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Volunteer restoration in Metro's natural areas

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Metro has a variety of done-in-a-day and recurring restoration projects available at parks and natural areas across the region suitable for groups of all sizes and ages.

Is your service club, faith group, school or scout troop looking for a service project? Is your workplace planning a team-building day? Metro's 12,000-plus acres of natural areas and parks offer a variety of done-in-a-day and recurring restoration projects suitable for groups of all sizes and ages.

Most of Metro's natural areas and parks need active and ongoing restoration to enhance their habitat value for native plants and animals and to protect water quality. From building beaver fences around vulnerable trees to digging erosion control "water bars" on trails to planting native trees, volunteer groups play a key role in Metro's stewardship efforts.

By volunteering with Metro, your group can:

• join with others to increase the livability of your community now and for future generations
• get outdoors in a beautiful Metro natural area or park that may not be generally open to the public
• connect to nature in your neighborhood
• enjoy a hands-on learning experience
• gain the satisfaction of immediate, tangible results – trees protected from hungry beavers, a field full of new native plantings, established plantings freed from smothering English ivy, piles of scotch broom gone.

Project support

Metro provides tools, snacks, water and staff guidance to ensure a safe, enjoyable and productive day. To learn more or to arrange a project, contact volunteer services.