Park and Trail Clean Up in NWA

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Do you like to walk on the Razorback Green Way for exercise? Why not get community service hours too? Help NWATDFC keep our parks and trails free of substance use-related litter and trash! 

Details:
When you submit your hours through GivePulse, please submit a photograph at the BEGINNING AND END of your volunteering with a time stamp (you can do this through a Snapchat filter or screenshotting the photograph with the time from your phone visible). If applicable, please also upload a photograph of any substance use-related items that you pick up (examples below). Thank you!

**** IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT A PHOTO THE HOURS WILL BE DENIED.**** 

Items to pick up include:

  • empty alcohol bottles and cans
  • cigarette butts 
  • discarded medication containers
  • lighters, matches
  • energy drinks or soda cans 
  • vape cartridges or paraphernalia 
  • zyn packets or containers
  • vapes 

PLEASE DO NOT PICK UP / TOUCH ANY SYRINGES OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

  • Volunteers are needed to help keep our adopted trails and parks free of alcohol and/or drug use litter and trash
  • Register for the event and complete any amount of time you can commit to keeping the area clean (1-2 hours is sufficient). You do not have to stay the entire time.
  • Trail cleanup is at your own pace and can be done anytime within the given timeframe. 
  • Please make sure to edit your time during verification to reflect the time spent on the trail. 
  • Volunteers can come any day or time before sunset that fits into their schedule. The only requirement is taking photographs at the beginning and end of the park trails and photographs of substance abuse-related trash. 
  • Do not volunteer after dark for safety reasons. 
  • Trail locations to clean include:
    • Wilson Park
    • Frisco Trail to MLK
      • Link to Map 
      • if you are looking at the map you can pick up trash from the beginning of Frisco Trail to the beginning of Skull Creek Trail and Wilson Park.
  • You will need to bring a trash bag and gloves as this is an independent event
  • Please wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing. 

Positions
Many
Requirements
No additional requirements
Requirement Details

Wondering if you should register to volunteer? Based on the CDC guidelines, we are asking you the following questions:

  1. Have you been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19? See the CDC’s risk assessment guidance.

  2. Do you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19? Symptoms can include a cough or shortness of breath or at least two of the following: Fever, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell. See the CDC’s symptom information.

If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, we ask you not to register. We are doing all we can to align with best practices and keep our community healthy.

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