We will planted several hundred seedlings on other creeks in October to help out Allegheny County. We prepared grounds for planting a couple hundred seedlings in October. In July 2021, a WorkAway volunteer cleared some of the woods with a wheelbarrow as well as cut up logs with an electric battery powered chainsaw. For volunteers who wish to live in my house, the expectation is that you are completely vaccinated or willing to get completely vaccinated (being that the vaccination shots are free at local pharmacies) as well as wear a mask indoors for the first two weeks. If you already live in Pittsburgh and would like to volunteer during the day, we have many projects. Preference is for people who love to be outside (in addition to their typical work in the woods) in the woods. Outside of the room I have available for volunteers, volunteers are also welcome to bring their own recreational vehicle (camper) or tent (for a tent, think the warmer months of the summer) to sleep in. The project combines environmental activism with racial and social justice. These communities do not have much tree canopy, and this lack of shade is a boon for growing blueberries. 18 April 2022 I received 1000 blueberry plants with the majority being given away to economically stressed black and brown communities in the Pittsburgh area. Plantings of 600 native tree and shrub seedlings are planned for each spring and each fall. Also maintaining a plant nursery on my front porch. There is a project to work on building a cabin in the woods. Present projects are clearing the woods, hauling logs, pulling out nonnative invasive shrubs with a weed puller (Pullerbear) and preparing grounds for fall plantings of native trees and shrubs and forbs. Spring 2022 we have already planted 646 native seedlings. In 2022 spring 300 native alder seedlings are planned to be planted not only on my land but also on township parks, county parks, Allegheny Land Trust lands and scout camps. Projects are making cages for tree planting, tree maintenance and removing non-native invasive plants.Ī room in my house for a single person or a couple is available. I have an opening for a fully vaccinated volunteer or couple.
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