Volunteer ice storm cleanup

Help us haul and stack limbs that fell during last week’s ice storm. Meet us anytime on Friday between noon and 5:00PM at East Parkway Pavilion, where we’ll direct you to problem areas and show you what to do. Bring water and gloves if you have them, along with rakes, brooms, or anything that will make it easier for you to move limbs. No power tools, please. If you can’t make this event, you are also welcome to assist in the cleanup whenever it’s convenient for you. Guidelines to follow:

• Please drag and stack limbs in a pile in an open area on the side of an interior park road. (Avoid the sides of busy streets like Poplar and East Parkway.) Avoid making your piles beside any features like fire hydrants, bridges, or anything that could be damaged when the trucks come in to pick up the debris.
• If you are cleaning up inside the Old Forest, move manageable limbs off the trails and set them as gently as possible inside the forest to decay naturally. We’ll handle larger limbs and trees with professional crews.