Get Involved: Roxborough State Park - Park Maintenance

Park Maintenance

Description:

Protect our natural and cultural resources by helping maintain the facilities and grounds. The most popular Park Maintenance positions are:

• Trails Team - building new trails in the park, as well as maintaining and trimming all existing trails.
• Weed Warriors - manually remove invasive and noxious weeds in the park to protect the natural landscape.
• Garden Maintenance - curate and maintain the native garden on the patio of the Visitor Center.

Time Commitment:

These positions are low to medium time commitment as additional training is normally required so that volunteers are safe to lead projects in a group or on their own. The majority of volunteer time will be May-October.

Volunteer Benefits:

• Professional development and training
• Networking opportunities
• Chances to meet visitors from all over the world
• Gain enhanced understanding and respect to why protecting parks is so important
• Free parking for volunteers during shifts
• 48 hours of volunteering with Colorado Parks and Wildlife awards volunteers with a free park pass

Accessibility:

Park Maintenance work is entirely physical and generally involves hiking trails. Volunteers would be expected to lift and handle various tools.

Interests:

Habitat and Trail Work - Weed Management, Maintenance and Construction - Grounds/Facility Maintenance, Maintenance and Construction - Landscaping, Habitat and Trail Work - Clean-Up Projects, Habitat and Trail Work - Habitat Improvement/Restoration, Maintenance and Construction - Equipment Repairs, Habitat and Trail Work - Trail Building/Maintenance, Maintenance and Construction - Maintenance and Construction

Places:

Roxborough State Park