaugural Youth Conservation Corps this summer. Young people between the ages of 16 and 20 worked to maintain trails, remove invasive plants, and pick up litter at Durant Nature Preserve, Horseshoe Farm, Walnut Creek Wetland Park, and Lake Johnson. Volunteers are needed to help them complete their projects this summer! A variety of 2-hour volunteer shifts in trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, and litter pick up in our nature preserves are listed below. Sign up online today at the links below! Trail Maintenance at Durant Nature Preserve:(link is external) Tuesday, August 10, 9 to 11 a.m Durant Nature Preserve Trash Pickup Day:(link is external) Tuesday, August 10, 1 to 3 p.m. Invasive Species Removal at Walnut Creek Wetland Park:(link is external) Wednesday, August 11, 9 to 11 a.m. and Thursday, August 12, 9 to 11 a.m Trash Cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park:(link is external) Wednesday, August 11, 1 to 3 p.m. and Thursday, August 12, 1 to 3 p.m. This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author's own.