First Saturday Volunteer Project

On the first Saturday of each month, YRPA volunteers tackle a bigger project at one of our parks. Bring a friend! And also bring water, work gloves, and sturdy shoes, and dress for the weather. A shovel, fence pliers, and/or a pair of loppers are also often handy. More detail: Projects (order of priority): Remove piles of RO branches from E side of bench park, E of vault toilet, and W of parking area. Pile on trailer and haul to dump. Pick up trash, including abandoned camps back in thickets Remove wire and any broken-down posts from fenceline between ROW and park on W side. Leave / tighten remaining fence. Clean up hemlock, especially from highly visible areas (parking lot border and then along trails). Dig / hand-pull and discard. Clean up area on E side of bench park near last bench to make it more welcoming. Take out additional Russian Olive, with priority in areas near parking lot and removal of lower branches along trails. Mow and/or mark trails Remove other invasives as needed (mostly scotch thistle)