Volunteer Opportunities

PROJECTS:

Color Code:
Red indicates project NOT for younger volunteers
Green indicates reserved project

General individual:
GPS signs, utilities
Paint water safety emblem at ramps
Remove or cut up debris
Mow

Dam / Hike & Bike:
Weed-eat dam
Repair broken lights

Pecan Groves:
Clean up fallen Pecan limbs, shoreline trash

Koehne (at Boat Launch lot):
Move "Courtesy Dock" sign
Cut one (1) tree

Wire brush & paint BBQ cookers

Midway:
Expand / trim / mulch Butterfly garden by Frontage Rd. (plants needed)
"Courtesy Dock" sign
Trim pecan grove, pile storm branches, burn

Research Area:
Restore trail from viewing platform to waterfall

Twin Bridges Park (meet at SMALL BEACH):
Paint sign posts
Weed gatehouse entrance garden

Speegleville Park:
Sand & paint shelter posts
Weed xeriscape

Lacy Point Access Area:
Assist TETRA / WBC in trail construction, gravel parking lot construction
Paint sign posts

Reynolds Creek Park:
Trim trees between boat ramps

Trim trail between campsites and amphitheater
Remove debris
Paint sign posts
Paint boat ramp lines (would need to supply white traffic paint)
Sand & Paint BBQ with heat-tolerant black (spray) paint

Airport Beach:
Put in volleyball court
Create trail around fishing pond
Purchase / Install two (2) BBQ cookers for gate attendant sites
Cut dead junipers along Access Rd.

Bosque Park:
Remove shoreline trash

 

September 25 National Public Lands Day volunteers will be rewarded with a free entry day during the next year at any public land site managed by these agencies: Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and USDA Forest Service.

To get to the Wetlands entrance from I-35, follow Highway 6 west towards Meridian, then turn right on the corner of Hwy 185 (North Bend Crossing).  Eichelberger Crossing Rd. is the first turn on your left, before reaching the North Bosque River.

This site last updated on September 3, 2010