- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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34 people are interested
Wanted: 9th Annual Fall Harvest Celebration Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Historic Yates Mill County Park
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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34 people are interested
The Fall Harvest Celebration is Historic Yates Mill County Park’s largest annual event attracting up to two-thousand visitors each year. This FREE family-oriented event features old-fashioned harvest traditions such as wheat weaving, corn husk dolls, a cornmeal cooking contest, crafts and games, vintage cars and tractors, bluegrass music, a food vendor, and time for family and neighbors to spend together.
Join us! Volunteer to be a part of making this popular local event come alive again for 2014. We need your help hosting harvest themed children’s games/crafts, providing visitor services, and helping keep the park clean. Volunteer support is crucial to the success of this event. It's a great opportunity for high school students or college students looking to fulfill volunteer hours.
For more information please contact Jennifer Miller by phone at 919-856-5378 or email at jennifer.miller@wakegov.com
More opportunities with Historic Yates Mill County Park
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About Historic Yates Mill County Park
Location:
4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, US
Mission Statement
Historic Yates Mill County Park is managed as a preserve for native wildlife, with a mission to study and interpret the cultural, natural and agricultural heritage preserved in the park. The park serves as a research facility for N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and is surrounded by the university's Biological Field Laboratories.
Park facilities include the restored gristmill, a park center for education and research - including two classrooms and an auditorium - and permanent exhibits on the site's cultural and natural history. Park grounds support several miles of hiking trails, pond and wetlands boardwalks, an outdoor classroom, an overlook deck, fixed dock, picnic tables, native landscaping, wildlife habitat enhancement features, and best-management-practice demonstration areas.
Park programs focus on the site's ecology, cultural history and agricultural heritage. Visitors can look forward to cane-pole fishing, guided canoe floats, seasonal natural history and agricultural programs, and tours of the fully operational gristmill. On the third weekend of each month through November, costumed interpreters will provide a look back into the mill's history, with guided tours of the restored mill and traditional water-powered, corn-grinding demonstrations.
Description
A day at Historic Yates Mill County Park offers visitors an "Escape from the Everyday Grind," with unique cultural and environmental experiences. The park boasts nearly 174 acres of land, including the 20-acre millpond, which is part of the Swift Creek nutrient-sensitive water-supply watershed. Diverse park habitats include pond, creek, wetlands and forests.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4620 Lake Wheeler RoadRaleigh, NC 27603
DATE POSTED
August 5, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- Application and Wake County Volunteer Waiver