Volunteer Opportunity at Franklin Park Zoo, Clean-Up

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EVENT DESCRIPTION:

Help promote a healthier forest in Boston's Franklin park t hrough activities ranging from removing invasive plant species to conditioning forest soil.

WHAT WE'LL BE DOING:

Volunteers will be working on the following tasks open for people of all abilities:

• Removing Invasive plants - after learning which plants are invasive and which aren’t, we’ll pull Asiatic bittersweet, black swallowwort, and buckthorn, freeing trees from their stranglehold. This is satisfying work as you use special weed wrenches and tools to pull out these destructive plants. Some of you will do the pulling and some will bag the plants in plastic bags.
• Helping clean up litter - unfortunately, there are areas of the park that need basic, simple cleaning up - we’ll provide bags and gloves for litter pick up so we leave the park looking more cared for and beautiful.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Volunteers should wear long pants and closed toe shoes. It is recommended that volunteers bring water, snacks, and sunscreen.

WHERE TO MEET:

All volunteers should meet at the location specified by the event manager.

EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY: The Emerald Necklace Conservancy was created to protect, restore, maintain and promote the landscape, waterways and parkways of the Emerald Necklace park system as special places for people to visit and enjoy. The Conservancy's programs and funding support and complement initiatives by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Boston and Town of Brookline who began the Necklace's restoration in the 1980s. Our programs focus on: parks restoration and maintenance public education including presentations, exhibits and publications constituency-building and park advocacy volunteer and other activities which promote parks stewardship improvement of public access to and through the park system, among other activities. A public-private partnership, the Conservancy was formed in 1996 and incorporated in 1998 as a non-profit organization. Our organization brings together government, business, residential and institutional representatives, community leaders and organizations, and environmental and park advocates in support of the Olmsted legacy. President Julie Crockford and the staff work closely with the Board of Directors, the Park Overseers (representing all of the parks and friends groups within the Emerald Necklace), the Stewardship Council, and hundreds of volunteers to accomplish our mission. Join us in the continued renewal of an historic landscape, and an environmental and cultural treasure that is: a place to join together in celebration a backyard for our children a special wildlife habitat a boost to our area's economy a source of serenity and renewal