Event
National Public Lands Day (Volunteer Service Projects)
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Free.Dates & Times
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Type of Event
Please arrive at the Visitor Center for 9:45 am to sign your volunteer form, attend a safety debrief, and preview the day's activities.
Description
Join Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site staff with cleaning up the historic landscape from 10am - 1pm. Our main project will be raking leaves and collecting sticks and branches to improve the visitor experience and support our bake oven demonstrations. Other projects may include removing invasive vegetation species that are prominent in and around Hopewell Furnace. You may also learn how to identify certain types of invasives and how the National Park Service works to remove these species.
Please bring a pair of gloves, sunscreen, and a hat. Wear comfortable closed-toed shoes, long sleeved shirts and pants, bug spray, and a water bottle. On the day of the event, please meet at the Hopewell Furnace Visitor Center, located at 2 Mark Bird Ln. in Elverson, Pennsylvania for 9:45 am for a safety debrief and project overview.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service and preserves and interprets a 19th century iron community.
Reservation or Registration: Yes
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