Historic Orchard Workday at Guadalupe River Park

425 Seymour Street,San Jose CA 95110

04 December, 2021

Description

Community Workdays at the Historic Orchard are back on!! Come help us in our orchard revitalization!! Minimum age to volunteer is 10 years old. Chaperones are required age 15 and under. Our Historic Orchard has been going through the process of preparing it for new trees. An orchards typical lifespan is about 20-25 years, and the current Historic Orchard was planted in 1994 (27 years ago!) The trees in our orchard were no longer producing fruit due to old age, and suffered from parasites, diseases, and pests. We have removed the unhealthy trees from the Orchard site to make way for varieties that will be better adapted to our current and future climate. The remaining large trees in the Historic Orchard were those healthy enough to stay on site. We are looking for volunteers to help us with the revitalization of the orchard, and to perform preparatory tasks in anticipation of replanting trees within the Orchard. These workdays will focus on litter removal in and around the orchard, pulling and removal of weeds, minor repairs to infrastructure as needed, and generalized care and maintenance of the Orchard itself. We will meet at the picnic area in between the Heritage Rose Garden and the Historic Orchard. We know many community members are eager to help our parks these days, please join us as we practice safe measures of volunteerism. We will be adhering to State and County Public Health recommendations and guidelines. In addition, please note that: You must bring your own work gloves suitable for working in a garden, as we are unable to provide gloves at this time. Leather gloves are highly recommended! Please bring a full water bottle (the water fountain will be unavailable at this timeThe restrooms will not be available for use at this time Volunteers are asked to arrive by 9:00 am for contactless sign-in, workday instructions will follow. We will be providing some tools, but if you have hand pruners and/or loppers to bring, even better! The work will begin at 9:00 am and will run through 11:30 am, or when it get to be too hot outside to work (seasonal). School groups or corporate teams must contact the volunteer coordinator to schedule events. The ticket limit is 3 per group. Air quality projected to be "unhealthy for sensitive groups " or rain cancels the event. The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy is a non-profit partner of the City of San Jose. The GRPC provides community leadership for the development and active use of the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens through education, advocacy and stewardship.