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HOUSATONIC  RIVER WALK
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE
2012



Help clean-up and restore the riverbanks along the Housatonic River Walk.

Volunteers are most welcome to clean-up and restore the Housatonic Riverbank in Great Barrington and continue the Housatonic River Walk trail. River Walk is a ½ mile public walking trail entering between Brooks Pharmacy and Pink Cloud on Main Street. Another section of trail follows the river along Berkshire  Corporation and the old Searles Middle School. Workdays may take place in one or both places. This year we focus on removing 'invasive exotics' and replanting with native trees, shrubs and plants, including wetland plants in the W.E.B. Du Bois River Garden, our riverside park, and the overlook honoring electrical inventor William Stanley.

River Walk is granted in appreciation of volunteer clean-up activities, including the removal of more than 400 tons of rubble and debris from various sites. The River Walk easement is managed by the Great Barrington Land Conservancy.

River Walk is maintained and stewarded by our local Berkshire

We meet at the W. E. B. Du Bois River Garden at Church and River Streets, Great Barrington.

Join landscape designer Heather Cupo and our own local Greenagers and crew on Thursdays and Fridays. Please e-mail or telephone ahead to make arrangements.

Call to arrange special work days for schools and groups on other days.

LOCATIONS:

St. Peter's parking lot on Dresser Avenue and/or W. E. B. Du Bois River Garden at Church and River Streets, Great Barrington.

(Dresser Ave is across from the Main Street Post Office)

PLEASE wear safe, protective clothing, including shoes with good traction, gloves, and eye protection.

Sorry, we cannot allow volunteers under 10 years of age to work on the riverbank.

Please take a look at our Working Guidelines for Volunteer Teams.

CLICK for River Walk's Motorized Use Policy for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities

For information about particular workdays, call Rachel Fletcher (413) 528-3391.

Send e-mail to: river@gbriverwalk.org or info@greenagers.org

Please consider
DONATING ONLINE to RIVER WALK FUND
Through the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
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