This project in Kirkwood Urban Forest is part of Treesatlanta's 4-0-Forest celebration. Your work will improve habitat for people who use the greenspace for recreation and wildlife that call it home. Activities include hand-pulling and cutting invasive plants such as English ivy, Chinese privet, and kudzu in a densely wooded area off trail. Please wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and closed toe shoes or boots you don't mind getting dirty! Physical activity such as bending, pulling, lifting, and kneeling is required. Forest restoration can be physically strenuous - be ready to break a sweat and get dirty and learn a lot while doing it
To reserve a spot please go to Treesatlanta
What to wear and bring with you
- Gloves: Bring your own work gloves if possible.
- Advised clothing: Long pants and long sleeves are advised as you will be in close contact with plants that could scratch your skin. All volunteers need closed-toed shoes or boots, clothes that can get dirty.
- Drinking water: We strongly recommend you bring drinking water in reusable containers. No one-time-use plastic bottles, please.
- Allergy medication: If you've experienced life-threatening allergic reactions to insects, please come prepared with your own emergency medicine, such as an auto-injector or oral medication. Please notify the coordinator of your need for medication in the case of an allergic attack.
- You may also want: Sunscreen and bug spray as needed, snacks as needed
Please be advised
In forested areas we sometimes encounter poison ivy, mosquitoes, and throughout the months of July-November we encounter a higher volume of yellow jackets. Your coordinator will help you learn to identify any plants or animals of concern and notify you if they see any present in the area.
Schedule
SCAD will provide a bus for transportation. While taking the bus is optional, those who choose to ride with SCAD Serve must also return by bus.
The bus will be located at the Breezeway (Main building /1600 Peachtree st).
The bus leaves at 8:40 a.m. and the event starts at 9 a.m.
The ride is approximately 20 minutes.
